4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 8:9



9 (Mt 20:28; 2Co 6:10; 13:14) For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor,

that through His poverty you might be rich.



9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich,

yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.



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



God's Freeing Forgiveness



Eph 1:3-8a



Spiritual Blessings in Christ



3 (2Co 1:3; Eph 6:12; 2:6) Blessed be the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual

blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

4 (Eph 5:27; Col 1:22) just as He chose us in Him

before the foundation of the world, to be holy

and blameless before Him in love;

5 (Ro 8:29-30; Eph 1:11) He predestined us to adoption as sons

to Himself through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure

of His will,

6 (Mt 3:17; Eph 1:12) to the praise of the glory of His grace

which He graciously bestowed on us in the Beloved.

7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood

and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace,

8 which He lavished



3 Blessed be the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual

blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

4 according as he hath chosen us in him

before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy

and without blame before him in love:

5 having predestinated us unto the adoption of children

by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure

of his will,

6 to the praise of the glory of his grace,

wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

7 In whom we have redemption through his blood,

the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

8 wherein he hath abounded



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

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

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

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

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

as we forgive our debtors.

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

but deliver us from evil.

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



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

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

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

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

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

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

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



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



2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493



British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.

Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver

and surrounding areas. There are also significant Muslim student populations

in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are

between 4000 and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all

other nationalities.



Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant

and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,

Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this

region is about 200000.

Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,

more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small

numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc.

We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.

A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,

for which we also rejoice. Let us agree in that



- the church will catch a vision to pray,

and a burden to train outreach to Muslims

- the church will press in to participate in effective

discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.



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, ...) .





13th Day of the Month



a) Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



b)Pray for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador



I) Pray for the leaders of Newfoundland and Labrador, that God's Spirit

would influence then to act justly, serve with integrity

and honour high moral standards.



( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4



1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications, prayers,

intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority, that we may

lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God

our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come

to the knowledge of the truth.

)



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.



III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to trust in Him despite the circumstances.



Pray to the Lord: "As I hold on to You, dear Father,

please help me in my spiritual persistence."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus

Christ as the only source of Salvation.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him who blesses us.



Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,

and a burden to train outreach to Muslims

Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective

discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.



Pray that, with God's help, children and

young people will be able to journey with hope towards the destiny God has

for each of them



Pray for Christians who are facing fear and uncertainty

in the war-torn nation of the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC



(2 Chronicles 20:12

12 (Ps 25:15; Jdg 11:27) O our God, will You not render judgment on them?

For we have not strength enough to stand before this great army that is

coming against us. And we do not know what we should do,

but our eyes are on You."

[12] O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this

great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our

eyes are upon thee.

).



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.

Genesis 7



1 The Lord said to Noah,

"You and your entire household go into the ark,

for you alone I have seen to be righteous before

Me among this generation.

2 Take with you seven each of every clean animal,

the male and its female,

and two each of every unclean animal, the male and its female,

3 and seven each of birds of the air, the male and female,

to keep offspring alive on the face of all the earth.

4 In seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth

for forty days and forty nights,

and every living thing that I have made

I will destroy from the face of the earth."

5 And Noah did according to all that the Lord commanded him.

6 Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.

7 And Noah went with his sons and his wife and his sons'

wives into the ark because of the floodwaters.

8 Everything that creeps on the land from clean and unclean animals and birds

9 came in two by two, male and female, to Noah into the ark,

as God had commanded Noah.

10 After seven days, the waters of the flood were on the earth.



1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark;

for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male

and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.

3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female;

to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days

and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy

from off the face of the earth.

5 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters

was upon the earth.

7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him,

into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls,

and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

9 there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female,

as God had commanded Noah.

10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were

upon the earth.



11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month,

on the seventeenth day of the month, the same day,

all the fountains of the great deep burst open

and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

12 The rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.

13 On the very same day Noah and the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth,

and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them,

entered the ark.

14 They and every wild animal according to its kind,

and all the livestock according to their kind,

and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth according to its kind,

and every bird according to its kind, every bird of every sort,

15 went with Noah into the ark, two by two of all flesh in which

was the breath of life.

16 So they went in, male and female of all flesh, just as God had

commanded him; then the Lord shut him in.

17 The flood was on the earth forty days, and the water increased

and lifted up the ark, so that it rose up above the earth.

18 The water prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth,

and the ark floated on the surface of the water.

19 The water prevailed exceedingly on the earth,

and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.

20 The waters prevailed upward and the mountains

were covered fifteen cubits deep.

21 All flesh that moved on the earth died: birds and livestock and beasts,

and every creeping thing that crept on the earth, and every man.

22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life,

all that was on the dry land, died.

23 So He blotted out every living thing which was on the face of the ground,

both man and animals and the creeping things and the birds of the heavens.

They were blotted out from the earth,

and only Noah and those who were with him in the ark remained alive.

