Day 70 of My 6th Bible Study journey

Day 70, 11 March 2025  

1) Detueronomy 3 , Detueronomy 4

DEUTERONOMY 3

King Og Defeated

1 (Nu 21:33-35; Dt 1:4) Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan, 
and Og, the king of Bashan, came out against us, he and all his people,
to battle at Edrei. 
2 (Nu 21:23-25) Then the Lord said to me, "Do not fear him, for I will 
deliver him and all his people and his land into your hand; and you 
shall do to him as you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived 
at Heshbon."
3 (Nu 21:35) So the Lord, our God, delivered Og, the king of Bashan, 
with all his people, into our hands also, and we struck him down until 
there was no survivor remaining. 
4 (1Ki 4:13) We took all his cities at that time. There was not a city which 
we did not take from them: sixty cities, all the region of Argob, 
the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 
5 All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, 
besides a great many rural towns. 
6 (Dt 2:34; 2:24; Ps 135:10-12) We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon, 
king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.
7 (Dt 2:35) But we took all the livestock and the spoil of the cities
as plunder for ourselves.
8 (Jos 12:2-6; 13:9-12) So at that time we took from the hand 
of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was across the Jordan, 
from the River Arnon to Mount Hermon 
9 (1Ch 5:23; Ps 29:6) (the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, 
and the Amorites call it Senir), 
10 all the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, 
as far as Salekah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 
11 (Ge 14:5; 2Sa 12:26) For only Og, king of Bashan, remained 
of the remnant of the giants. 
(Notably, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron. 
Is it not in Rabbah of the children of Ammon?
 It is nine cubits long and four cubits wide,
 {About 14 feet long and 6 feet wide, or 4 meters long and 1.8 meters wide.} 
according to the cubit of a man.)

[1] Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan
came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
[2] And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all
his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou
didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
[3] So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of
Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him
remaining.
[4] And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we
took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom
of Og in Bashan.
[5] All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside
unwalled towns a great many.
[6] And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon,
utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
[7] But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to
ourselves.
[8] And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the
Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto
mount Hermon;
[9] (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it
Shenir;)
[10] All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto
Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
[11] For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold,
his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of
Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of
it, after the cubit of a man.

Division of the Land

12 (Dt 2:36; Nu 32:32-38) This is the land which we possessed at that time 
from Aroer, which is by the River Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead 
and its cities I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 
13 (Nu 32:39-42) The rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, 
I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (All the region of Argob,
 with all Bashan, was called the land of giants. 
14 (Nu 32:41; Jos 13:13; 2Sa 3:3) Jair, the son of Manasseh,
took all the region of Argob, that is, Bashan, as far as the border 
of the Geshurites and the Maakathites, and called the villages
after his own name, Havvoth Jair, as it is to this day.) 
15 (Nu 32:39-40) I gave Gilead to Makir. 
16 (Nu 21:24; Dt 2:37) To the Reubenites and to the Gadites 
I gave the territory from Gilead even as far as the stream 
bed of the River Arnon, half the valley as the border to the River Jabbok, 
which is the border of the Ammonites; 
17 (Jos 12:3; Ge 14:3; Jos 3:16) the plain also, 
with the Jordan as the border, from Kinnereth as far as the east side 
of the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.
18 (Jos 4:12-13) Then I commanded you at that time, saying, 
"The Lord your God has given you this land to possess it. 
All you men of valor shall pass over armed before your brothers, 
the children of Israel. 
19 But your wives and your little ones, and your livestock 
(for I know that you have much livestock) 
shall remain in your cities which I have given you 
20 (Jos 22:4) until the Lord has given rest to your brothers, 
as well as to you, and until they also possess the land which 
the Lord your God has given them beyond the Jordan. 
Then each of you shall return to his possession which I have given you."
 
[12] And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by
the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto
the Reubenites and to the Gadites.
[13] And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I
unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan,
which was called the land of giants.
[14] Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts
of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name,
Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day.
[15] And I gave Gilead unto Machir.
[16] And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even
unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river
Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
[17] The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even
unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward.
[18] And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given
you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren
the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
[19] But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that
ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you;
[20] Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you,
and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them
beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which
I have given you. 

Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan

21 I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, "Your eyes have seen all that
the Lord your God has done to these two kings. So shall the Lord do 
to all the kingdoms where you pass. 
22 (Ex 14:14; Dt 20:4) Do not fear them, for the Lord your God, 
He shall fight for you."
23 I pleaded with the Lord at that time, saying, 
24 (Ex 15:11; Dt 11:2) "O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant 
Your greatness, and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven 
or in earth that can do according to Your works and according to Your might? 
25 (Ex 3:8) Let me, I pray, go over and see the good land that is beyond 
the Jordan, that good hill country, and Lebanon."
26 (Dt 1:37; 31:2) But the Lord was angry with me because of you 
and would not listen to me, and the Lord said to me, "Enough of that! 
Speak to Me no more of this matter. 
27 (Nu 27:12) Get up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes to the west 
and north and south and east, and see it with your eyes, for you shall not 
cross over this Jordan. 
28 (Dt 31:3; 1:38) But charge Joshua and encourage him and strengthen him, 
for he shall cross over before this people, and he shall cause them 
to inherit the land which you will see."
29 (Dt 4:46; 34:6) So we remained in the valley over against Beth Peor.

[21] And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all
that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do
unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest.
[22] Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
[23] And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,
[24] O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy
mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do
according to thy works, and according to thy might?
[25] I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond
Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
[26] But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me:
and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of
this matter.
[27] Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward,
and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes:
for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.
[28] But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall
go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land
which thou shalt see.
[29] So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.

DEUTERONOMY 4

Moses Commands Obedience

1 (Dt 8:1; Eze 20:11) Now therefore, listen, O Israel, to the statutes 
and to the judgments which I am teaching you to do, so that you may live; 
and go in and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, 
is giving you.
2 (Dt 12:32; Jos 1:7) You shall not add to the word which I am commanding 
you, nor shall you take anything from it, so that you may keep 
the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.
3 (Nu 25:1-9) Your eyes have seen what the Lord did at Baal Peor; for the 
Lord your God has destroyed from among you all the men 
who followed Baal of Peor. 
4 But you who held fast to the Lord your God are alive to this day, 
every one of you.
5 See, I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord 
my God commanded me, that you should do so in the land 
where you are entering to possess it. 
6 (Job 28:28; Pr 1:7) Therefore, keep and do them, for this is your wisdom 
and your understanding in the sight of the nations which shall hear 
all these statutes, and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise 
and understanding people."
7 (2Sa 7:23; Ps 46:1) For what nation is there so great, who has a god 
so near to it as the Lord our God is in all things whenever we call on Him? 
8 And what nation is there so great that has statutes and judgments 
so righteous as all this law, which I am setting before you today?
9 (Ge 18:19; Dt 4:23) Only give heed to yourself and keep your 
soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have 
seen and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; 
but teach them to your sons, and your grandsons. 
10 (Ex 19:9; 19:16) Especially concerning the day you stood 
before the Lord your God at Horeb, when the Lord said to me, 
"Gather the people together to Me, so that I will let them hear 
My words so that they may learn to fear Me all the days 
they shall live on the earth, and so that they may teach their children."
11 (Dt 5:23) Then you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, 
and the mountain burned with fire up to the midst of heaven, 
with darkness, a cloud, a thick cloud. 
12 (Ex 20:22; Dt 5:4) Then the Lord spoke to you out of the midst 
of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form
-only a voice was heard. 
13 (Ex 34:28; 24:12; 31:18) He declared to you His covenant, 
which He commanded you to perform, even the Ten Commandments, 
and He wrote them on two tablets of stone. 
14 The Lord commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments,
so that you might do them in the land which you are crossing over to possess.

[1] Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the
judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in
and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
[2] Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye
diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your
God which I command you.
[3] Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baal-peor: for all the
men that followed Baal-peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among
you.
[4] But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you
this day.
[5] Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my
God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess
it.
[6] Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your
understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these
statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding
people.
[7] For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as
the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
[8] And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so
righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
[9] Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou
forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy
heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
[10] Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb,
when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make
them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they
shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
[11] And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned
with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick
darkness.
[12] And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the
voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
[13] And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to
perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.
[14] And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and
judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess
it.

