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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
6th Day of the Month
a) Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every Canadian community
(
Deut 4:6-7
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7 ) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom and
your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear all these
statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and
understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god so near
to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him?
6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and
your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these
statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and
understanding people.
7 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them,
as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
Matt 5:13-16
13 (Lev 2:13; Lk 14:34-35) "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt
loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good for
nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.
14 (Jn 8:12; Pr 4:18) "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden.
15 (Mk 4:21; Lk 8:16) Neither do men light a candle and put it under a basket,
but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 (1Pe 2:12; Mt 9:8; Jn 15:8) Let your light so shine before men that they
may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing,
but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set
on an hill cannot be hid.
15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on
a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Acts 1:8
8 (Mt 28:19; Mk 16:15) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes
upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you:
and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem,
and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
b) Pray for the province of British Columbia
I) Pray for the leaders of British Columbia,
that God's Spirit would influence then to
act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4) 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone, 2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings
and for all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life
in all godliness and honesty, 3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and
acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all
men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 for kings,
and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable
life in all godliness and honesty. 3For this is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign and booklet
to turn many hearts to Jesus
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to expand your godly influence and thank Him for
His ordering of history and His redemption.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, thank You for taking my sin, blame,
and shame away. Please help me to live for You always!"
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a true forgiver.
Pray to the Lord and pray to your work in the Name of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the Lord as light and salvation.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray for a more effective witness by the church in every community
Pray that
Kyrgyz
people working abroad will learn about Christ and, as a result,
place their faith in Him.
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
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 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
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1 Samuel 1
[1] Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and
his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu,
the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
[2] And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of
the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
[3] And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice
unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
[4] And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his
wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
[5] But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the
LORD had shut up her womb.
[6] And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because
the LORD had shut up her womb.
[7] And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the
LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
[8] Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why
eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than
ten sons?
2) Our Daily Bread for 6 April 2026 titled
Faithful and Forgiving by James Banks
Exodus 32:15-24
15 (Dt 9:15) Moses turned and went down from the mountain
with the two tablets of testimony in his hand.
The tablets were written on both their sides.
They were written on one side and on the other.
16 (Ex 31:18)bThe tablets were God's work,
and the writing was God's writing, engraved on the tablets.
17 (Ex 17:9; 24:13) When Joshua heard the noise of the people
as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is a sound of war in the camp."
18 But he said:
"It is not the sound of those who shout for victory,
nor is it the sound of those who cry because of being overcome,
but I hear the sound of singing."
19 (Dt 9:16-17) As soon as he came near the camp,
he saw the calf and the dancing, and Moses' anger burned,
so he threw the tablets from his hands
and shattered them at the bottom of the mountain.
20 (Dt 9:21) Then he took the calf which they had made
and burned it in the fire, ground it to powder,
and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink it.
21 (Ge 20:9) Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you,
that you have brought so great a sin upon them?"
22 (Dt 9:24; Ex 14:11) Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord burn.
You know that the people are set on evil.
23 (Ex 32:1-4) For they said to me, 'Make a god for us which will go
before us, for this Moses, the man that brought us up from
the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'
24 (Ex 32:4) I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them break it off.'
So they gave it to me, and then I threw it into the fire,
and this calf came out.'"
[15] And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of
the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides;
on the one side and on the other were they written.
[16] And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of
God, graven upon the tables.
[17] And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said
unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
[18] And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery,
neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise
of them that sing do I hear.
[19] And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw
the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the
tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
[20] And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and
ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of
Israel drink of it.
[21] And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou
hast brought so great a sin upon them?
[22] And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the
people, that they are set on mischief.
[23] For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as
for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot
not what is become of him.
[24] And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off.
So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this
calf.
"It's not my fault!" So says Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back when his ship
is attacked and there seems to be no escape, only because a repair hadn't been
made. When he says it, you wonder if he bears at least some responsibility for
his predicament but doesn't want to admit it.
I've been there. Sometimes it's easier to find someone (or something) else to
blame rather than accept responsibility myself. Scripture shows us that this
tendency is as old as sin. Adam and Eve both did it (Genesis 3:11-13), and so
did Aaron. When Moses was with God on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten
Commandments, God told him that the people He'd just released from slavery had
turned away to worship an idol (Exodus 32:7-8). When Moses returned and
confronted Aaron (whom he'd left in charge), Aaron responded, "You know how
prone these people are to evil" (v. 22). Then he rationalised about the idol
he himself cast, saying, "They gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire,
and out came this calf!" (v. 24).
Despite our willfulness, God offers us forgiveness when we admit to Him we've
done wrong. He assures us that He's "faithful and just and will forgive us"
(1 John 1:9). Forgiven and received by Him, we can be open about our
brokenness to the God who took our blame on Himself on the cross,
all because of His perfect, sacrificial love.
Reflect & Pray
How have you experienced God's forgiveness?
How might you share what He's done for you today?
Dear Jesus, thank You for taking my sin, blame,
and shame away. Please help me to live for You always!
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 2 - The key to the Prison Cell
Matt 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive men for their sins, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men for their sins,
neither will your Father forgive your sins.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will
also forgive you: 15 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Ann had been badly wounded in a relationship that had ended in anger
and accusation. For more than a year, Ann nursed her bitterness, rallying
support for her attitudes from friends and colleagues. Any time she saw
her former friend, Ann put up an icy wall of hostility. She thought she was
"getting over" the hurt, but the very mention of her friend's name brought
back a flood of negative feelings. Ann was trapped, locked in a prison of
unforgiveness , a jail built block by block by her own unwillingness to
forgive. Ann didn't "get over it"; instead, her wounds festered
and her bitterness grew worse.
Then one day - she never knew how - Ann let go of her bitterness. The barriers
of hostility and anger melted away, and when she saw her friend again, she was
able to forgive. And Ann was finally able to turn to the Lord for her own
healing and forgiveness.
"If you do not forgive," Jesus says - and the statement falls hard on
unforgiving hearts, "Neither will you be forgiven." In one sense, God's
forgiveness is unconditional - we do not have to earn or deserve it, and it is
always available to us. But we cannot experience the forgiveness God has
extended to us when we harbour unforgiveness towards others and build walls
of bitterness in our hearts.
When we refuse forgiveness toward those who have hurt or betrayed us, we do
not keep them in bondage, but ourselves. We lock ourselves away for an
awareness of God's loving presence; we imprison ourselves in a cell of
revenge. But when we reach out to forgive, we turn in the lock;
the door is open for our own sins to be forgiven and our own hearts
cleansed and purified.
Application
a) Why is forgiving others a condition for experiencing forgiveness
in my own life?
b) How can these verses have a practical effect upon my willingness
to forgive others?
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.
Ruth 4
[1] Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the
kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn
aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
[2] And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down
here. And they sat down.
[3] And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the
country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother
Elimelech's:
[4] And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants,
and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but
if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none
to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem
it.
[5] Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi,
thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise
up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
[6] And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own
inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.
[7] Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming
and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his
shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
[8] Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off
his shoe.
[9] And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses
this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was
Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
[10] Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be
my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the
name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate
of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
[11] And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are
witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel
and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily
in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
[12] And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto
Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
RUTH 4
The Genealogy of David
13 (Ge 29:31; 33:5) So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife.
When they came together, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she bore a son.
14 (Lk 1:58) Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the Lord, who has not
left you without a redeemer. May he become famous in Israel!
15 (1Sa 1:8) He will be a comfort for your soul and support you in your
old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better
to you than seven sons, has given birth to him."
16 Then Naomi took the child, laid him on her lap, and became his nurse.
17 The neighbor women gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi!"
And they named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
18 (1Ch 2:4-8; Mt 1:3-6) Now these are the descendants of Perez:
Perez was the father of Hezron,
19 Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab,
20 (Nu 1:7) Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
21 (Mt 1:5; Lk 3:32) Salmon the father of Boaz,
Boaz the father of Obed,
22 Obed the father of Jesse,
and Jesse the father of David.
[13] So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her,
the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.
