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2) Our Daily Bread for 18 February 2025 titled
Divine Restoration
Joel 2:21-27
Rescue and Restitution
21 (Isa 54:4; Zep 3:16-17) Do not be afraid, land;
exult and rejoice,
for the Lord has done great things!
22 (Ps 65:12; Joel 1:18-20) Do not be afraid, beasts of the field,
because the wild pastures flourish,
because the tree bears its fruit;
the fig tree and the vine yield their abundance.
23 (Zec 10:7; Lev 26:4) And children of Zion, exult
and rejoice in the Lord your God,
because He has given to you
the early rain for vindication.
He showers down rains for you,
the early rain and the latter rain, as before.
24 (Lev 26:10; Am 9:13) Then the threshing floors will be filled with grain,
and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
25 (Joel 1:4-7; 2:2-11) And I will compensate you for the years the locusts
have eaten-the larval locust, the hopper locust,
and the fledging locust-
My great army which I sent against you.
26 (Lev 26:5; Isa 25:1) You will eat abundantly and be satisfied,
and you will praise the name of the Lord your God,
who has worked wonders for you;
and My people will never again be shamed.
27 (Joel 3:17; Lev 26:11-12) Then you will know that I am in the midst
of Israel, that I am the Lord your God,
and that there is no other.
And My people will never again be shamed.
[21] Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great
things.
[22] Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the
wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the
vine do yield their strength.
[23] Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God:
for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come
down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first
month.
[24] And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with
wine and oil.
[25] And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the
cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I
sent among you.
[26] And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of
the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall
never be ashamed.
[27] And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the
LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
My heart sank. My mind started to swirl. A friend who'd been helping set up my
new laptop accidentally deleted all the photos and videos I'd transferred to
it. Years of precious memories with family and friends were all gone in an
instant. Panic set in. I'd never be able to recreate those cherished moments
from past holidays, travels, and special occasions. Before sentimental me
could have a complete meltdown, my friend said he was hopeful he could recover
my files. Thankfully, a few agonising hours later I was overjoyed to see my
special media files reappear.
I waited anxiously for only a few hours, but the fear was real. Loss can be
scary and painful. In Joel 2, the prophet called the people of Judah to
repentance after devastation by a horde of locusts that destroyed the grain
fields, vineyards, gardens, and trees. The prophet had warned the people of
the impending consequences of their rebellion against God. But God hadn't
abandoned them. He would help and bring restoration if they placed their trust
in God: "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten" (2:25).
God restored Judah when they turned to Him. God wants to restore you as well.
Whatever circumstances you're in, you can turn to God and trust Him - knowing
that He's "the Lord your God, and that there is no other" (v. 27). He is
faithful to help you recover from what was lost and bring you into
a relationship with Him.
Reflect & Pray
How has God helped you during loss?
How can you turn to God in your current situation?
Dear God, thank You for restoring me.
Do you trust God to look after you?
Learn more by reading The Lord is My Shepherd.
3) Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 4 - Giving and Receiving
Luke 6:38
38 "Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, and running over will men give unto you.
For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you."
38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,
and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured
to you again.
"Just give the Lord", the voice on the radio declared. "Give, and he will
give back to you, a hundredfold." The preacher went on to explain how
an old woman on social security had sent her last $10 to support his
ministry, and the next day she got an anonymous money order for
a $1000 . "The Lord will be faithful to his Word," the preacher
concluded. "You give, and you'll receive."
The Lord is, of course, faithful to his Word. But many well-meaning Christians
have interpreted Luke 6:38 as a "payment in kind" bargain with God:
if I give God my dollar, he's obliged to return it to me with interest.
This "seed-sowing" fallacy, where $20 supposedly becomes $2000 by
an act of divine, multiplication, has caused much
disappointment and frustration.
The "giving and receiving" principle is a valid one; the Lord does, indeed say
"Give, and it will be given to you," but he does not specify what the "return"
will be. The verse appears in the context of forgiveness, of not judging; the
principle is not investment, in any material sense, but generosity.
As we give, as few are compassionate with others, we take on the
character of the Lord himself. He is generous and giving, and he gives
to us as we give ourselves in love to others.
Application
a) Have I ever "given" to God to others as a bribe, to get something
in return?
b) What is God's concept of giving, as demonstrated
in the gift of Jesus Christ?
c) How can this verse help me to give more selflessly?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Matthew 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
Lk 12:33-34
19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth
where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust destroy
and where thieves do not break in nor steal,
21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
2 Tim 2:8-13
8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,
descended from David, according to my gospel,
9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,
even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.
10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things
for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain
the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:
If we die with Him, we shall also live with Him.
12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.
If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,
He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead
according to my gospel:
9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of
God is not bound.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also
obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,
we shall also live with him:
12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:
if we deny him, he also will deny us:
13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
From
Pray for Jordan
Roa, as a teacher, was convinced she knew everything about Christians: they
worship three gods, their book has been changed, and they live immoral
lives. But she was searching for answers to her inner emptiness.
One day, while driving, she felt the urge to "read the Injil
(New Testament)"! Roa asked a nun who was studying with her for a copy of the
Injil and when Roa began reading in the book of Matthew, was greatly impressed
by Jesus. She began researching him in the Qur'an - and recognised him there
as God: "Jesus is described as the Word of God, and he creates things.
Only God can do that!"
After about a year of self-study and online conversations, Roa prayed to Jesus
for the first time. "I felt incredible peace and joy, I felt like a new
person," she recalls.
She immediately wanted to show her family and friends in the Qur'an what she
had realised. But they took it as criticism of Islam and wanted to make sure
that no one found out about Roa's thoughts. They were also convinced that she
would now lead an immoral life and take drugs. Nevertheless, Roa continues
to love and honor the more than twenty members of her immediate family
and shares her growing faith with them. She fights against the image of
'immoral' Christians and continues to wear the hijab. Roa emphasises that she
has not lost God, but has found Jesus. And she has a heart for her people,
the Jordanians, and uses a variety of ways to introduce them to Jesus.
See also Pray for Jordan
How to Pray
Ask God to sow a spiritual hunger
and a longing for the truth among Jordanians.
Pray that Jordanians would see the emptiness
of materialism and search for the truth.
Intercede for protection for Roa and other believers when they tell friends,
family and community members about Jesus.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
18th Day of the Month
a) Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
( Jer 31:25
25 For I satiate the weary souls and I replenish every languishing soul.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul,
and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
( Ps 34:7
7 The angel of the Lord camps around those who fear Him, and delivers them.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,
And delivereth them.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord to seek his true sexuality and morality.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You for restoring me."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a selfless giver.
Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.
Pray to the Lord and pray to never deny Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Ask God to sow a spiritual hunger
and a longing for the truth among Jordanians.
Pray that Jordanians would see the emptiness
of materialism and search for the truth.
Intercede for protection for Roa and other believers when they tell friends,
family and community members about Jesus.
Pray that pastors will experience spiritual, emotional and physical
refreshing for the presence of the Lord
Pray that the Lord will protect and deliver our nation from
danger and adversity
Pray for churches in Türkiye, where Christians make up
less than one percent of the population.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your
God.
[3] After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not
do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall
ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
[4] Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I
am the LORD your God.
[5] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man
do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.
[6] None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover
their nakedness: I am the LORD.
[7] The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou
not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[8] The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy
father's nakedness.
[9] The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of
thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their
nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
[10] The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter,
even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own
nakedness.
[11] The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father,
she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[12] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy
father's near kinswoman.
[13] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is
thy mother's near kinswoman.
[14] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou
shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
[15] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy
son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
[16] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy
brother's nakedness.
[17] Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,
neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to
uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
[18] Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover
her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
[Incest is illegal]
19 (Lev 15:24; 20:18) Also you shall not approach a woman
to have relations as long as she is in her menstrual uncleanness.
[19] Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as
long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
[Very unhealthy]
20 (Ex 20:14; Lev 20:10) Moreover, you shall not have relations
with your neighbor's wife to defile yourself with her.
21 (Lev 19:12; 20:2-5; 21:6) You shall not let any of your children
be offered through the fire to Molek,
and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.