24 The waters prevailed on the earth for one hundred and fifty days.



The Great Flood

11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month,

the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains

of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth,

the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them,

into the ark;

14 they, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind,

and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind,

and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.

15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein

is the breath of life.

16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had

commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased,

and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth;

and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high

hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains

were covered.

21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle,

and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth,

and every man:

22 all in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry

land, died.

23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of

the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl

of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth:

and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.

24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.



(Cleansing of the Earth's from evil's impurity, and polluted world)



2) Our Daily Bread for 13 January 2026 titled

Hold On to God



Genesis 32:22-28



Jacob Wrestles With God



22 The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants,

and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of the Jabbok.

23 He took them and sent them across the stream along with all that he had.

24 Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him there until daybreak.

25 When the man saw that He did not prevail against Jacob,

He touched the socket of his thigh, so the socket of Jacob's thigh

was dislocated, as he wrestled with Him.

26 Then He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks."

But Jacob said, "I will not let You go, unless You bless me."

27 So He said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob."

28 Then the man said, "Your name will no more be called Jacob, but Israel.

For you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed."



[22] And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two

womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.

[23] And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he

had.

[24] And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the

breaking of the day.

[25] And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the

hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he

wrestled with him.

[26] And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not

let thee go, except thou bless me.

[27] And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob.

[28] And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as

a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.



At our school district's championship wrestling match, children as young as

eight grappled on gym mats, deploying clever holds to wrestle down their

opponents and win. An ancient sport, wrestling demands a savvy combination

of takedowns, escapes, pins, and other point-winning maneuvers to come out on

top. One little third-grade girl - a crowd favorite - was simply faster than

all her opponents, using swift moves that seemed to trick her rivals into

defeat.



Jacob used tricky moves to get the best of his twin brother Esau, "wrestling"

Esau out of his birthright to their father's inheritance (Genesis 25:33) and

life blessing (27:27-40). But stealing the blessing kept Jacob on the run,

forcing him to flee his father's household, depend on his cunning

father-in-law, and live in fear of his brother's wrath.



Later, he found himself alone, wrestling all night with a man who was God

Himself. "Let me go," the man told Jacob, "for it is daybreak" (32:26). But

Jacob replied, "I will not let you go unless you bless me" (v. 26). Finally

Jacob was seeking a blessing of his own, holding tight to God even

until his name was changed to reflect his changed heart.



No tricky moves were needed to gain this rich blessing from God - only

persistence. Jacob was learning to live in relationship with God. It's

a persistent and honest hold - a winning move God will reward.



Reflect & Pray



What does it mean for you to hold tight to God?

How has spiritual persistence blessed you?



As I hold on to You, dear Father, please help me in my spiritual persistence.

See what Jesus had to say about persistence

in prayer.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 3 - The Remedy



Acts 4:12



12 (Mt 1:21; Jn 3:36) "There is no salvation in any other,

for there is no other name under heaven given among men

by which we must be saved."



12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name

under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.



"You have cancer", the doctor told his patient. "We need to operate

- as soon as possible. It's the only remedy." The patient, not wanting

to undergo surgery unless it was absolutely necessary, sought out a second

opinion, then a third. When the third round of testing came up with the same

results, she returned to the doctor and submitted herself to the treatment.

Often the remedy for the problems in our lives seems worst than the problems

themselves. We don't want to endure the pain of self-examination, of honest

confrontation with our sin and selfishness. We'd rather live in "blissful

ignorance" than face up to ourselves.

But the Bible tells us there is only one remedy for sin: casting ourselves

upon the saving grace of God in Jesus Christ. Submitting ourselves to God's

"treatment" for sin is not an easy matter or a simple decision. We have to

give up on ourselves, on our own striving for self-salvation. We have to come

to the agonising realisation of our sin, the depths to which we have fallen.

Acknowledging sin is not a duty simply for "bad" people who have lived in

rebellion against God. "Good" people - Sunday-school kids, moral parents,

and sweet little grandmothers - may have more difficulty coming to Christ

than swindlers and prostitutes, precisely because their sin is not as

visible - sometimes it is even applauded by church and society.

"Good" or "bad", we all have the same problem: sin. And, because

of the Lord's grace, we all have the same remedy: salvation through Christ.

As we look to him, not to others, and see ourselves in light of his holiness,

we can glimpse the seriousness of our own resistance to him and call upon

his name.



Application



a) What other "remedies" have I tried to use in treating my sin?



b) Why is Jesus Christ the only source of salvation?



c) How can this verse help me to see the "salvation"

of Christ in the daily struggles of life?

Day 13 , 13 Jan 2025



Job 42 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7



Job 42



Job's Repentance



1Then Job answered the Lord and said:

2 "I know that You can do everything,

and that no thought can be withheld from You.