[14] And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left
thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
[15] And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of
thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better
to thee than seven sons, hath born him.
[16] And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse
unto it.
[17] And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son
born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the
father of David.
[18] Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
[19] And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
[20] And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
[21] And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
[22] And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
1 Chron 2
9 Ru 4:19; 1Ch 2:42Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him, were
Jerahmeel, Ram, and Kelubai.
Sons of Ram
10 (Mt 1:4; Nu 1:7)Ram became the father of
Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon,
a leader of the sons of Judah.
11 (Ru 4:21; Mt 1:4-5) Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma
became the father of Boaz.
12 Boaz became the father of Obed,
and Obed became the father of Jesse.
13 (1 Sa 17:13) Now Jesse became the father of
his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
16 (1Sa 26:6) their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail.
The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three in all.
17 (2Sa 17:25) Abigail bore Amasa: the father of Amasa was Jether
the Ishmaelite.
Sons of Caleb
18 Caleb the son of Hezron had children with his wife Azubah and with Jerioth.
These are her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 (1Ch 2:50) Now Azubah died, and Caleb took Ephrath as a wife. She bore Hur
for him.
20 (Ex 31:2) Hur became the father of Uri,
and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
21 (Nu 27:1) Afterward Hezron had relations with the daughter of Makir,
the father of Gilead, whom he took as a wife when he was sixty years old,
and she bore Segub for him.
22 Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land
of Gilead.
23 He took Geshur and Aram, the towns of Jair, from them,
with Kenath and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants
of Makir, the father of Gilead.
24 (1Ch 4:5) After the death of Hezron in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron's wife
Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
Sons of Jerahmeel
25 Now the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were
Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel also had another wife. Her name was Atarah,
and she was the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.
And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
29 The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail. She bore him Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.
31 (1Ch 2:34-35) The son of Appaim was Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan,
and the son of Sheshan was Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were
Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without children.
33 The sons of Jonathan were
Peleth and Zaza.
These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no children except daughters,
but he did have a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
35 Sheshan gave one of his daughters to Jarha his servant as a wife,
and she bore him Attai.
36 (1Ch 11:41) Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became
the father of Zabad.
37 Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed.
38 Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah.
39 Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah.
40 Eleasah became the father of Sismai,
and Sismai became the father of Shallum.
41 Shallum became the father of Jekamiah,
and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.
Caleb's Clans
42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn,
who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam,
and Rekem became the father of Shammai.
45 (Jos 15:58) The son of Shammai was Maon,
and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez,
and Haran became the father of Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maakah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 Jos 15:31She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah,
Sheva the father of Makbenah, and the father of Gibea.
The daughter of Caleb was Aksah.
50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah:
Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
51 (1Ch 4:4) Salma the father of Bethlehem,
and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52 (1Ch 4:2) Now sons were born to Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim:
Haroeh and half of the Manahathites.
53 (2Sa 23:38) The families of Kiriath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites,
the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these the Zorathites
and the Eshtaolites went forth.
54 (Ezr 2:22; Ne 7:26) The sons of Salma were
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half
of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
55 (Jdg 1:16; 2Ki 10:15) The families of the scribes who lived at Jabez were
the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. They are the Kenites
who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rekab.
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9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram,
and Chelubai.
10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon,
prince of the children of Judah;
11 and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
12 and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
13 and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second,
and Shimma the third,
14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
16 whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah;
Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife,
and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father
of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old;
and she bare him Segub.
22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities
in the land of Gilead.
23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair,
from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities.
All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife
bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn,
and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah;
she was the mother of Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin,
and Eker.
28 And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai;
Nadab, and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail,
and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
30 And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan.
And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan:
and Jether died without children.
33 And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza.
These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant,
an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife;
and she bare him Attai.
36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
37 and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
38 and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
39 and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
40 and Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
41 and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn,
which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
45 And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez:
and Haran begat Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet,
and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father
of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah;
Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh,
and half of the Manahethites.
53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites,
and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites,
and the Eshtaulites.
54 The sons of Salma; Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth,
the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites,
the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath,
the father of the house of Rechab.
1 Chronicles 4
Other Sons of Judah
1 (Ge 46:12; 38:29) The sons of Judah
were Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath,
and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad.
These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 These were the sons of the father of Etam:
Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
4 (1Ch 2:50; 4:18) Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father
of Hushah.
These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah,
the father of Bethlehem.
5 (1Ch 2:24) Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives: Helah and Naarah.
6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.
These were the sons of Naarah.
7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.
8 Koz became the father of Anub and Hazzobebah
and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 (Ge 34:19) Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers,
and his mother called his name Jabez, saying,
"Because I bore him in hardship."
10 Then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying,
"Oh, that You would indeed bless me and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from evil,
that it may not bring me hardship!" So God granted what he asked.
11 Kelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir,
who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha,
aseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Rekah.
13 (Jos 15:17; Jdg 1:13) The sons of Kenaz were
Othniel and Seraiah,
and the sons of Othniel were
Hathath and Meonothai.
14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah,
and Seraiah became the father of Joab,
the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.
15 (Nu 13:6) The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh
were Iru, Elah, and Naam,and the son of Elah was Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon,
and Mered's wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 (1Ch 4:4) His Judean wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber
the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
So these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
19 (Jos 15:44) The sons of his wife Hodiah, the sister of Naham,
were the father of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.
20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon.
And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 (Ge 38:5; 46:12) The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were
Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah,
the families of the house of workers of fine linen at Beth Ashbea;
22 Jokim, the men of Kozeba, Joash, Saraph, who was lord in Moab,
and Jashubi Lehem (these records are ancient).
23 They were the potters, those dwelling at Netaim and Gederah
(they dwelt there with the king for his work).
Sons of Judah
1 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai,
and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash:
and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
4 and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah.
These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah,
the father of Beth-lehem.
5 And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari.
These were the sons of Naarah.
7 And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families
of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren:
and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless
me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me,
and that thou wouldest keep me from evil,
that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
12 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father
of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
13 And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah:
and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father
of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam:
and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
16 And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
17 And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon:
and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber
the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.
19 And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham,
the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
20 And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan,
and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah,
and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them
that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
22 and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph,
who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.
23 These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges:
there they dwelt with the king for his work.
1 Samuel 1:1-8
1 SAMUEL 1
The Birth of Samuel
1 (1Sa 1:19; 1Ch 6:34) Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim Zuphim,
in the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham,
the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
2 And he had two wives; the name of one was Hannah and the name of the second
was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
3 (Ex 23:14; Dt 12:5-7) This man went up out of his city annually to worship
and to sacrifice to the Lord of Hosts in Shiloh. And there the two sons of Eli,
Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the Lord.
4 (Dt 12:17-18; 16:11) When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he gave
portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters.
5 (Ge 30:2) But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved Hannah,
but the Lord had closed her womb.
6 Now her rival provoked her greatly, making her miserable because the Lord
had closed her womb.
7 Thus it was yearly, when she went up to the house of the Lord,
that she provoked her. So Hannah wept and did not eat.
8 (Ru 4:15) Then said Elkanah her husband to her, "Hannah, why are
you weeping? And why do you not eat? Why is your heart grieved?
Am I not better to you than ten sons?"
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Ruth 2
[1] And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the
family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
[2] And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and
glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said
unto her, Go, my daughter.
[3] And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and
her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of
the kindred of Elimelech.
[4] And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The
LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
[5] Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose
damsel is this?
[6] And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is
the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
[7] And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers
among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning
until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
[8] Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean
in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
[9] Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after
them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and
when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the
young men have drawn.
[10] Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said
unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take
knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
[11] And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all
that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband:
and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy
nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
[12] The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the
LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
[13] Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou
hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine
handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
[14] And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the
bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers:
and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and
left.
[15] And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men,
saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
[16] And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave
them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
[17] So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had
gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
[18] And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw
what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had
reserved after she was sufficed.
[19] And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day?
and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee.
And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The
man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
[20] And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who
hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said
unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
[21] And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast
by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
[22] And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter,
that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other
field.