[20] Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to
defile thyself with her.
[21] And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech,
neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[Only one creator]
22 (Lev 20:13; 1Co 6:9; 1Ti 1:100 You shall not lie with a man
as one does with a woman. It is an abomination.
[22] Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
[homosexual is not in biblical accordance]
23 (Ex 22:19; Lev 20:15-16) You shall not lie with an animal
to defile yourself, nor shall any woman lie with an animal.
It is a perversion.
[23] Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith:
neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is
confusion.
[beastility is not in biblical accordance]
24 (Dt 18:12; Lev 18:30) Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways,
for in these practices the nations I am casting out
before you have defiled themselves.
[24] Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the
nations are defiled which I cast out before you:
[Notice from the Lord]
25 (Lev 18:28; Jer 2:7) And the land has become defiled;
therefore I have punished its iniquity,
and the land has vomited out her inhabitants.
26 (Lev 18:5) But you shall therefore keep My statutes
and My decrees, and you shall not commit any of these abominations,
either the native citizen or any foreigner who sojourns among you
27 (for the people of the land, who were before you,
committed all of these abominations, and the land became defiled),
28 lest the land vomit you out also when you defile it,
as it vomited out the nations that were before you.
29 For whoever shall commit any of these abominations,
those persons who commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
30 (Lev 20:23) Therefore you shall keep My ordinances,
that you do not commit any one of these abominable customs
which were committed before you, so that you do not defile
yourselves by them: I am the Lord your God.
[25] And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon
it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants.
[26] Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not
commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any
stranger that sojourneth among you:
[27] (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were
before you, and the land is defiled;)
[28] That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out
the nations that were before you.
[29] For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls
that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.
[30] Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of
these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye
defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
[Yahweh dictates this in the strongest of terms]
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LEVITICUS 17
The Law About Eating Blood
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel,
and say to them: This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying:
3 If anyone of the house of Israel ritually slaughters an ox, a lamb,
or goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside of the camp,
4 (Ge 17:14) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it as a gift to the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord,
then blood guilt shall be accounted to that man. He has shed blood,
and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
5 This is so that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices
which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them
to the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting, to the priest,
and offer them for peace offerings to the Lord.
6 (Nu 18:17; Lev 3:2) The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the altar
of the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting,
and burn the fat for a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
7 (Ex 34:15; Dt 32:17) They shall no more offer their sacrifices
to goat demons, after whom they have acted like whores.
This shall be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.
8 (Lev 1:2-3) You shall say to them: Any man from the house of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who offers a burnt offering
or sacrifice,
9 (Lev 17:4) and does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting
to offer it to the Lord, even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
10 (Lev 3:17; Ge 9:4) Whoever from the house of Israel,
or from the strangers who sojourn among you, who eats any manner of blood,
I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off
from among his people.
11 (Heb 9:22; Mt 26:28; 1Jn 1:7) For the life of the flesh is in the blood,
and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives;
for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
12 Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
No person among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who sojourns
among you eat blood.
13 (Dt 12:16; Lev 7:26) Whoever from the children of Israel,
or from the foreigners who sojourn among you, who hunts and catches
any wild animal or fowl that may be eaten, he shall even pour out the blood
and cover it with dirt.
14 (Ge 9:4) For the life of every creature is its blood;
in its blood is its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel:
You shall not eat the blood of any creature,
for the life of every creature is its blood.
Whoever eats it shall be cut off.
15 (Ex 22:31; Lev 22:8) Every person who eats that which died of itself,
or that which was torn by animals, whether he is a native citizen
or a foreigner, he shall both wash his clothes and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.
16 (Lev 5:1) But if he does not wash them or bathe his body,
then he shall bear his iniquity.
Leviticus 17
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of
Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded,
saying,
[3] What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or
lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
[4] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood
shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be
cut off from among his people:
[5] To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which
they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD,
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and
offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD.
[6] And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at
the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet
savour unto the LORD.
[7] And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom
they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them
throughout their generations.
[8] And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of
Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt
offering of sacrifice,
[9] And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his
people.
[10] And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers
that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my
face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among
his people.
[11] For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you
upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that
maketh an atonement for the soul.
[12] Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat
blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
[13] And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the
strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or
fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover
it with dust.
[14] For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life
thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the
blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof:
whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
[15] And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was
torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he
shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean
until the even: then shall he be clean.
[16] But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his
iniquity.
LEVITICUS 18
Laws on Immoral Relations
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Ex 6:7; Lev 11:44) Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them:
I am the Lord your God.
3 (Ex 23:24; Lev 20:23) After the practices of the land of Egypt,
from where you lived, you shall not follow, and after the practices
of the land of Canaan, to where I will bring you, you shall not follow;
nor shall you walk in their ordinances.
4 (Lev 18:2; 18:26) You shall follow My decrees
and keep My ordinances to walk in them: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Eze 20:11; Ro 10:5) You shall therefore keep My statutes and My judgments,
which if a man does them, then he shall live by them: I am the Lord.
6 (Lev 18:7-19) None of you shall approach any of his near relatives
to have relations: I am the Lord.
7 (Lev 20:11; Eze 22:10) You shall not have relations with your father
or have relations with your mother. She is your mother.
You shall not have relations with her.
8 (Lev 20:11; 1Co 5:1) You shall not have relations with your father's wife,
for this exposes your father's nakedness.
9 (Lev 20:17; Dt 27:22) You shall not have relations with your sister,
whether your father's or mother's daughter,
whether raised in the family or another home.
10 You shall not have relations with your son's daughter
or your daughter's daughter,
for this exposes your own nakedness.
11 You shall not have relations with your father's wife's daughter
who is raised in your father's family, for she is your sister.
12 (Lev 20:19) You shall not have relations with your father's sister,
for she is your father's relative.
13 You shall not have relations with your mother's sister,
for she is your mother's relative.
14 (Lev 20:20) You shall not expose the nakedness of your father's brother.
You shall not approach his wife for relations; she is your aunt.
15 (Lev 20:12; Ge 38:26) You shall not have relations
with your daughter-in-law, for she is your son's wife
-you shall not have relations with her.
16 (Lev 20:21; Dt 25:5) You shall not have relations
with your brother's wife, for this exposes your brother's nakedness.
17 (Lev 20:14) You shall not have relations with a woman and her daughter,
nor shall you have her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter,
for this exposes the woman's nakedness. They are all near relatives.
It is depravity.
18 And you shall not have a woman as a rival wife,
who is the sister of your other wife,
for this is to expose her nakedness while her sister,
your other wife, is still alive.
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Day 49, 18 February 2025
1) Leviticus 16, Leviticus 17, Leviticus 18
LEVITICUS 16
The Day of Atonement
Lev 23:26-32; Nu 29:7-11
1 (Lev 10:1-2) The Lord spoke to Moses after the death
of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near
to the Lord and died.
2 (Ex 30:10; 1Ki 8:10-12) The Lord said to Moses:
Speak to Aaron your brother so that he does not come
at any time into the Holy Place within the veil
before the mercy seat, which is on the ark, so that he will not die,
for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
3 (Lev 4:3; 1:10) Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place
with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
4 (Ex 30:20; 28:39-43)mHe shall put on the holy linen tunic,
and he shall have the linen undergarment on his body,
and shall be girded with a linen sash,
and shall be wearing the linen turban.
These are holy garments. Therefore he shall wash his body in water
and then put them on.
5 (2Ch 29:21; Nu 29:11) He shall take from the congregation
of the children of Israel two male goats for a sin offering
and one ram for a burnt offering.
6 (Lev 9:7; Heb 9:7) Aaron shall offer his bull for the sin offering,
which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.
7 Then he shall take the two goats and present them before the Lord
at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
8 Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats:
one lot for the Lord and the other lot for the scapegoat.
9 Aaron shall bring the goat on which the lot of the Lord falls
and offer him for a sin offering.
10 (1Jn 2:2) But the goat on which the lot falls to be the scapegoat
shall be presented alive before the Lord to make atonement with it,
that it may be sent away as a scapegoat into the wilderness.