3 'Who is he who hides counsel without knowledge?'

Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,

things too wonderful for me which I did not know.

4 " 'Hear, and I will speak;

I will question you,

and you declare to Me.'

5 I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear,

but now my eye sees You.

6 Therefore I abhor myself,

and repent in dust and ashes."



Job's Reply

1 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

2 I know that thou canst do every thing,

And that no thought can be withholden from thee.

3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge?

Therefore have I uttered that I understood not;

Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak:

I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear:

But now mine eye seeth thee.

6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent

In dust and ashes.



Epilogue



7 And so it was, that after the Lord had spoken these words to Job,

the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite,

"My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends,

for you have not spoken of Me what is right as My servant Job has.



(careful what you say)



8 And now, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams,

and go to My servant Job,

and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering;

and My servant Job will pray for you.

For him I will accept, lest I deal with you according

to your folly, in that you

have not spoken of Me the thing which is right like My servant Job."



9 So Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite

went and did as the Lord had commanded them; the Lord also accepted Job.

10 And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends,

and also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

11 Then all of his brothers, and all his sisters, and all of those who

had been of acquaintance

before came to Job, and they ate bread with him in his house, and they

consoled him and comforted him

for all the adversity that the Lord had brought upon him.

Every man also gave him a piece of money and an earring of gold.



12 So the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning,

( The Lord rewards the faithful)

for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels,

and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.

13 He had also seven sons and three daughters.

14 He called the name of the first Jemimah;

and the name of the second Keziah;

and the name of the third Keren-Happuch.

15 In all the land, there were no women as beautiful as the daughters of Job,

and their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers.

16 After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons,

and their sons to the fourth generation.

17 So Job died, being old and full of days.



The Epilogue

7 And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job,

the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee,

and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing

that is right, as my servant Job hath.

8 Therefore take unto you now

seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job,

and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job

shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you

after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right,

like my servant Job.

9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite

went, and did according as the LORD commanded them:

the LORD also accepted Job.

10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends:

also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters,

and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread

with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all

the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him

a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning:

for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels,

and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

13 He had also seven sons and three daughters.

14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second,

Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch.

15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job:

and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons,

and his sons' sons, even four generations.

17 So Job died, being old and full of days.



(Most likely this happened before the flood)



Genesis 6



Man's Wickedness



1 When men began to multiply on the face of the earth

and daughters were born to them,

2 the sons of God (demons) saw that the daughters of men

were fair and took as wives any they chose.

3 The Lord said, "My Spirit will not always strive with man,

for he is flesh; yet his days will be a hundred and twenty years."

4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days,

and also after that, when the sons of God (demons) came

in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them.

These were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.

5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth,

and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was continually only evil.

6 The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth,

and it grieved Him in His heart.

7 So the Lord said, "I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the

face of the earth-both man and beast,

and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky,

for I am sorry that I have made them."

8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

(Noah being faithful and Genetiaclly Pure)



1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth,

and daughters were born unto them,

2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men

that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man,

for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

4 There were giants in the earth in those days;

and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters

of men, and they bare children to them,

the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,

and that every imagination of the thoughts

of his heart was only evil continually.

6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth,

and it grieved him at his heart.

7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from

the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing,

and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.



Noah and the Flood



9 These are the generations of Noah.

Noah was a just man and blameless among his contemporaries.

Noah walked with God.

10 Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 The earth was corrupt before God and filled with violence.

12 God looked on the earth and saw it was corrupt,

for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.



9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect

in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled

with violence.

12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt;

for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.



13 So God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh is come before Me,

for the earth is filled with violence because of them.

Now I will destroy them with the earth.

14 Make an ark of cypress wood for yourself. Make rooms in the ark,

and cover it inside and out with pitch.

15 And this is how you must make it:

The length of the ark will be three hundred cubits,

the width of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

16 Make an opening one cubit below the top of the ark all around;

and you must set the door of the ark on the side.

Make it with a lower, a second, and a third story.

17 I will bring a flood of waters on the earth to destroy all flesh,

wherever there is the breath of life under heaven,

and everything that is on the earth will die.

18 But I will establish My covenant with you;

you must go into the ark - you, and your sons,

and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.

19 Bring every living thing of all flesh, two of every kind,

into the ark to keep them alive with you.

They shall be male and female.

20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal,

and of every kind of creeping thing of the earth will come to you to be kept alive.

21 Also, take with you of every kind of food that is eaten

and gather it to yourself, and it will be for food for you and for them."

22 Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.



The Ark



13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me;

for the earth is filled with violence through them;

and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark,

and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of:

The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it

fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish

it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof;

with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth,

to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven;

and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into

the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou

bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male

and female.

20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every

creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come

unto thee, to keep them alive.

21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather

it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.



(Faithful is the Man who Acknowledges the Lord The Creator)