[23] So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley
harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
RUTH 3
Ruth's Redemption
1 (Ru 1:9) One day Naomi her mother-in-law said to her,
"My daughter, why should I not find a home that will be good for you?
2 (Ru 2:8) Now is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women
you have been working? Tonight he winnows barley on the threshing floor.
3 (2Sa 14:2) Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes.
Then go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know
you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
4 When he lies down, notice the place where he is lying.
Go in and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what you will do."
5 She said to her, "All that you say to me I will do."
6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did all that
her mother-in-law had instructed.
7 (Jdg 19:6; 19:9) When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry,
he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain.
Then Ruth came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
8 At midnight, the man was startled and rolled over; and there,
a woman was lying at his feet.
9 (Ru 2:20; Eze 16:8) He said, "Who are you?"
And she answered, "I am Ruth, your maidservant.
Spread your cloak over me, for you are a redeeming kinsman."
10 (Ru 2:20; 1:8) He said, "May you be blessed of the Lord, my daughter.
You have shown your last act of kindness to be greater than the first,
because you have not pursued young men, whether poor or rich.
11 (Pr 12:4; 31:10) So now, my daughter, do not worry. All that you ask me,
I will do for you. All of my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman
of noble character.
12 (Ru 4:1) Now it is true that I am a redeeming kinsman.
Yet there is another redeemer closer than I am.
13 (Jdg 8:19; Ru 4:5) Stay here tonight, and in the morning
if he wants to redeem you, very well. Let him do so.
Yet if he does not want to redeem you, then I will redeem you.
I will, as the Lord lives! Sleep here until morning."
14 (Ro 14:16; 2Co 8:21) So she lay at his feet until morning,
but she arose before one could recognize another. Then he said,
"It must not be known that a woman came to the threshing floor."
15 He said, "Bring me the shawl you have on you, and hold it."
So she held it, and he poured six measures of barley into it
and placed it on her. Then she went into the city.
16 When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi said,
"How did it go, my daughter?"
Then she told her all that Boaz had done for her.
17 She said, "He gave me these six ephahs of barley, for he said to me,
'Do not return to your mother-in-law empty-handed.' "
18 (Ps 37:3-5) Then Naomi said, "Wait here, my daughter, until you learn
what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today."
Ruth 3
[1] Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not
seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
[2] And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast?
Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
[3] Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee,
and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man,
until he shall have done eating and drinking.
[4] And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place
where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee
down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
[5] And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
[6] And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her
mother in law bade her.
[7] And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to
lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered
his feet, and laid her down.
[8] And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned
himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
[9] And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid:
spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
[10] And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast
shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as
thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
[11] And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou
requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous
woman.
[12] And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a
kinsman nearer than I.
[13] Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will
perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's
part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do
the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the
morning.
[14] And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one
could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into
the floor.
[15] Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And
when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her:
and she went into the city.
[16] And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my
daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
[17] And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to
me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
[18] Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter
will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing
this day.
RUTH 4
Boaz Marries Ruth
1 (Ru 3:12) So Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there.
And now the redeemer of whom he had spoken passed by,
and Boaz said, "Come over, friend, and sit here."
So he went over and sat down.
2 (1Ki 21:8; Pr 31:23) Then Boaz took ten men from among the elders
of the town and said, "Sit here." So they sat down.
3 He said to the redeemer, "Naomi, who has come back from the land of Moab,
must sell the plot of land belonging to our brother Elimelek.
4 I thought I should inform you and say, 'Buy it in the presence of those
sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want
to redeem it, redeem it. But if you will not redeem it, tell me
so that I know, for there is no one prior to you to redeem it,
and I am next after you.' "
So he said, "I will redeem it."
5 (Ge 38:8; Dt 25:5-6) Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field
from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabitess,
the wife of the deceased, to perpetuate the name of the deceased
through his inheritance."
6 The redeemer replied, "I am not able to redeem it for myself lest
I ruin my own inheritance. Take my redemption rights for yourself,
for I cannot do it."
7 (Dt 25:7-10) (Now this was the custom in ancient times in Israel
for redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, a man would
remove his sandal and give it to his neighbor.
This was a binding act in Israel.)
8 Therefore the redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it yourself,"
and he removed his sandal.
9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses today
that I have bought everything that belonged to Elimelek, Kilion,
and Mahlon from Naomi.
10 (Dt 25:6) Moreover I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess,
the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, in order to preserve the name
of the deceased man for his inheritance, so that his name will not be
cut off from among his brothers or from his town.
You are witnesses this day."
11 (Dt 25:9; Ge 29:32-30:24) Then all the people who were at the gate,
along with the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman
who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built up
the house of Israel. May you do well in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem!
12 (Ge 38:29; 46:12) May your house be like the house of Perez,
whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the offspring
that the Lord will give you by this young woman."
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Day 96, 6 April 2026
1) Ruth
1 Chronicles 2:9-55
1 Chronicles 4:1-23
1 Samuel 1:1-8
RUTH 1
Naomi Loses
1 (Ge 12:10; 26:1) In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine
in the land. And a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the land
of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
2 (Ge 35:19) The name of the man was Elimelek, the name of his wife
was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.
They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. And they went to Moab
and lived there.
3 Now Elimelek, the husband of Naomi, died,
so she was left alone with her two sons.
4 (Mt 1:5) They took Moabite wives for themselves; the name of one
was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. They lived there about ten years.
5 Then Mahlon and Kilion also died, and Naomi was left
without her two sons and her husband.
6 (Ex 4:31; Ps 132:15) So she got up with her daughters-in-law to return
from the land of Moab, for in the land of Moab, she had heard
that the Lord had visited His people by giving them food.
7 She set out from the place where she had been,
with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on their way
to return to the land of Judah.
8 (Ru 1:5; 2:20) Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law,
"Go, return each to her mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly
with you, as you have dealt with your deceased husbands and with me.
9 (Ru 3:1) May the Lord grant that you each find rest
in the house of another husband."
Then she kissed them, and they raised their voices and wept aloud.
10 They said to her, "We will return with you to your people."
11 (Ge 38:11; Dt 25:5) But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters.
Why would you go with me? Are there sons in my womb,
who could become your husbands?
12 Turn back, my daughters! Go, for I am too old to have a husband.
Even if I thought that there was still hope for me, that I could have
a husband tonight and give birth to sons,
13 (Jdg 2:15; Job 19:21) would you wait until they were grown?
Would you refrain from getting married? No, my daughters.
It is much more bitter for me than for you, for the hand of the Lord
has turned against me."
14 (Pr 17:17; 18:24) Then they raised their voices and wept aloud once more.
Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
15 (Jdg 11:24; Jos 24:15) Naomi said, "Look, your sister-in-law has returned
to her people and her gods. Return with her!"
16 (Ru 2:11-12) But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back
from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you stay,
I will stay. Your people shall be my people and your God my God.
17 (1Sa 3:17; 25:22) Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried.
May the Lord do thus to me, and worse,
if anything but death separates you and me!"
18 (Ac 21:14) When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her,
she said no more to her.
19 (Mt 21:10) So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem.
When they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them,
and the women asked, "Is this Naomi?"
20 (Job 6:4) But she said to them, "Do not call me Naomi. Call me Mara,
because the Almighty has brought great bitterness to me.
21 (Job 1:21) I was full when I left, but the Lord has caused me to return
empty. Why should you call me Naomi when the Lord has opposed me?
The Almighty has brought misfortune upon me!"
22 (Ru 2:23; 2Sa 21:9) So Naomi returned from the land of Moab
with Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law.
They came to Bethlehem at the start of the spring barley harvest.
Ruth 1
[1] Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a
famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in
the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
[2] And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi,
and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of
Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
[3] And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
[4] And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was
Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten
years.
[5] And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of
her two sons and her husband.
[6] Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the
country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD
had visited his people in giving them bread.
[7] Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two
daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land
of Judah.
[8] And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her
mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the
dead, and with me.
[9] The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of
her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
[10] And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy
people.