11 (Lev 16:6) Aaron shall bring the bull of the sin offering,
which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself,
and for his house, and shall kill
the bull of the sin offering for himself.
12 (Lev 10:1; Ex 30:34-38) And he shall take a censer full
of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord,
and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small,
and bring it within the veil.
13 (Ex 25:21; 30:1) And he shall put the incense on the fire
before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover
the mercy seat that is over the testimony, so that he does not die.
14 (Heb 9:25; Lev 4:5-6) And he shall take of the blood of the bull,
and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the eastern side,
and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle from the blood with
his finger seven times.
15 (Heb 9:7; 9:3; 9:12) Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering,
which is for the people, and bring its blood within the veil,
and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bull,
and sprinkle it over and in front of the mercy seat.
16 (Ex 29:36-37; Lev 16:18) And he shall make atonement
for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children
of Israel and because of their transgressions in all their sins,
and so he shall do for the tent of meeting that remains
among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
17 (Lk 1:10) There shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goes
in to make atonement in the Holy Place,
until he comes out and has made atonement for himself,
and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.
18 (Lev 4:7; Ex 30:10) Then he shall go out to the altar
that is before the Lord and make atonement for it,
and he shall take some of the blood of the bull
and some of the blood of the goat,
and put it on the horns of the altar all around.
19 He shall sprinkle from the blood on it with
his finger seven times, and cleanse it,
and consecrate it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.
20 (Lev 16:16; Eze 45:20) When he has made an end of atonement
for the Holy Place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar,
then he shall bring the live goat.
21 (Isa 53:6; 2Co 5:21) And Aaron shall lay both his hands
on the head of the live goat, and confess over it all the iniquities
of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins,
putting them on the head of the goat, and shall send it away
by the hand of a designated man into the wilderness.
22 (Isa 53:11-12; Jn 1:29) And the goat shall bear on it all their iniquities
to a desolate land, and he shall let the goat go free in the wilderness.
23 (Eze 42:14; 44:19) Then Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting,
and shall take off the linen garments which he put on when he went
into the Holy Place, and shall leave them there.
24 (Lev 16:3-5) And he shall wash his body with water in a holy place,
and put on his garments, and come out, and offer his burnt offering,
and the burnt offering of the people, and make atonement for himself
and for the people.
25 (Ex 29:13; Lev 4:8-10) The fat of the sin offering he shall burn
on the altar.
26 (Lev 16:10) He who releases the goat as the scapegoat shall wash
his clothes, and bathe his body in water, and afterward come into the camp.
27 (Lev 4:21; 6:30) The bull for the sin offering and the goat
for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement
in the Holy Place, shall be carried outside the camp.
They shall burn in the fire their hides, their flesh, and their refuse.
28 He who burns them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his body in water,
and afterward he shall come into the camp.
29 (Nu 29:7; Isa 58:3) This shall be a perpetual statute for you so that
in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble
yourselves, and do no work of any kind, whether it is the native
citizen or the stranger who sojourns among you.
30 (Jer 33:8; Ps 51:2) For on that day the priest shall make atonement
for you to cleanse you, so that you may be clean from all your sins
before the Lord.
31 (Lev 23:32) It shall be a sabbath, a solemn rest for you,
and you shall humble yourselves. It is a perpetual statute.
32 (Ex 29:29-30; Lev 16:4) The priest, who is anointed
and consecrated to minister as a priest in the place of his father,
shall make atonement, and shall put on the linen garments,
the holy garments.
33 (Lev 16:16; 16:6) And he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary,
for the tent of meeting, and for the altar, and he shall make atonement
for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.
34 (Heb 9:7; 9:25) This shall be a perpetual statute for you to make
atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year.
And Moses did as the Lord commanded him.
Leviticus 16
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron,
when they offered before the LORD, and died;
[2] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come
not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat,
which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon
the mercy seat.
[3] Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a
sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
[4] He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen
breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with
the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore
shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.
[5] And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids
of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
[6] And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for
himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.
[7] And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the
door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[8] And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and
the other lot for the scapegoat.
[9] And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer
him for a sin offering.
[10] But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be
presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let
him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
[11] And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for
himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and
shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:
[12] And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the
altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and
bring it within the vail:
[13] And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the
cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony,
that he die not:
[14] And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his
finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he
sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
[15] Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the
people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he
did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and
before the mercy seat:
[16] And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the
uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions
in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the
congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
[17] And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he
goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have
made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the
congregation of Israel.
[18] And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an
atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the
blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about.
[19] And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times,
and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of
Israel.
[20] And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the
tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
[21] And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and
confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their
transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat,
and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
[22] And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not
inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.
[23] And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall
put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy
place, and shall leave them there:
[24] And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on
his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt
offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the
people.
[25] And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar.
[26] And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes,
and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
[27] And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin
offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place,
shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire
their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
[28] And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in
water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
[29] And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh
month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no
work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that
sojourneth among you:
[30] For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse
you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
[31] It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your
souls, by a statute for ever.
[32] And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to
minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the
atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
[33] And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall
make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar,
and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of
the congregation.
[34] And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement
for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the
LORD commanded Moses.
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4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
1 Tim 6:17-19
17 (Ro 11:20; 1Ti 4:10) Command those who are rich in this world that they
not be conceited, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God,
who richly gives us all things to enjoy.
18 (Ro 12:8; 12:13) Command that they do good, that they be rich
in good works, generous, willing to share,
19 (Lk 16:9; 1Ti 6:12) and laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.
17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded,
nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly
all things to enjoy;
18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works,
ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time
to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Eternal Faithfulness
Ps 89:1-8
PSALMS 89
A Contemplative Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
1 I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever;
with my mouth I will make known
Your faithfulness to all generations.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) For I have said,
"Mercy shall be built up forever;
Your faithfulness shall be
established in the heavens."
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) You have said,
"I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
I have sworn to David my servant:
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) 'Your offspring I will establish forever,
and build up your throne for all generations.' " Selah
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) Let the heavens praise Your wonders, O Lord;
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) For who in the skies can
be compared to the Lord?
Who among the heavenly sons is like the Lord?
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) God is greatly to be feared
in the assembly of the holy ones
and awesome to all those who surround Him.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) O Lord God of Hosts,
who is a mighty Lord like You,
with Your faithfulness all around You?
1 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever:
With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever:
Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen,
I have sworn unto David my servant,
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever,
And build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD:
Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
6 For who in the heaven
Can be compared unto the LORD?
Who among the sons of the mighty
Can be likened unto the LORD?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints,
And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
8 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee?
Or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
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
17th Day of the Month
a) Pray for the safety of those
who live in your community -
safety from conflict an crimes
( Ps 122:7 - 7 Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!
7 Peace be within thy walls,
And prosperity within thy palaces.
)
b) Pray for the province of Ontario
I) Pray for the leaders of Ontario,
that God's Spirit would influence
then to act justly,
serve with integrity
and honour high moral standards. ( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good
and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet
and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge
of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province,
that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use
the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be protected from impure ways.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, thank You for the purpose and plans
You have for me!"
Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord who provide your needs.
Pray to the Lord and pray to give your treasures to the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His mercies.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for the safety of those who live in your community - safety
from conflict an crimes
Pray for greater access to audio Bibles in local dialects
so more Nigeriens will hear the Word of God.
Ask the Lord to empower Yemeni Christians to proclaim
the Gospel message with wisdom and courage.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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Leviticus 15
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath
a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean.
[3] And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run
with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his
uncleanness.
[4] Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every
thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
[5] And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself
in water, and be unclean until the even.
[6] And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue
shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the
even.
[7] And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[8] And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[9] And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be
unclean.
[10] And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean
until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[11] And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his
hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and
be unclean until the even.
[12] And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall
be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
[13] And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall
number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and
bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean.
[14] And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two
young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of
the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
[15] And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the
other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him
before the LORD for his issue.
[16] And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash
all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
[17] And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation,
shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.
[18] The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they
shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even.
[19] And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she
shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean
until the even.
[20] And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean:
every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.
[21] And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe
himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[22] And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his
clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[23] And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he
toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even.
[24] And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he
shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be
unclean.
[25] And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of
her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days
of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she
shall be unclean.
[26] Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her
as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be
unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.
[27] And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash
his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
[28] But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself
seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
[29] And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young
pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of
the congregation.
[30] And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other
for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before
the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.
[31] Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness;
that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that
is among them.
[32] This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth
from him, and is defiled therewith;
[33] And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue,
of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is
unclean.
(Masterbation is sinful)
2) Our Daily Bread for 17 February 2026 titled
Belle's Belief by Dave Branon
John 3:1-6, 9, 14-16, 36
Jesus and Nicodemus
1 (Jn 19:39) There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus,
a ruler of the Jews.
2 (Ac 2:22; 10:38) He came to Jesus by night and said to Him,
"Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God.
For no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him."
3 (Jn 1:13; 3:5-6) Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly I say to you,
unless a man is born again,
[Gk. a litra, or half a liter. he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old?
Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?”
5 (Ac 2:38; Eze 36:25-27; Mk 16:16) Jesus answered, "Truly, truly
I say to you, unless a man is born of water and the Spirit,
he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
6 (Ge 6:12; Job 14:4) That which is born of the flesh is flesh,
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
9 (Jn 6:52; 6:60) Nicodemus said to Him, "How can this be?"
14 (Jn 8:28) Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
15 (Jn 3:16; 3:36) that whoever believes in Him should not perish,
but may have eternal life.
16 (Ro 5:8; 1Jn 4:9-10; Jn 1-18) "For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him
should not perish, but have eternal life.
[1] There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
[2] The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that
thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that
thou doest, except God be with him.
[3] Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
[4] Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he
enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
[5] Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of
water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
[6] That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit.
[9] Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
[14] And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the
Son of man be lifted up:
[15] That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
He Who Comes From Heaven
36 (Jn 5:24; 3:15-16) He who believes in the Son has eternal life.
He who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God
remains on him.
[36] He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that
believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on
him.
Belle wanted nothing to do with her parents' faith in Jesus. In college, she
proclaimed herself an agnostic and sought to live without God. But a breakup
with her boyfriend and growing depression sent her on a downward spiral. She
thought of ending her life.
In those depths of despair, she thought of her parents' joy in Christ and,
despite her struggles, eventually trusted Jesus as Savior. Later, she heard a
man speak about a people group in China who'd never heard the gospel. She
wanted to go there to tell them, but some people discouraged her because of
the danger. She went anyway. Together with a young man she met in college
and whom she later married, Belle spent the rest of her life taking the gospel
to people in China and Thailand. Thousands of people trusted Jesus, and the
legacy of this woman, Isobel Kuhn, lives on in those lands.
Who gave a young woman a new life and hope and walked with her as she dealt
with difficult life challenges? Jesus.
Are you wondering what life is about? Perhaps questioning your existence?
Turn to Christ-"God's one and only son" (John 3:18) who died for you
(Romans 5:8). He loves you enough to provide life that lasts forever
(John 3:16). Yes, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life" (3:36).
And when we believe in Him, as Belle did, He will be with us as we face
life's challenges and help us extend His love to others.
Reflect & Pray
How does God provide purpose for your life?
What does it mean for you to find hope in Christ?
Dear Jesus, thank You for the purpose and plans You have for me!
Learn more about having a personal relationship with God.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 3 - All I need
Phil 4:19
19 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.
"But Mom, I really need these!" The strident voice of a teenage girl
rose above the hum of voices in the department store. The item in question
was a pair of $80 blue Jeans, faded, bleached, and torn in the right knee.
Style . Fashion. Self-Image. The girl may not have needed the jeans to
enhance her wardrobe, but she obviously felt she needed then to
enhance her acceptability among her peers.
Phillippains 4:19 promises that God "shall supply your every need according
to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." But just what needs does this
promise cover? My need for a bigger house? A better job?
An $80 pair of Calvin Kleins?
Certainly God knows and cares about the physical, superficial need of our
lives, and he provides what we need to sustain life. But God's priority
goes much deeper than the kind of radial tires we buy or the brand name on
our back pockets. God is interested in eternal values, in spiritual needs, and
he knows what we need in our lives to draw us closer to him.
"Out of his glorious riches in Christ Jesus," God will enrich us spiritually.
The application of Phil 4:19 involves trusting God to know and care about our
real needs, the deep needs of our souls, and allowing him the freedom to
order our circumstances so that those needs are met. When we are bold
enough to pray, "Lord, do whatever is necessary to make me more like
Jesus Christ," our Father delights to answer that prayer and supply our needs.
Application
a) What is the difference between my "Needs" and my "wants"?
b) What spiritual needs can I identify in my life?
c) How can this verse help me keep my own priorities
in line with God's value system?
Leviticus 14
The Law About Leprous Houses
33 The Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
34 (Ge 17:8; Dt 32:49) When you have come into the land of Canaan,
which I am giving to you for a possession, and I put a leprous disease
in a house of the land of your possession,
35 (Ps 91:10; Zec 5:4) then he who owns the house shall come
and tell the priest, "It seems to me there is some disease in the house."
36 Then the priest shall command that they empty the house
before the priest goes into it to examine the disease,
so that all that is in the house is not made unclean.
Afterwards, the priest shall go in to examine the house.
37 He shall examine the disease and see if the disease is in the walls
of the house with greenish or reddish spots, which appear to go deeper
than the wall.
38 Then the priest shall go out to the door of the house and close off
the house seven days.
39 The priest shall return on the seventh day
and shall examine and see if the disease has spread in the walls of the house.
40 Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which
the disease appears and throw them into an unclean place outside the city.
41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped all around, and they shall
pour out the plaster that they scrape off
outside the city into an unclean place.
42 And they shall take other stones and put them in the place of those stones,
and he shall take other plaster and shall plaster the house.
43 If the disease comes again and breaks out in the house after he has taken
away the stones and after he has scraped the house and after it is plastered,
44 (Lev 13:51-52) then the priest shall come and examine and see if the
disease has spread in the house. If the disease has spread in the house,
it is a persistent leprosy in the house; it is unclean.
45He shall break down the house, the stones and the timber,
and all the plaster of the house, and he shall carry them
out of the city into an unclean place.
46 (Nu 19:21-22) Moreover, he who goes into the house
while it is closed off shall be unclean until the evening.
47 And he who sleeps in the house shall wash his clothes,
and he who eats in the house shall wash his clothes.
48 If the priest comes in and examines it and sees the disease
has not spread in the house after the house was plastered,
then the priest shall pronounce the house clean,
because the disease is healed.
49 (Lev 14:4) He shall take two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet,
and hyssop to cleanse the house.
50 Then he shall kill one of the birds in a clay vessel over running water.
51 He shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet,
and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird,
and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
52 Then he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird,
and with the running water, and with the living bird,
and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet.
53 But he shall let the living bird loose outside the city
into the open fields and make atonement for the house, and it shall be clean.
54 This is the law for all manner of leprous sore and scale,
55 and for the disease of a garment, or of a house,
56 (Lev 13:2) and for a swelling, or for a scab, or for a spot,
57 (Lev 10:10) to discern when it is unclean and when it is clean.
This is the law of leprosy.
[33] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
[34] When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a
possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your
possession;
[35] And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It
seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:
[36] Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the
priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not
made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house:
[37] And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the
walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight
are lower than the wall;
[38] Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and
shut up the house seven days:
[39] And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and,
behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;
[40] Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which
the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the
city:
[41] And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they
shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an
unclean place:
[42] And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those
stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house.
[43] And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he
hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after
it is plaistered;
[44] Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be
spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.
[45] And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber
thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out
of the city into an unclean place.
[46] Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up
shall be unclean until the even.
[47] And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that
eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
[48] And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the
plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then
the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed.
[49] And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and
scarlet, and hyssop:
[50] And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over
running water:
[51] And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and
the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the
running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
[52] And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the
running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with
the hyssop, and with the scarlet:
[53] But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open
fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.