[11] And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are
there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
[12] Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an
husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to
night, and should also bear sons;
[13] Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them
from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your
sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
[14] And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her
mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
[15] And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people,
and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
[16] And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from
following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou
lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
[17] Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do
so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
[18] When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she
left speaking unto her.
[19] So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass,
when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them,
and they said, Is this Naomi?
[20] And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the
Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
[21] I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why
then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the
Almighty hath afflicted me?
[22] So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with
her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem
in the beginning of barley harvest.
RUTH 2
Ruth Meets Boaz
1 (Ru 3:2; 3:12) Now Naomi had a relative of her husband,
a man of prominence and means from the clan of Elimelek. His name was Boaz.
2 (Lev 19:9; 23:22) Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Please let me go into
the field and glean among the heads of grain behind anyone
in whose eyes I may find favor."
Naomi said to her, "Go, my daughter.."
3 So she went to glean in the field behind the harvesters. She happened
to come to a part of the field belonging to Boaz,
who was from the clan of Elimelek.
4 (Ps 129:7-8; Lk 1:28) Just then Boaz came from Bethlehem
and said to the harvesters, "May the Lord be with you!"
And they said to him, "May the Lord bless you."
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of his harvesters,
"Whose young woman is this?"
6 (Ru 1:22) So the servant who was in charge of his harvesters answered,
"She is the young Moabitess woman who came back with Naomi
from the land of Moab.
7 She said, 'Please let me glean and gather grain among the bundles
behind the harvesters.' So she came and has remained from morning
until now, though she rested a little while in the house."
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen, my daughter. Do not go to glean
in another field and leave this one. Stay close to my young women.
9 Keep your eyes on the field in which they reap and follow after them.
I have commanded the men not to touch you. When you are thirsty,
go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn."
10 (1Sa 25:23) So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground,
and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your eyes,
that you should acknowledge me, a foreigner?"
11 Boaz answered and said to her, "I have been told all that you have done
for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband,
and how you left your father and mother and your homeland
and came to a people you did not know before.
12 (1Sa 24:19; Ru 1:16) May the Lord reward your deeds.
May you have a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel,
under whose wings you have come to take refuge."
13 (Ge 33:15; 1Sa 1:18) Then she said, "May I find favor in your eyes,
my lord, for you have comforted me and have spoken kindly
to your servant, though I am not like one of your servant girls."
14 (Ru 2:18) At mealtime Boaz said to her, "Come over here,
and eat some bread, and dip your piece in the vinegar."
So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he passed her some roasted grain.
She ate and was full and had some left over.
15 When she got up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men,
"Let her glean even among the bundles, and do not harm her.
16 Also pull out some grain for her from the bundles and leave it
so that she may glean it, and do not rebuke her."
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out
what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah
[Likely about 30 pounds, or 13 kilograms.]
of barley.
18 (Ru 2:14) She took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law
saw what she had gleaned. She drew it out and gave her what she had left,
after she had been satisfied.
19 (Ru 2:10; Ps 41:1) Her mother-in-law said to her,
"Where did you glean today, and where did you work?
May he who took notice of you be blessed."
So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked,
and said, "The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz."
20 (2Sa 2:5; Ru 3:9-10) Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law,
"May he be blessed of the Lord who has not withdrawn His kindness
to the living and to the dead." Naomi said to her, "This man is
a close relative of ours, one of our redeeming relatives."
21 Then Ruth the Moabitess said, "He even told me, 'You should stay close
to my servants until they have finished all my harvest.' "
22 Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law,
"It is better, my daughter, that you go with his young women,
for in someone else's field you might be harmed."
23 So she stayed close to the young women of Boaz to glean until
the end of barley harvest and wheat harvest.
And she lived with her mother-in-law.
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4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Mark 4:23-29
23 (Mk 4:9; Mt 11:15) "If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 (Mt 7:2) He said to them, "Take heed what you hear.
The measure you give will be measured for you,
and to you who hear will more be given.
25 (Mt 13:12; Lk 8:18) For to him who has will more be given.
And from him who has not will be taken, even what he has."
The Parable of the Growing Seed
26 (Mt 13:24) He said, "The kingdom of God is like a man
who scatters seed on the ground.
27 (Ecc 11:5) He sleeps and rises night and day,
and the seed sprouts and grows; he does not know how.
28 For the earth bears fruit by itself: first the blade,
then the head, then the full seed in the head.
29 (Joel 3:13) But when the grain is ripe,
immediately he applies the sickle because the harvest has come."
23 "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. "
24 And he said unto them, "Take heed what ye hear:
with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you:
and unto you that hear shall more be given.
25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not,
from him shall be taken even that which he hath.
26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should
cast seed into the ground;
27 and should sleep, and rise night and day,
and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.
28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
29 But when the fruit is brought forth,
immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come."
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Gift of Salvation
Ps 51:1-13
PSALMS 51
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David,
when Nathan the Prophet came to him,
after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the abundance of Your compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2 ) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) For I acknowledge my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Against You, You only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified when You speak,
and You are blameless when You judge.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) You desire truth in the inward parts,
and in the hidden part You make me to know wisdom.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 ) Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) Make me to hear joy and gladness,
that the bones that You have broken may rejoice.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Hide Your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Do not cast me away from Your presence,
and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and uphold me with Your willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
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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7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
5th Day of the Month
a) Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,
that the Lord will draw them to Himself
(PS 145:13-18
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and loving in all His works.
18 The Lord is near to all those who call upon Him,
to all who call upon Him in truth.
)
Mem
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
Samek
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
Ain
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
Pe
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Zade
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,
And holy in all his works.
Qoph
18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
To all that call upon him in truth.
b) Pray for the Lord to search your life ,
reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness
( ps 139:24 " and see if there is any rebellious way in me,
and lead me in the ancient way. "
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
1:John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. "
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and thank him for Resurrection Sunday.
Pray to the Lord and pray not to be in conflict .
Pray to the Lord: "You're alive, Jesus,
and You possess the resurrection power I need!"
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him for He will your emenies for you.
Pray to the Lord and pray to plant seed for the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to teach the ways ofthe Lord.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray for Canada's First Nation peoples,
that the Lord will draw them to Himself
Pray for the Lord to search your life ,
reveal anything offensive and cleanse you from unrighteousness
Pray for the few known indigenous believers of the
Maldives
who are at risk of imprisonment or expulsion for their faith.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
Judges 20
[1] Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was
gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of
Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
[2] And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel,
presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred
thousand footmen that drew sword.
[3] (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were
gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this
wickedness?
[4] And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and
said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to
lodge.
[5] And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about
upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they
forced, that she is dead.
[6] And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout
all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed
lewdness and folly in Israel.
[7] Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and
counsel.
[8] And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to
his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.
[9] But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go
up by lot against it;
[10] And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of
Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to
fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of
Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
[11] So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together
as one man.
[12] And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin,
saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?
[13] Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in
Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But
the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren
the children of Israel:
[14] But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the
cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
[15] And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the
cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants
of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
[16] Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded;
every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
[17] And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred
thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
[18] And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and
asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle
against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up
first.
[19] And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against
Gibeah.
[20] And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men
of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah.
[21] And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed
down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men.
[22] And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their
battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the
first day.
[23] (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until
even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle
against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up
against him.)
[24] And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin
the second day.
[25] And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and
destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen
thousand men; all these drew the sword.
[26] Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came
unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted
that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before
the LORD.
[27] And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the
covenant of God was there in those days,
[28] And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in
those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children
of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to
morrow I will deliver them into thine hand.
[29] And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.
[30] And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on
the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other
times.
[31] And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were
drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill,
as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of
God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.
[32] And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as
at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them
from the city unto the highways.
[33] And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put
themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came
forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah.
[34] And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all
Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.
[35] And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel
destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred
men: all these drew the sword.
[36] So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of
Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in
wait which they had set beside Gibeah.
[37] And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in
wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the
sword.
[38] Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers
in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the
city.
[39] And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to
smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said,
Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle.
[40] But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of
smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city
ascended up to heaven.
[41] And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were
amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.
[42] Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way
of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of
the cities they destroyed in the midst of them.
[43] Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and
trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising.
[44] And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of
valour.
[45] And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon:
and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard
after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.
[46] So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five
thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour.
[47] But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock
Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
[48] And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and
smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the
beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that
they came to.
JUDGES 21
Wives for the Benjamites
1 (Jdg 20:1; 21:18) In Mizpah the men of Israel had taken an oath:
"No one among us will give his daughter to a Benjamite as his wife."
2 (Jdg 20:26; 20:18) So the people came to Bethel and sat there before
God until evening. They raised their voices and wept, sobbing loudly.
3 They said, "Why, Lord God of Israel, has this happened in Israel,
that today a tribe is missing from Israel?"
4 (2Sa 24:25) In the morning the people got up early and built an altar
there. They offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 (Jdg 5:23) The children of Israel said, "Who from all the tribes of Israel
did not go up with the assembly to the Lord?" For they vowed a solemn
oath regarding whoever did not go up to the Lord at Mizpah stating,
"He must be killed."
6 (Jdg 21:15) The children of Israel lamented for Benjamin their brother,
and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel today.
7 (Jdg 21:1) What can we do to find wives for those who are left?
For we swore by the Lord not to give them our daughters as wives."
8 (1Sa 31:11-13) So they said, "Is there anyone from among the tribes
of Israel who did not go up to the Lord at Mizpah?" Then they learned
that no one from the camp of Jabesh Gilead had come to the assembly.
9 When the people were counted, indeed, there was not a man there
from among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead.
10 (Jdg 5:23; 21:5) So the assembly sent twelve thousand valorous men there
and commanded them, "Go and strike down the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead
with the edge of the sword, including women and children.
11 (Nu 31:17-18) This is what you will do: You will kill every man
and every woman who has slept with a man."
12 (Jos 18:1) So among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead they found
400 virgins who had never slept with a man, and they brought them
to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.
13 (Dt 20:10; Jdg 20:47) Then the whole assembly sent someone to speak
to the Benjamites who were at Rimmon Rock, and they declared peace.
14 So the Benjamites returned at that time, and they gave to them the women
who were still alive from among the women of Jabesh Gilead.
Yet they did not find enough for them.
15 (Jdg 21:6) The people felt sorry for Benjamin, for the Lord had made a gap
among the tribes of Israel.
16 The elders of the assembly said, "What can we do to find wives for those
who are left? The Benjamite women were destroyed."
17 They said, "There must be an inheritance for the remnant of Benjamin,
so that a tribe will not be wiped out from Israel.
18 (Jdg 21:1) Yet we cannot give them our daughters for wives,
for the children of Israel swore, 'Cursed be anyone who gives
a wife to Benjamin.' "
19 They said, "Wait! There is an annual festival of the Lord in Shiloh,
which is north of Bethel, east of the main road that goes up from Bethel
to Shechem, and south of Lebonah."
20 So they commanded the Benjamites, "Go and hide in the vineyards.
21 (Ex 15:20; Jdg 11:34) Watch, and then when the daughters of Shiloh
come out to dance in the dances, come out from the vineyards
and have every man grab a wife for himself from among
the daughters of Shiloh. Then go to the land of Benjamin.
22 (Jdg 21:1; 21:18) When their fathers or their brothers come to us
to complain, we will say to them, 'Be favorable to them for our sakes,
because we did not take for each man a wife in the battle;
for you have not given women to them at the time,
thereby making yourselves guilty.' "
23 (Jdg 20:48) So the Benjamites did this. They carried away wives
for each man from among the dancers that they caught. Then they
returned to their inheritance, rebuilt the cities, and lived in them.
24 At that time, the children of Israel departed from there each man
to his tribe and to his family. They went out from
there to their own inheritance.
25 (Jdg 17:6; 18:1) In those days there was no king in Israel;
everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
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Judges 21
[1] Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any
of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
[2] And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even
before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;
[3] And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that
there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
[4] And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built
there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
[5] And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of
Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had
made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh,
saying, He shall surely be put to death.
[6] And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and
said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
[7] How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by
the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives?
[8] And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not
up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from
Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.
[9] For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the
inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there.
[10] And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the
valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of
Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
[11] And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every
male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
[12] And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred
young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they
brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
[13] And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of
Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
[14] And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which
they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed
them not.
[15] And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had
made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
[16] Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for
them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?
[17] And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of
Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
[18] Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children
of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
[19] Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly
in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the
highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
[20] Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie
in wait in the vineyards;
[21] And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in
dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife
of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
[22] And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to
complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes:
because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give
unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.
[23] And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to
their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and
returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
[24] And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to
his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his
inheritance.
[25] In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was
right in his own eyes.
2) Our Daily Bread for 5 April 2026 entitled
Resurrection Power
by Patricia Rayborn
Mark 16:1-8
The Resurrection of Jesus
Mt 28:1-8; Lk 24:1-12; Jn 20:1-10
1 (Mk 15:40; 15:47) When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices,
so that they might go and anoint Him.
2 (Mt 28:1; Lk 24:1) Very early in the morning, on the first day
of the week, they came to the tomb at the rising of the sun.
3 They said among themselves, "Who will roll the stone away
from the door of the tomb for us?"
4 (Lk 24:2; Jn 20:1) But when they looked, they saw that the stone
had been rolled away. For it was very large.
5 (Jn 20:11-12; Mt 28:3) And entering the tomb, they saw a young man
sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white robe.
And they were frightened.
6 He said to them, "Do not be frightened. You are looking for Jesus
of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen. He is not here.
See the place where they laid Him.
7 (Mk 14:28; Mt 26:32) But go your way, tell His disciples and Peter
that He is going before you to Galilee. There you will see Him,
as He told you."
8 They went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for they trembled
and were amazed. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
[1] And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint
him.
[2] And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto
the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
[3] And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from
the door of the sepulchre?
[4] And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it
was very great.
[5] And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the
right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
[6] And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth,
which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where
they laid him.
[7] But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you
into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
[8] And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they
trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they
were afraid.
At one hundred dollars, Loretta's utility bill was much higher than usual.
"But the Lord will provide," she told her son. That same day she received a
text from her youngest brother: "Loretta, you're always encouraging me, and I
want to thank you. Look in your mail for something from me." That afternoon
in her mail, she found a gift card from her brother for one hundred dollars.
A miracle? Not to some, perhaps. To Loretta, however, the "coincidence' felt
miraculous. She always expects the living God to provide for her.
Her outlook highlights a lesson in the resurrection story of Jesus. After the
Sabbath, three women bought spices to anoint Jesus' body in the tomb. But
walking there after sunrise, the women expected not a miracle but a problem:
"Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?" (Mark 16:1-3).
Embedded in their question was a curious doubt, especially from these
women - including Mary Magdalene - who had traveled with Jesus and witnessed
His power. All of them, however, were looking that morning for a dead Jesus.
Instead, "He has risen! He is not here," they were told (v. 6). That
declaration explains what we can expect from the living Jesus: His miraculous
resurrection power. He is alive. When we face "heavy stones" that need moving,
He will be with us and help us. He's not in a tomb. He is risen, indeed!
Reflect & Pray
How have you witnessed God working in an amazing way?
What does it mean to you to live out Jesus' resurrection power?
You're alive, Jesus, and You possess the resurrection power I need!
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 1 Call to the Lord - 2 Samuel 22:3-4
3 (Ge 15:1; Ps 9:9) the God of my strength, in whom I will trust;
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my fortress and my sanctuary;
my Savior, You save me from violence.
4 (Ps 48:1; 96:4) I call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy,
and I am saved from my enemies.
3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust:
He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge,
My saviour; thou savest me from violence.
4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised:
So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
In the old Days of Television Western, we could always tell who the enemy was.
The bad guys wore black hats; the evil villain had a scar across
his cheek or a patch over one eye. But real life is
not quite so simple . Enemies come in many forms, and often are not easy to
recognise. Sin is an enemy; even those we love can seek
to undermine our faith;
modern materialism and distorted values lead us away from biblical principles.