[54] This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall,
[55] And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,
[56] And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot:
[57] To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of
leprosy.
LEVITICUS 15
The Law About Bodily Discharges
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
2 (Lev 22:4; Nu 5:2) Speak to the children of Israel,
and say to them: When any man has a discharge out of his body,
his discharge is unclean.
3 This is the instruction for his uncleanness in his discharge,
whether the discharge from his body flows or his body is
stopped up by his discharge, it is his uncleanness.
4 Every bed on which the man with the discharge lies shall be unclean,
and everything on which he sits shall be unclean.
5 (Lev 11:25; 16:26) Whoever touches the bed shall wash his clothes,
and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
6 And whoever sits on anything where the man sat who has the discharge
shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening.
7 And whoever touches the body of him who has the discharge shall
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening.
8 If the man with the discharge spits on someone who is clean,
then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening.
9 Any saddle on which the man with a discharge rides shall be unclean.
10 Whoever touches anything that was under him shall be unclean
until the evening, and he who carries any of those things shall
wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water,
and be unclean until the evening.
11 Whomever he who has the discharge touches,
and has not rinsed his hands in water,
he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water,
and be unclean until evening.
12 (Lev 6:28; 11:32-33) The earthen vessel that he who has the discharge
touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.
13 (Lev 8:33; 14:8) When he who has a discharge is cleansed of his issue,
then he shall count to himself seven days for his cleansing,
and wash his clothes, and bathe his body in running water, and shall be clean.
14 (Lev 12:8) On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons
and come before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting
and give them to the priest.
15 (Lev 4:26; 14:30-31) And the priest shall offer them,
one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering,
and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord for his discharge.
16 (Lev 22:4; Dt 23:10-11; Lev 15:5) If any man has a seminal emission,
then he shall wash all his body in water and be unclean until the evening.
17 Every garment and all leather on which there is seminal emission
shall be washed with water and be unclean until the evening.
18 If a man lies with a woman, and there is an emission of semen,
they shall both bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.
19 (Lev 12:2) If a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body
is blood, she shall be set apart for seven days; and whoever touches
her shall be unclean until the evening.
20 (Lev 15:4-9) Everything that she lies on in her menstrual impurity
shall be unclean. Also, everything that she sits on shall be unclean.
21 Whoever touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe himself
in water, and be unclean until the evening.
22 Whoever touches anything on which she sits shall wash his clothes
and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
23 Whether it is the bed or anything on which she sits,
when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening.
24 (Lev 20:18; 18:19) If any man lies with her,
and her menstrual impurity is on him,
he shall be unclean seven days,
and every bed where he lies shall be unclean.
25 (Mt 9:20; Mk 5:25) If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days,
not at the time of her menstrual impurity, or if she has a discharge
beyond the time of her impurity, all the days of the discharge
she shall be in uncleanness, as in the days of her impurity.
She shall be unclean.
26 Every bed that she lies on all the days of her discharge shall be
for impurity, and whatever she sits on shall be unclean,
as the uncleanness of her menstrual impurity.
27 Whoever touches those things shall be unclean
and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water
and be unclean until the evening.
28 (Lev 15:13-15) But if she is cleansed of her discharge,
then she shall count to herself seven days,
and after that she shall be clean.
29 On the eighth day she shall take two turtledoves
or two pigeons and bring them to the priest
at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
30 The priest shall offer one for a sin offering
and the other for a burnt offering,
and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord
for her unclean discharge.
31 (Nu 5:3; 19:13; 19:20) Thus you shall separate
the children of Israel from their uncleanness,
so that they do not die in their uncleanness by defiling
My tabernacle that is among them.
32 This is the law for him who has a discharge and for him
who has a seminal emission and thus becomes unclean,
33 and for her who is sick from her menstruation,
and for him who has a discharge, for anyone male or female,
and for the man who lies with a woman who is unclean.
Posted by DSY on
Day 48, 17 February 2026
1) Leviticus 14, Leviticus 15
LEVITICUS 14
The Law for Cleansing Lepers
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lk 17:14; Nu 6:9) This shall be the law of the leper in the day
of his cleansing: It shall be reported to the priest,
3 (Lev 13:46) and the priest shall go out of the camp, and the priest
shall examine him and see if the disease is healed in the leprous person.
4 (Nu 19:6; Lev 14:6) Then the priest shall command that two live clean birds
and cedar wood and scarlet fabric and hyssop be brought for him
who is to be cleansed.
5 The priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered
in a clay vessel over running water.
6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, the cedar wood,
the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird
in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.
7 (2Ki 5:10; 5:14) Then he shall sprinkle it seven times on him
who is to be cleansed from leprosy, and he shall pronounce him
clean and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.
8 (Lev 11:25; Nu 8:7) He that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes,
and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water,
so that he may be clean. After that he shall come into the camp
and shall stay outside of his tent seven days.
9 (Nu 6:9) But it shall be on the seventh day that he shall shave
all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows,
all his hair he shall shave off, and he shall wash his clothes.
Also he shall wash his body in water, and he shall be clean.
10 (Lev 2:1; 14:12) On the eighth day he shall take two male lambs
without blemish, and one ewe lamb a year old without blemish,
and three-tenths of an ephah (Or stranger.) of wheat flour mixed
with oil for a grain offering, and one log of oil.
(About 1/3 quart, or 0.3 liter; and in vv. 12, 15, 21, and 24.)
11 The priest who makes him clean shall present the man
who is to be made clean and those things before the Lord
at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
12 (Ex 29:24; Lev 6:6-7) Then the priest shall take one male lamb
and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil,
and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.
13 (Ex 29:11; Lev 1:11) Then he shall slaughter the lamb in the place
where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering in the holy
sanctuary. For as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the guilt offering.
It is most holy.
14 (Ex 29:20; Lev 8:23-24) And the priest shall take some of the blood
of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right
ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand,
and on the big toe of his right foot.
15 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm
of his own left hand.
16 Then the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is
in his left hand, and shall sprinkle from the oil with his finger
seven times before the Lord.
17 And some of the rest of the oil that is in his hand the priest
shall put on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed,
and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot,
and on the blood of the guilt offering.
18 (Lev 4:26) And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand
he shall pour upon the head of him who is to be cleansed,
and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord.
19 (Lev 14:12) The priest shall offer the sin offering,
and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed
from his ceremonial uncleanness,
and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering.
20 (Lev 14:10) Then the priest shall offer the burnt offering
and the grain offering on the altar, and the priest shall
make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
21 (Lev 12:8; 5:7) But if he is poor and cannot afford so much,
then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering to be waved
to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah
(Likely about 3 1/2 pounds, or 1.6 kilograms.)
of wheat flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil,
22 and two turtledoves or two pigeons, such as he is able to afford.
The one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
23 (Lev 14:10-11) He shall bring them on the eighth day
for his cleansing to the priest at the entrance
of the tent of meeting before the Lord.
24 The priest shall take the lamb of the guilt offering,
along with the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them
for a wave offering before the Lord.
25 Then he shall kill the lamb of the guilt offering;
and the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering
and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed
and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.
26 Next the priest shall pour some of the oil into the palm
of his own left hand,
27 and the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger
some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the Lord.
28 Then the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand
on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed,
and on the thumb of his right hand,
and on the big toe of his right foot on the place of the blood
of the guilt offering.
29 (Lev 14:18) The rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand
he shall pour on the head of him who is to be cleansed to make
atonement for him before the Lord.
30 (Lev 14:22) He shall offer one of the turtledoves or the pigeons,
such as he can afford,
31 even such as he is able to get, one for a sin offering
and the other for a burnt offering, along with the grain offering,
and the priest shall make atonement for him who is to be cleansed
before the Lord.
32 (Lev 14:10; 14:21)This is the law for a person who has a leprous
sore who cannot afford the offerings for his cleansing.