These enemies may not seek our death in a physical sense,
but their influence results in spiritual death or, at the very least,
immaturity.
Yet God promises to rescue us from our enemies. David describes the Lord as a
"rock", a "shield", a "stronghold", and a "refuge". God provides a stable
foundation for our faith; he products us from the attacks of the enemy;
he offers a place of rest in battle.
Our battles are usually not physical ones, but rather spiritual
and emotional wars.
We struggle with difficult relationships, the burdens of the past,
the subtle accusations of the devil.
But these enemies can be overcome. David says,
"I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise" .
When we turn to the Lord, trust his Word, acknowledge his
worthiness, we put our own problems and difficulties in perspective.
We see that God is able to rescue us, and has promised to do so.
And as we respond to his grace by focusing
on him, we abandon trust in ourselves and allow him to do what he promised.
Application
a) What kinds of enemies do I face?
b) How have I tried to deal with those enemies by myself?
c) How can today's verses help me turn to the sources of my rescue?
Judges 19
[1] And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel,
that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who
took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
[2] And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him
unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.
[3] And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her,
and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses:
and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the
damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
[4] And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode
with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
[5] And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the
morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his
son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go
your way.
[6] And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the
damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry
all night, and let thine heart be merry.
[7] And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him:
therefore he lodged there again.
[8] And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the
damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried
until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
[9] And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his
servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now
the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day
groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow
get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
[10] But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed,
and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two
asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.
[11] And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant
said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city
of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
[12] And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the
city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over
to Gibeah.
[13] And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of
these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
[14] And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them
when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
[15] And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and
when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no
man that took them into his house to lodging.
[16] And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at
even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the
men of the place were Benjamites.
[17] And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the
street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence
comest thou?
[18] And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the
side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I
am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me
to house.
[19] Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread
and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is
with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.
[20] And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants
lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
[21] So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses:
and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
[22] Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the
city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the
door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth
the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
[23] And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, Nay, my
brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come
into mine house, do not this folly.
[24] Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will
bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto
you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
[25] But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine,
and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the
night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
[26] Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the
door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.
[27] And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house,
and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen
down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.
[28] And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then
the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his
place.
[29] And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on
his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces,
and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.
[30] And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done
nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of
Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
JUDGES 20
The Children of Israel Punish the Benjamites
1 (Jdg 11:11; 21:5) All the children of Israel from Dan to Beersheba,
and also from the land of Gilead, went out and gathered together in
an assembly as one man before the Lord at Mizpah.
2 (Jdg 8:10; 20:15) The leaders of all the people from all the tribes
of Israel presented themselves in an assembly of the people of God,
who numbered four hundred thousand infantrymen bearing swords.
3(The Benjamites heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.)
The children of Israel said, "Tell how this evil happened!"
4 So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered,
"My concubine and I came to Gibeah, in Benjamin, to spend the night.
5 (Jdg 19:22; 19:25-26) Then the leaders of Gibeah rose up against me.
At night they surrounded the house where I was staying.
They wanted to kill me; instead they ravished my concubine so that she died.
6 (Jdg 19:29; Jos 7:15) I seized my concubine, cut her into pieces,
and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel,
because they committed an infamous and disgraceful act in Israel.
7 (Jdg 19:30) Now, all of you are children of Israel.
Give your advice and counsel here."
8 All the people arose as one man and said, "Not a man among us will go
to his tent, and no one will turn aside to his house.
9 Now this is what we will do to Gibeah. We will go against it by lot.
10 We will take ten men out of every hundred, from every tribe of Israel,
a hundred from every thousand, and a thousand from every ten thousand,
to bring provisions for the troops. Then when they come to Gibeah
in Benjamin, they may repay them for all the evil
that they committed in Israel."
11 So all the men of Israel gathered at the city, united like one man.
12 (Dt 13:14) The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the whole tribe
of Benjamin, saying, "What is this evil that has been committed among you?
13 (Dt 13:13; 17:12) Now hand over the wicked men in Gibeah,
so that we can kill them and purge the evil from Israel."
Yet the Benjamites were not willing to listen
to their fellow children of Israel.
14 The Benjamites gathered from their cities at Gibeah in order to go
out and wage war against the children of Israel.
15 (Nu 26:41) That day, the Benjamites mustered twenty-six thousand armed men
from the cities and seven hundred specially chosen men from Gibeah.
16 (Jdg 3:15; 1Ch 12:2) Out of all these people there were seven hundred
specially chosen men who were left-handed, all of whom could sling
a stone at a hair and not miss.
17 The men of Israel, apart from Benjamin, gathered four hundred thousand
armed men who drew the sword; all of them were men of war.
18 (Nu 27:21; Jdg 20:23) The children of Israel arose, went up to Bethel,
and asked God, "Who should go up first to wage war against the Benjamites?"
The Lord said, "Judah first."
19T he children of Israel got up in the morning and camped against Gibeah.
20 The men of Israel went out for battle with Benjamin,
and the men of Israel lined up for battle at Gibeah.
21 (Jdg 20:25) Then the Benjamites came out from Gibeah
and struck twenty-two thousand Israelite men down to the ground.
22 The people, the men of Israel, rallied and lined up for battle again
in the place where they had lined up on the first day.
23 (Jdg 20:26-27) Then the children of Israel went up
and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord,
"Should we advance and fight our brother-tribesmen the Benjamites again?"
The Lord said, "Advance against them."
24 So the children of Israel advanced against the Benjamites for the second day.
25 (Jdg 20:21) And on the second day, the Benjamites went out from Gibeah
to meet them and again struck eighteen thousand men down to the ground,
every one of them armed.
26 (Jdg 20:23; 20:18) Then all the children of Israel, all the people, went up
to Bethel where they wept and sat before the Lord.
They fasted that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and peace
offerings before the Lord.
27 (Jos 18:1; Jdg 20:18) The children of Israel asked the Lord
(because the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days,
28 (Dt 18:5; Jos 24:33) and Phinehas the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron,
stood before it then), "Should we go out again to wage war with our
brother-tribesmen the Benjamites, or should we not?"
The Lord said, "Go up, for tomorrow I will give them into your hands."
29 (Jos 8:4) So Israel set an ambushing force around Gibeah.
30 The children of Israel went up against the Benjamites on the third day
and lined up at Gibeah as before.
31 The Benjamites went out to engage the people and were drawn away
from the city. They began to strike the people down as before. On the
main roads that go up to Bethel and Gibeah and in the field,
they struck down about thirty children of Israel.
32 The Benjamites said, "They are struck down before us like
at the beginning." But the children of Israel said, "Let us retreat
and draw them away from the city toward the main roads."
33 So all the men of Israel rose up out of their place
and assumed their battle positions at Baal Tamar.
Then the men of Israel in ambush charged out of their places,
out of the meadows of Gibeah.
34 (Jos 8:14; Job 21:13) Ten thousand specially chosen men
from all of Israel came against Gibeah. The battle was fierce,
and the Benjamites did not know that disaster was upon them.
35 The Lord defeated Benjamin before Israel, and that day the children
of Israel struck down 25100 Benjamites, every one of them armed.
36 The Benjamites saw that they were defeated.
Now the men of Israel had withdrawn from Benjamin, because they relied
on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.
37 (Jos 8:19) So the ambushing force rushed on and attacked Gibeah.
They struck down the whole city with the edge of the sword.
38 The men of Israel had made an agreement with the ambushing force
that when they sent up a large amount of smoke from the city,
39 (Jdg 20:32) the children of Israel would turn around in battle.
When the Benjamites had begun to strike the children of Israel down,
about thirty men, they said, "Surely they are struck down before us like
at the beginning."
40 (Jos 8:20) Yet when the smoke began to rise up from the city in a column,
the Benjamites looked behind them and suddenly noticed the whole city
going up in smoke to the sky.
41 Then the men of Israel turned around, and the men of Benjamin
were horrified because they saw that disaster had come on them.