Leviticus 14
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall
be brought unto the priest:
[3] And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall
look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;
[4] Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two
birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
[5] And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an
earthen vessel over running water:
[6] As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the
scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood
of the bird that was killed over the running water:
[7] And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy
seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird
loose into the open field.
[8] And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all
his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he
shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.
[9] But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off
his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave
off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water,
and he shall be clean.
[10] And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and
one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of
fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.
[11] And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to
be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation:
[12] And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass
offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the
LORD:
[13] And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin
offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering
is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:
[14] And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering,
and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to
be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of
his right foot:
[15] And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the
palm of his own left hand:
[16] And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his
left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before
the LORD:
[17] And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put
upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the
thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the
blood of the trespass offering:
[18] And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour
upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an
atonement for him before the LORD.
[19] And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for
him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill
the burnt offering:
[20] And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering
upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall
be clean.
[21] And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb
for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one
tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of
oil;
[22] And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get;
and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
[23] And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the
priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the
LORD.
[24] And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the
log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the
LORD:
[25] And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest
shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the
tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of
his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:
[26] And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left
hand:
[27] And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil
that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD:
[28] And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of
the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right
hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood
of the trespass offering:
[29] And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon
the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before
the LORD.
[30] And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons,
such as he can get;
[31] Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the
other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall
make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD.
[32] This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is
not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing.
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6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2026 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 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
16th Day of the Month
a) Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and
without consequences
( John 16:7-8
7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away.
For if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you.
But if I go, I will send Him to you.
8 When He comes, He will convict the world of sin
and of righteousness and of judgment"
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away:
for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you;
but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment:
)
b) Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
(
John 14:6
6 Jesus said to him,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me."
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Rom 3:19-20
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,
it says to those who are under the law,
so that every mouth may be silenced,
and all the world may become accountable to God.
20 Therefore by the works of the law
no flesh will be justified in His sight,
for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are
under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become
guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified
in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
2 Cor 5:10
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,
that each one may receive his recompense in the body,
according to what he has done,
whether it was good or bad.
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one
may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,
whether it be good or bad.
2 Cor 10:5
5 casting down imaginations and every high thing
that exalts itself against the knowledge of God,
bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
5 casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against
the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought
to the obedience of Christ;
)
Conclusion:
Pray to th Lord and ask Him who needs your support.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, please keep me from holding grudges
or becoming bitter and help me forgive others and ask for forgiveness."
Pray to the Lord and pray to continue to be determined to do good.
Pray to the Lord and pray to have love and charity.
Pray to the Lord and pray to walk in the ways of the Lord.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray that God will convict the hearts of Canadians of the false
idea that all moral choices are equal and without consequences
Pray that people's hearts would be opened to see the folly
of denying God's supremacy
Pray that followers of Jesus in Jordan who have lost jobs because of their
faith will trust in God's provision.
Pray that 1st-generation Christians in Venezuela will receive
discipleship so they can grow spiritually.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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2) Our Daily Bread for 16 February 2025 titled
It Takes Humility by Anne Cetas
Genesis 33:1-10
1 Then Jacob looked up and saw Esau coming and four hundred men with him.
So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.
2 He put the female servants and their children in front, then Leah
and her children next, and then Rachel and Joseph last.
3 He went on before them,
bowing himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
4 But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck
and kissed him, and they wept. 5 When Esau looked up and saw
the women and the children, he said, "Who are those with you?"
Jacob said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant."
6 Then the female servants came near, they and their children,
and they bowed down.
7 Leah also with her children came near
and bowed themselves. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near,
and they bowed themselves.
8 Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?"
Jacob answered, "These are to find favour in the sight of my lord."
9 Esau said, "I have enough, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself."
10 Jacob said, "No, I pray you, if I have now found favuor in your sight,
then receive my gift from my hand. For I have seen your face,
and it is as though I have seen the face of God, with you having received me
favorably.
[1] And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and
with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto
Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.
[2] And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her
children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
[3] And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven
times, until he came near to his brother.
[4] And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him: and they wept.
[5] And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said,
Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously
given thy servant.
[6] Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed
themselves.
[7] And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and
after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
[8] And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he
said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.
[9] And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto
thyself.
[10] And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy
sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy
face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
My cousins, who lived only two miles away when we were growing up, weren't
allowed to interact with my family. They never came to reunions or talked to
us at the local grocery store. Their parents said it was because, back then,
we didn't attend church and we'd be a bad influence on them. What a surprise
when many years later, a cousin attended my eldest brother's funeral! He
approached us one by one and humbly apologised for their attitude.
Our relationship with him began to be restored.
Jacob needed a humble heart to seek restoration with his twin brother, Esau.
Jacob, the second born, had connived against Esau: He stole his brother's
birthright (Genesis 25:19-34) and deceived his elderly father into giving him
the firstborn's blessing (26:34–27:40). Furious, Esau threatened to kill him,
so Jacob had run to another country.
Years later, Jacob wanted to return home but was afraid the deep division
between him and his brother wouldn't be resolved without bloodshed (32:6-8).
When he and Esau finally met, he humbly "bowed down to the ground seven times
as he approached his brother" (33:3). He feared Esau would kill him, but
instead Esau came running "and embraced him" (v. 4).
Whether we've harmed another or have been harmed, it takes humility, openness,
and often much work to heal the brokenness. But God can and will help us.
Reflect & Pray
What relationships in your life might need restoration?
How can you start the process?
Dear Father, please keep me from holding grudges
or becoming bitter and help me forgive others and ask for forgiveness.
Broken relationships can be hard to mend, but
God calls us to be in community with one another. Learn how we can work to
mend relationships by reading this article.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season
Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow
flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the
bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day
for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,
unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"
he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."
We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.
We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -
immediate response, and when we have to wait,
we become impatient and irritable.
Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"
is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church
at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results,
and weariness sets in.
If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it
and move on to a new project.
But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too
soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily
when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in
another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,
"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."
In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has
had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions
are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for
the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.
Application
a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labours have produced no harvest at all?
b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"
for reaping the harvest?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
1 Cor 13:3
3 If I give all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned,
and have not love, it profits me nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,
and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity,
it profiteth me nothing.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Inexhaustible Strength
Ps 18:30-34
30 As for God, His way has integrity;
the word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all those who take refuge in Him.
31 For who is God except the Lord?
Or who is a rock besides our God?
32 It is God who clothes me with strength,
and gives my way integrity.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
and causes me to stand on my high places.
34 He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:
The word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 For who is God save the LORD?
Or who is a rock save our God?
32 It is God that girdeth me with strength,
And maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet,
And setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war,
So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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.
Leviticus 13
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,
[2] When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or a
bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy;
then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the
priests:
[3] And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and
when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be
deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest
shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.
[4] If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be
not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the
priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:
[5] And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the
plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin;
then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:
[6] And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if
the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the
priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his
clothes, and be clean.
[7] But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been
seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again:
[8] And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then
the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.
[9] When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto
the priest;
[10] And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in
the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in
the rising;
[11] It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall
pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.
[12] And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover
all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot,
wheresoever the priest looketh;
[13] Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have
covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it
is all turned white: he is clean.
[14] But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.
[15] And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be
unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.
[16] Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall
come unto the priest;
[17] And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into
white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is
clean.
[18] The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is
healed,
[19] And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot,
white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;
[20] And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the
skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him
unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
[21] But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs
therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then
the priest shall shut him up seven days:
[22] And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall
pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.
[23] But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a
burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
[24] Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning,
and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish,
or white;
[25] Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the
bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is
a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce
him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy.
[26] But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in
the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat
dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days:
[27] And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread
much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is
the plague of leprosy.
[28] And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin,
but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall
pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning.
[29] If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;
[30] Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight
deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest
shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head
or beard.
[31] And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be
not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it;
then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven
days:
[32] And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and,
behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the
scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;
[33] He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest
shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
[34] And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold,
if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the
skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his
clothes, and be clean.
[35] But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;
[36] Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread
in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.
[37] But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black
hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest
shall pronounce him clean.
[38] If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots,
even white bright spots;
[39] Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the
skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in
the skin; he is clean.