42 So they fled from the men of Israel toward the direction
of the wilderness, but the battle overtook them. Whoever came out
of the cities destroyed them in their midst.
43 They surrounded the Benjamites, chased them without rest,
and trampled them down near Gibeah toward the east.
44 Eighteen thousand men from Benjamin fell; all these were men of valor.
45 (Jos 15:32; Jdg 21:13) The rest turned and fled toward the wilderness
to Rimmon Rock, and they cut down five thousand men on the main roads.
They pursued them relentlessly until they reached Gidom
and killed two thousand of them.
46 So the Benjamites who fell that day numbered 25000, every one
of them armed, valorous men.
47 However, six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness,
to Rimmon Rock. They dwelled at Rimmon Rock for four months.
48 Yet the men of Israel turned back against the Benjamites
and struck them with the edge of the sword-city inhabitants, animals,
and everything that could be found. Indeed, they set on fire every city
that could be found.
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Day 95, 5 April 2025 - Happy Resurrection Sunday
Today at
Calvary Community Church
Pastor Barry Regier Spoke on He is Risen - When it looks like Evil is
Winning
When Faithfuless feels small ...
20 (Ge 6:3; 6:5) who in times past were disobedient, when God waited patiently
in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is,
eight souls, were saved through water.
[20] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God
waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that
is, eight souls were saved by water.
Jesus is still at work
18 (1Pe 4:1; Heb 9:26; Ro 4:25) For Christ also has once suffered for sins,
the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, being put to death
in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit,
[18] For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust,
that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but
quickened by the Spirit:
19 (1Pe 4:6) by whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison,
[19] By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 (Ge 6:3; 6:5) who in times past were disobedient, when God waited patiently
in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is,
eight souls, were saved through water.
[20] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God
waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that
is, eight souls were saved by water
God's pattern ... death -> rescue -> new life
1 Peter 3:20-21
20 (Ge 6:3; 6:5) who in times past were disobedient, when God waited patiently
in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is,
eight souls, were saved through water.
[20] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God
waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that
is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 (1Pe 1:3; Mk 16:16) Figuratively this is like baptism, which also saves us
now. It is not washing off the dirt from the body, but a response to God from
a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
[21] The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the
putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience
toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Resurrection change everything
1 Peter 3:22
22 (Ro 8:38; Mk 16:19) who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand
of God, with angels and authorities and powers being made subject to Him.
[22] Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and
authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
John 11:25-26
25 (Jn 1:4; 1Th 4:14) Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life.
He who believes in Me, though he may die, yet shall he live.
26 And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
[25] Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that
believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
[26] And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest
thou this?
1 Corinthians 15:3-8
3 (1Pe 2:24; 1Co 11:23; Gal 1:4) For I delivered to you first of all
that which I also received: how Christ died for our sins according
to the Scriptures,
4 (Ps 16:10-11; Hos 6:2) was buried, rose again the third day
according to the Scriptures,
5 (Mk 16:14; Ac 10:41) and was seen by Cephas, and then by the twelve.
6 (Ac 7:60; 1Co 15:18) Then He was seen by over five hundred brothers
at once, of whom the greater part remain to this present time,
though some have passed away.
7 (Lk 24:50) Then He was seen by James and then by all the apostles.
8 (1Co 9:1; Ac 9:17) Last of all, He was seen by me also,
as by one born at the wrong time.
[3] For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how
that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
[4] And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according
to the scriptures:
[5] And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
[6] After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom
the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
[7] After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
[8] And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
1 Peter 3:18
18 (1Pe 4:1; Heb 9:26; Ro 4:25) For Christ also has once suffered for sins,
the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, being put to death
in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit,
[18] For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust,
that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but
quickened by the Spirit:
Why does this matter?
1) Judges 19, Judges 20, Judges 21
JUDGES 19
A Levite and His Concubine
1 (Jdg 18:1; 17:8) In those days, when there was no king in Israel,
there was a certain Levite living as resident foreigner in a remote
part of the hill country of Ephraim. He took a concubine for himself
from Bethlehem in Judah.
2 Yet his concubine became angry with him and went away from him
to her father's house at Bethlehem in Judah. She was there for four months.
3 (Ge 34:3; 50:21) Her husband got up and went after her in order to speak
tenderly to her and bring her back. His servant and two donkeys were with
him. When he came to her father's house, the girl's father saw him
and was happy to meet with him.
4 His father-in-law, the girl's father, prevailed upon him to stay with him
for three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there.
5 (Ge 18:5; Jdg 19:8) On the fourth day they woke up early in the morning.
He got ready to go, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law,
"Strengthen yourself with a little food, and then you can go."
6 (Jdg 16:25; 19:9) So the two of them sat down to eat and drink together.
Then the girl's father said to the man,
"Please spend the night and let your heart be merry."
7 The man got up to go, but his father-in-law urged him until he turned back
and spent the night there.
8 He got up early in the morning on the fifth day to go. The girl's father said,
"Please, strengthen yourself and wait until later in the day."
So the two of them ate.
9 Then the man got up to go: he, his concubine, and his servant.
His father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, "Look! It is getting dark.
Spend the night! Settle in and spend the night here, let your heart be merry.
You can get up early tomorrow and go home."
10 (Jos 15:8; 15:63) Yet the man did not want to spend the night,
so he got up and left and approached Jebus (that is, Jerusalem).
Two saddled donkeys and his concubine were with him.
11 When they were near Jebus, it was getting very late.
The servant said to his master, "Come, let us turn aside
to this Jebusite city and spend the night in it."
12 His master said to him, "We must not turn aside to a city of foreigners,
who are not children of Israel. We will continue on to Gibeah."
13 He said to his servant, "Come, let us go to one of these places.
We will spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."
14 They continued and went on. The sun went down
when they were near Gibeah in Benjamin.
15 (Jdg 19:18) So they turned aside there to go and spend the night
in Gibeah. They went in and sat in the city square,
but no one took them in to spend the night.
16 (Jdg 19:1; Ps 104:23) Just then, an old man came in at evening time from
his work in the field. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim
and lived as a resident foreigner in Gibeah,
but the townspeople were Benjamites.
17 He looked up and saw the traveler in the city square.
The old man said, "Where are you going, and where do you come from?"
18 (Jdg 18:31) He said to him, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah
to a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there.
I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the Lord.
No one has taken me into his home.
19 Yet there is enough straw and fodder for our donkeys, with bread and wine
for me, your maidservant, and the young man who is with your servant.
We do not lack anything."
20 (Jdg 6:23) The old man said, "Do not worry. I will take care of whatever
you need. Just do not spend the night in the city square."
21 (Ge 18:4; 43:24) So he brought him into his house and gave food
to his donkeys. They washed their feet, ate, and drank.
22 (Ge 19:4-5; Dt 13:13) While they were enjoying themselves, the men
of the city, who were wicked men, surrounded the house and pounded
on the door. They said to the old man, the master of the house,
"Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him."
23 (Ge 34:7; Jdg 20:6) The master of the house went out to them and said,
"No, my brothers, do not commit this evil act, not after this man has come
into my house. Do not commit this disgrace.
24 (Ge 19:8; Dt 21:14) Here are my virgin daughter and the man's concubine.
Let me bring them out to you. Ravish them and do to them what you please.
But do not commit this vile act against this man."
25 The men were unwilling to listen to him, so the man seized his concubine
and brought her out to them in the street. They knew her and abused her all
night until morning. As the dawn began to break, they let her go.
26 The woman came back at daybreak and fell down at the door of the man's
house where her master was, lying there until it was light.
27 Her master got up in the morning and opened the doors of the house.
He went out to go on his way, but there was the woman, his concubine,
fallen at the door of the house with her hands on the threshold.
28 (Jdg 20:5) He said to her, "Get up, let us be going," but there was
no answer. So the man put her on a donkey and went home.
29 (1Sa 11:7) When he got home, he took a knife and seized his concubine,
then cut her body into twelve pieces. Then he sent her throughout
all the territory of Israel.
30 (Jdg 20:7; Pr 13:10) Everyone who saw this said, "Nothing like this has
been done or seen since the day the children of Israel came out of the land
of Egypt until today. Consider it, take counsel, and speak up!"
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Philip 4:19
19 (Ro 2:4) But my God shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
19 But my God shall supply all your need according
to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Reconciling Peace
Ps 85:8-13
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) I will hear what God the Lord will speak,
for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints,
but let them not turn again to folly.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) Surely His salvation is near to them who fear Him,
that glory may dwell in our land.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) Mercy and truth have met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) Truth springs from the ground,
and righteousness looks down from the sky.
12 Yes, the Lord gives that which is good,
and our land shall yield its increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before Him
and prepare a way for His footsteps.
8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak:
For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:
But let them not turn again to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him;
That glory may dwell in our land.
10 Mercy and truth are met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth shall spring out of the earth;
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good;
And our land shall yield her increase.
13 Righteousness shall go before him;
And shall set us in the way of his steps.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
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
4nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada
(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.
34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:
But sin is a reproach to any people.
)
b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right
use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to know the purity of God's Word.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, I long to help others the
way You want me to. Please help me point them to You,
and lead me to live for Your pleasure."
Pray to the Lord and pray to sow righteousness and reap mercy.
Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord who supplies your needs.
Pray to the Lord and pray for the salvation of the Lord to spread throughout
the land.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada
Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right
use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.
Praise God for churches in
Uganda that are extending the love of Christ to their Muslim neighbours.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
JUDGES 17
Micah's Idols
1 There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.
2 (Ne 13:25; Ru 3:10) He said to his mother,
"The eleven hundred shekels of silver
[About 28 pounds, or 13 kilograms.] that were taken from you, on which you
put a curse, even speaking the curse in my ears-here
is the silver with me. I took it."
Then his mother said, "May the Lord bless my son!"
3(Ex 20:4; 20:23) Then he returned the 1100 silver coins to his mother.
His mother said, "I certainly consecrated the silver to the Lord,
for my son to make a carved idol and a metal idol, so now I return it to you."
4 When he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels
of silver [About 5 pounds, or 2.3 kilograms.] and gave them to a silversmith
to make a carved idol and a metal idol.
And they were put in the house of Micah.
5 (Ge 31:19; Jdg 8:27) This man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod
and household idols, and he hired one of his sons to be a priest for him.
6 (Dt 12:8; Jdg 18:1I) n those days there was no king in Israel.
Everyone did what was right in his eyes.
7 (Ru 1:1-2; Mic 5:2) There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah.
He was a Levite from Judah, and he stayed as a resident foreigner there.
8 The man went from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever
he could find a place. He came to the hill country of Ephraim,
to the house of Micah, to do his work.
9 Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?"
He said to him, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,
and I am going to stay wherever I can find a place."
10 Micah said to him, "Live with me, and be a father and a priest for me.
I will give you ten silver coins [About 4 ounces, or 115 grams.] a year,
a set of clothes, and food." So the Levite went in.
11T he Levite decided to live with the man, and the young man became
like one of his sons.
12 (Jdg 18:30) Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man
became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.
13 Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will do good for me,
for I have a Levite to be my priest."
Judges 17
[1] And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
[2] And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that
were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine
ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed
be thou of the LORD, my son.
[3] And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his
mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD
from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now
therefore I will restore it unto thee.
[4] Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two
hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a
graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.
[5] And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim,
and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
[6] In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which
was right in his own eyes.
[7] And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah,
who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
[8] And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn
where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of
Micah, as he journeyed.
[9] And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am
a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
[10] And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a
priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit
of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
[11] And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was
unto him as one of his sons.
[12] And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest,
and was in the house of Micah.
[13] Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I
have a Levite to my priest.
JUDGES 18
The Danites Settle in Laish
1 (Jdg 17:6; 19:1) In those days there was no king in Israel.
And in those days the tribe of the Danites was looking for an inheritance
in which to live, for no territory had come into their possession
among the tribes of Israel up to that time.
2 (Jdg 13:25; Jos 2:1) So the children of Dan sent out from their families
five valorous men from Zorah and Eshtaol in order to spy out
and explore the land. They said to them, "Go, explore the land."
They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah,
and they spent the night there.
3 When they were at the house of Micah, they noticed the speech
of the young Levite. They turned aside and said to him,
"Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place?
What is your business here?"
4 (Jdg 17:10) He told them what Micah had done for him, saying,
"He hired me, and I became his priest."
5 (1Ki 22:5) They said to him, "Please ask God if we may know whether
our mission will be a success as we go to do it."
6 (1Ki 22:6) The priest said to them, "Go in peace.
The Lord is watching the way you are going."
7 (Jos 19:47; Jdg 18:27-28) The five men went away and came to Laish.
They saw the people who were there, living securely according
to the culture of the Sidonians. There were no rulers in the land
who might put them to shame for anything. They were far from
the Sidonians and had no ties with anyone.
8 (Jdg 18:2; 18:11) When they came back to their brothers
in Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, "What do you have to say?"
9 (Nu 13:30; Jos 2:23-24) They said, "Get up! Let us go up against them,
for we have seen the land. It is very good. You are silent,
but do not hesitate to go to take the land.
10 (Jdg 18:7; 18:27) When you go, you will come to a secure people
and to an expansive land. For God has given it into your hands:
a place where there is no lack of anything on the earth."
11 So six hundred fully armed men set out from the family of the Danites,
from Zorah and Eshtaol.
12 (Jdg 13:25; Jos 15:60) They went up and set up camp in Kiriath Jearim
in Judah. Therefore they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day.
It is west of Kiriath Jearim.
13 From there they passed the hill country of Ephraim
and came to the house of Micah.
14 (Jdg 17:5) The five men who went to spy out the land of Laish
said to their brothers, "Did you know that in these houses are an ephod,
household idols, a carved image, and a metal idol? Now think about
what to do."
15 (Ge 43:27) So they turned aside there and came to the house of the young
Levite, to the house of Micah, and greeted him.
16 The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war,
who were the children of Dan, stood at the entrance to the gate.
17 (Jdg 18:14; 17:4-5) The five men who went to spy out the land went in
and took the carved idol, ephod, household idols, and the metal idol.
The priest was standing at the entrance
to the gate with the 600 fully armed men.
18 When these men went into the house of Micah and took the carved idol,
ephod, household idols, and the metal idol,
the priest said to them, "What are you doing?"
19 (Jdg 17:10; Job 21:5) They said to him, "Quiet! Put your hand
over your mouth and go with us. Be a father and priest for us. Is it better
to be a priest for one man's house or for a tribe and a family in Israel?"
20 So the priest's heart was glad. He took the ephod, the household
idols, and the carved image and went among the people.
21 So they turned and left, putting the children, livestock,
and valuables in front of them.
22 They had gone far from the house of Micah, but the neighbors
of Micah assembled and caught up to the children of Dan.
23 They called out to the children of Dan. So they turned and said to Micah,
"What is wrong that have you assembled together?"
24 He said, "You took the gods that I made, and the priest, and then you left.
What do I have left? So what is this that you say to me, 'What is wrong?' "
25 The children of Dan said to him, "Do not let us hear your voice again.
Otherwise bitter men might meet you and you will forfeit your life
and the lives of your family."
26 So the children of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw
that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.
27 (Jos 19:47; Jdg 18:7) They took what Micah had made and his priest,
and came to Laish to a quiet and secure people.
They struck them down with the edge of the sword
and burned the city with fire.
28 (2Sa 10:6; Nu 13:21) There was no one to save them because the city was far
from Sidon and had no contact with anyone. It was in the valley by Beth Rehob.
They rebuilt the city and lived there.
29 (Ge 14:14; Jos 19:47) They called the city Dan, after their father Dan,
who was born to Israel (Laish was the former name of the city).
30 (Ex 2:22; Jdg 13:1) The children of Dan set up the carved idol
for themselves. Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh,
and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan
until the time of exile from the land.
31 (Jos 18:1; Jdg 19:18) So they displayed Micah's graven image
that he had made, for the whole time that the house of God was in Shiloh.