[40] And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he
clean.
[41] And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward
his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean.
[42] And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish
sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead.
[43] Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the
sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the
leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;
[44] He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him
utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.
[45] And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his
head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry,
Unclean, unclean.
[46] All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he
is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.
The Law About Leprous Garments
47 (Jude 1:23) If a garment has a leprous disease,
whether it is a wool or a linen garment,
48 whether it is in the warp or woof of the linen or wool fabric,
or in the leather or anything made of leather,
49 and if the disease is greenish or reddish in the garment,
or in the leather, or in the warp or woof, or in anything made of leather,
it is a leprous disease and shall be shown to the priest.
50 And the priest shall examine the disease, and isolate the infected
article for seven days.
51 (Lev 14:44) And he shall examine the disease on the seventh day.
If the disease has spread in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof,
or in the leather, or in any work that is made of leather,
this is a spreading leprous disease. It is unclean.
52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof,
wool or linen, or anything of leather that has the disease,
for it is a spreading leprous disease. It shall be burned in the fire.
53 If the priest examines it, and the disease has not spread in the garment,
either in the warp or the woof, or in anything of leather,
54 then the priest shall command that they wash the article
in which the disease appears, and he shall isolate it for seven days more.
55 The priest shall examine the infected article after it has been washed.
If the infected spot has not changed its color,
even if the disease has not spread, it is unclean.
You shall burn it in the fire, whether the leprous spot is on the inside
or on the outside of the article.
56 If the priest examines and the disease has faded after washing it,
he shall tear the spot out of the garment, or out of the leather,
or out of the warp or the woof.
57 If it still appears in the garment, either in the warp or in the woof,
or in anything of leather, it is spreading. You shall burn in the fire
that in which the disease appears.
58 The garment that you have washed, either in the warp or woof,
or anything of leather, if the disease is gone from it, then
it shall be washed a second time and shall be clean.
59 This is the law of the leprous disease in a garment of wool or linen,
either in the warp or woof, or anything of leather to determine if
it is clean or unclean.
[47] The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a
woollen garment, or a linen garment;
[48] Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in
a skin, or in any thing made of skin;
[49] And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the
skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a
plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest:
[50] And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the
plague seven days:
[51] And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be
spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or
in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is
unclean.
[52] He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen
or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a
fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire.
[53] And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in
the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin;
[54] Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the
plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more:
[55] And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and,
behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not
spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward,
whether it be bare within or without.
[56] And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after
the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the
skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof:
[57] And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the
woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn
that wherein the plague is with fire.
[58] And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it
be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it
shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean.
[59] This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or
linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it
clean, or to pronounce it unclean.
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LEVITICUS 12
Purification After Childbirth
1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 (Lev 15:19; Ge 1:28; Lev 18:19) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
If a woman has conceived and bears a male child,
then she shall be unclean seven days,
as in the days of her monthly menstruation she shall be unclean.
3 (Lk 1:59; 2:21) On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin
shall be circumcised.
4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying
for thirty-three days. She shall not touch anything holy,
nor come into the sanctuary until the days of her purifying are fulfilled.
5 But if she gives birth to a female child,
then she shall be unclean for two weeks as in her monthly menstruation,
and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying for sixty-six days.
6 (Lk 2:22) When the days of her purifying are fulfilled,
whether for a son or for a daughter,
she shall bring a year-old lamb for a burnt offering,
and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering,
to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting,
7 who shall offer it before the Lord and make atonement for her.
Then she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood.
This is the law for the woman who has given birth to a male or a female child.
8 (Lev 4:26; 5:7) If she cannot afford a lamb,
then she shall bring two turtledoves or two pigeons,
one for the burnt offering and the other for a sin offering,
and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
Leviticus 12
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived
seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according
to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
[3] And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
[4] And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and
thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary,
until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
[5] But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in
her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying
threescore and six days.
[6] And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a
daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and
a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
[7] Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and
she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her
that hath born a male or a female.
[8] And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two
turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other
for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she
shall be clean.
(Biology in the name of the Lord)
LEVITICUS 13
The Law Concerning Leprosy
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
2 (Dt 24:8; Lev 14:56; 14:3) When a man has on the skin of his body
a swelling, a scab, or spot, and it turns on the skin of his body
like a mark of a leprous sore, then he shall be brought to Aaron
the priest or to one of his sons the priests.
3 (Ro 3:19-20) And the priest shall examine the mark on the skin
of the body, and when the hair on the diseased area is white,
and the mark appears to be deeper than the skin of his body,
then it is a leprous sore. So the priest shall look on him
and pronounce him unclean.
4 (Nu 12:15) If the spot is white on the skin of his body,
and it appears to be no deeper than the skin, and the hair is not white,
then the priest shall isolate the person who has the mark for seven days.
5 Then the priest shall examine him on the seventh day,
and if the mark is still visible,
and the mark has not spread into the skin,
then the priest shall isolate him for seven days more.
6 (Lev 11:25; 14:8) And the priest shall examine him again
on the seventh day, and if the mark has faded and not spread
into the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean;
it is only a scab, and he shall wash his clothes and be clean.
7 But if the scab spreads in the skin after he has been seen
by the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen by the priest again.
8 And if the priest sees that the scab has spread in the skin,
then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.
9 When a person has leprosy, then it shall be reported to the priest.
10 (2Ki 5:27; 2Ch 26:19–20) And the priest shall examine him,
and if there is a white swelling in the skin,
and it has turned the hair white,
and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
11 it is a recurring leprosy in the skin of his body,
and the priest shall pronounce him unclean,
but he shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.
12 If the leprosy breaks out all over the skin,
and the disease covers all the skin of the person
who has the disease from his head to his feet,
wherever the priest looks,
13 then the priest shall examine,
and if the leprosy has covered all his body,
he shall pronounce him clean from the disease.
It has all turned white, and he is clean.
14 But when raw flesh appears on him, he shall be unclean.
15 The priest shall see the raw flesh and pronounce him to be unclean,
for the raw flesh is unclean. It is leprosy.
16 Or if the raw flesh turns again, and it is changed to white,
then he shall come to the priest.
17 And the priest shall see him, and if the disease is changed to white,
then the priest shall pronounce him clean who has the disease. He is clean.
18 (Ex 9:9) And when the skin has a boil, and it is healed,
19 and in the place of the boil there is a white swelling
or a reddish-white spot, then it will be shown to the priest.
20 And if the priest sees it, and it is deeper than the skin,
and the hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean.
It is a leprous sore that has broken out in the boil.
21 But if the priest looks at it, and there are no white hairs in it,
and if it is not deeper than the skin but has faded,
then the priest shall isolate the person for seven days.
22 If it spreads around the skin,
then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore.
23 But if the spot stays in its place and does not spread,
then it is the scar of a boil, and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
24 Or if there is some of the skin on the body where there is a burn,
and the raw flesh that has a burn becomes a reddish or white spot,
25 then the priest shall examine it, and if the hair in the spot
has turned white, and it is deeper than the skin, then it is
a leprous disease broken out from the burn.
Therefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore.
26 But if the priest looks at it, and there is no white hair in the spot,
and it is no deeper than the other skin and is faded, then the priest shall
isolate him for seven days.
27 And the priest shall examine him on the seventh day,
and if it has spread around the skin,
then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a leprous sore.
28 If the spot stays in its place and it does not spread in the skin,
but is faded, then it is a swelling from the burn,
and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is a scar from the burn.
29 If a man or woman has a sore on the head or in the beard,
30 then the priest shall examine the sore, and if it is deeper than the skin
and there is in it a yellow thin hair, then the priest
shall pronounce him unclean. It is a scaly leprosy of the head or beard.
31 If the priest examines the scaly sore, and it is no deeper than the skin,
and there is no black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate the person
with the scale for seven days.
32 And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the sore,
and if the scale has not spread, and there is no yellow hair in it,
and the scale is not deeper than the skin,
33 then he shall shave, but the scale he shall not shave,
and the priest shall isolate the person with the scale another seven days.
34 And on the seventh day the priest shall examine the scale.
If the scale has not spread in the skin and is no deeper than the skin,
the priest shall pronounce him clean. He shall wash his clothes and be clean.
35 But if the scale spreads over the skin after his cleansing,
36 then the priest shall examine him. If the scale has spread over the skin,
the priest shall not look for yellow hair. He is unclean.
37 But if the scale appears not to have changed
and there is black hair growing in it, then the scale is healed.
He is clean and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
38 If a man or a woman has spots on the skin of the body,
even white bright spots,
39 then the priest shall examine, and if the bright spots
on the skin of the body are a faded white,
then it is just a rash that has broken out on the skin. He is clean.
40 When a man has lost hair from his head, then he is bald.
He is still clean.
41 And when a man has lost hair from his forehead, then he is bald
on the forehead. He is still clean.
42 But if there is on the bald head or bald forehead a reddish-white sore,
it is a leprous disease breaking out on his bald head or his bald forehead.
43Then the priest shall examine it. If the diseased swelling is reddish-white
on his bald head or on his bald forehead, resembling a leprous disease
in the skin of the body,
44 he is leprous. He is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean.
His disease is on his head.
45 (Lev 10:6; La 4:15; Eze 24:17) The man who has the leprous disease
shall have torn clothes and disheveled hair; and he shall cover his mustache
and shall cry, "Unclean, unclean."
46 (2Ki 7:3; 15:5) All the days that he has the disease,
he shall be defiled. He is unclean. He shall dwell alone,
and he shall live outside the camp.
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Day 47, 16 February 2026
1) Leviticus 11 , Leviticus 12, Leviticus 13
LEVITICUS 11
Clean and Unclean Foods
Dt 14:3-20
1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them:
2 (Mt 15:11; Heb 9:10) Speak to the children of Israel, saying:
These are the living things which you shall eat
among all the animals that are on the earth.
3 Whatever animal has a parted hoof (that is, split-hoofed),
and chews the cud among the animals, that one you shall eat.
4 Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud
or of those that have a divided hoof: The camel, because it chews
the cud but does not have a divided hoof, is unclean to you;
5 (Ps 104:18; Pr 30:26) the rock badger, because it chews
the cud but does not have a divided hoof, is unclean to you;
6 (Dt 14:7) the hare, because it chews the cud but does not
have a divided hoof, is unclean to you;
7 (Isa 65:4; 66:3) the pig, though it does have a divided hoof
(that is, split-hoofed), yet it does not chew the cud, is unclean to you;
8 (Isa 52:11; Heb 9:10) you shall not eat of their flesh,
and their carcasses you must not touch; they are unclean to you.
9 These you shall eat of all that are in the waters:
Whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas and in the rivers,
these you shall eat;
10 (Lev 7:18) all that do not have fins and scales in the seas
and in the rivers, from all that move in the waters
and from any living thing that is in the waters, they are detestable to you;
11 they shall be detestable to you. You shall not eat of their flesh,
and you shall detest their carcasses.
12 Whatever has no fins or scales in the waters is detestable to you.
13 These you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten;
they are detestable: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture,
and the black vulture,
14 the kite, and buzzard of any kind,
15 the raven of any kind,
16 and the eagle owl, the short-eared and long-eared owls,
and the hawk of any kind,
17 and the little owl, the cormorant, and the screech owl,
18 and the white owl, the scops owl, and the osprey,
19 and the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 All flying insects that walk, moving on all fours,
shall be detestable to you.
21 Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps
on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet
with which to hop on the ground.
22 (Mt 3:4; Mk 1:6) Even of these you may eat: the locust of any kind,
the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper
of any kind.
23 But all other flying insects that have four feet
shall be detestable to you.
24 And by these you shall be unclean. Whoever touches
the carcass of these shall be unclean until the evening.
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye
shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
[3] Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud,
among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
[4] Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of
them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but
divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
[5] And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he
is unclean unto you.
[6] And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he
is unclean unto you.
[7] And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he
cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
[8] Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch;
they are unclean to you.
[9] These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins
and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
[10] And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers,
of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the
waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
[11] They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their
flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
[12] Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an
abomination unto you.
[13] And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls;
they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the
ossifrage, and the ospray,
[14] And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
[15] Every raven after his kind;
[16] And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his
kind,
[17] And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
[18] And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
[19] And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
[20] All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto
you.
[21] Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all
four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
[22] Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald
locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper
after his kind.
[23] But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an
abomination unto you.
[24] And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of
them shall be unclean until the even.
Unclean Animals
25 (Lev 11:40; 14:8) Whoever carries any of the carcasses of these shall
wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
26 The carcass of every animal that divides the hoof but is not completely
split-hoofed nor chews the cud is unclean to you.
Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
27 Whatever animal that walks on its paws,
among all manner of animals that go on all fours,
those are unclean to you.
Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
28 He who carries the carcass of these shall wash his clothes
and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.
29 (Lev 11:41-42) These also shall be unclean to you among
the crawling things that move on the ground: the mole rat,
the mouse, and the great lizard of any kind,
30 and the gecko, the lizard, the wall gecko, the sand lizard,
and the chameleon.
31These are unclean to you among all that crawl.
Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening.
32 (Lev 15:12) And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead
shall be unclean, whether it be an article of wood or clothing or a skin
or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose.
It must be put in water. And it shall be unclean until the evening;
then it shall be clean.
33 (Lev 6:28; 15:12) Every clay vessel into
which any of these falls, everything in
it shall be unclean, and you shall break it.
34 Any food in it that may be eaten on which water
is poured shall be unclean, and any drink that may be drunk
in every such vessel shall be unclean.
35 Everything on which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean;
whether it is an oven or stove, it shall be broken to pieces.
They are unclean and shall be unclean to you.
36 Nevertheless a fountain or cistern where there is plenty of water
shall be clean, but whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean.
37 If any part of their carcass falls on any grain seed that is to be sown,
it shall be clean.
38 But if any water is put on the seed,
and any part of their carcass fall on it, it shall be unclean to you.
39 If any animal from which you may eat dies,
whoever touches the carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
40 (Lev 22:8; Eze 44:31) And the person who eats of the carcass
shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
The person who carries the carcass shall wash his clothes
and be unclean until the evening.
41 (Lev 11:29) Every crawling thing that moves on the ground
shall be detestable. It shall not be eaten.
42 Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours,
or whatever has many feet from any crawling things that move on the earth,
you shall not eat them for they are detestable.
43 (Lev 20:25; 11:41-42) You shall not make yourselves detestable
with any crawling thing that moves,
nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them,
that you should thereby be defiled by them.
44 (Lev 19:2; Ex 19:6) For I am the Lord your God.
You shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy,
for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any manner
of crawling thing that moves on the ground.
45 (Ex 6:7; 20:2; Ps 105:43-45) For I am the Lord who brings you up
out of the land of Egypt to be your God. Therefore you shall be holy,
for I am holy.
46 This is the law for the animals, and the fowls, and every living
creature that moves in the waters, and every creature that crawls
on the ground,
47 (Lev 10:10; Eze 44:23) to differentiate
between the unclean and the clean,
and between the animal that may be eaten
and the animal that may not be eaten.
[25] And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the even.
[26] The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not
clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that
toucheth them shall be unclean.
[27] And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go
on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall
be unclean until the even.
[28] And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be
unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
[29] These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that
creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his
kind,
[30] And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and
the mole.
[31] These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch
them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
[32] And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it
shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or
sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into
water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
[33] And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is
in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
[34] Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall
be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be
unclean.
[35] And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be
unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down:
for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
[36] Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall
be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
[37] And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to
be sown, it shall be clean.
[38] But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase
fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
[39] And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the
carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
[40] And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be
unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash
his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
[41] And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an
abomination; it shall not be eaten.
[42] Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or
whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the
earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
[43] Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that
creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should
be defiled thereby.
[44] For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and
ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any
manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
[45] For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be
your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
[46] This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living
creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon
the earth:
[47] To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the
beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
(Science says scavengers are cancerous)