Idolatry Forbidden

15 (Jos 23:11; Isa 40:18) Give good care to yourselves, for you saw no form 
on the day that the Lord spoke to you in Horeb from the midst of the fire, 
16 (Ex 20:4-5; 32:7) lest you corrupt yourselves and make a graven image 
for yourselves in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 
17 (Ro 1:23) the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness 
of any winged fowl that flies in the air, 
18 the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness 
of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth. 
19 (Dt 17:3; 2Ki 17:16) And beware, lest you lift up your eyes to heaven, 
and when you see the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host 
of heaven, you are led astray and worship them, and serve them, 
that which the Lord your God has allotted to all nations 
under the whole heaven. 
20 (1Ki 8:51; Jer 11:4) But the Lord has taken you 
and brought you out of the iron furnace, from Egypt, 
to be to Him a people of inheritance, as you are today.
21 (Dt 1:37; Nu 20:12) Furthermore, the Lord was angry with me because 
of you and swore that I should not cross over the Jordan, and that I would 
not go into that good land which the Lord your God is giving you 
for an inheritance. 
22 (Dt 3:25; 3:27) So I must die in this land. I shall not cross over 
the Jordan, but you shall go over and possess that good land. 
23 (Dt 4:9) Watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the covenant 
of the Lord your God, which He made with you, and make yourself 
a graven image or the likeness of anything as the Lord your God has 
forbidden you. 
24 (Ex 24:17; Dt 9:3) For the Lord your God is a consuming fire. 
He is a jealous God.
25 (Dt 4:16) When you produce children and grandchildren 
and you have remained a long time in the land, and you corrupt 
yourselves and make a graven image, or the likeness of anything, 
and do evil in the sight of the Lord your God, to provoke Him to anger, 
26 (Isa 1:2; Mic 6:2) I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, 
that you will surely and suddenly perish from off the land that you 
are going across the Jordan to possess. 
You will not prolong your days on it, but shall be completely destroyed. 
27 (Lev 26:33) The Lord shall scatter you among the peoples, 
and you shall be left few in number among the nations 
where the Lord shall lead you. 
28 (Dt 28:36; 28:64) There you will serve gods, the work of men's hands, 
wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. 
29 (2Ch 15:4; Dt 30:1-3) But if from there you will seek the Lord your God, 
you will find Him, if you seek Him with all your heart 
and with all your soul. 
30 (Dt 31:29; Jer 23:20) When you are in distress and all these things come 
upon you, even in the latter days, if you turn to the Lord your God 
and shall be obedient to His voice 
31 (2Ch 30:9; Ne 9:31) (for the Lord your God is a merciful God), 
He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant 
of your fathers which He swore to them.
32 (Job 8:8; Mt 24:31) Indeed, ask about the days that are past, 
which were before you, since the day that God created man 
Or Adam. on the earth, and ask from one end of heavens to the other, 
whether there has ever been any such thing as this great thing, 
or has anything like it ever been heard?
33 (Ex 24:11; 33:20) Has a people ever heard the voice of God speaking 
out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and lived? 
34 (Dt 26:8; Ex 6:6) Or has God ever tried to take for Himself a nation 
from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, 
and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched-out arm, 
and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for 
you in Egypt before your eyes?
35 (1Sa 2:2; Isa 45:5) To you it was shown so that you might know 
that the Lord, He is God. There is no one else besides Him. 
36 (Ex 19:9; 19:19) Out of heaven He let you hear His voice 
so that He might instruct you, and on earth He showed you 
His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire. 
37 (Dt 10:15; Ex 13:3) Because He loved your fathers, therefore 
He chose their descendants after them and personally brought 
you out of Egypt with His mighty power 
38 (Dt 7:1; Ex 23:27-28) to drive out nations from before you greater 
and mightier than you are, to bring you in, to give you their land 
for an inheritance, as it is today.
39 (Jos 2:11; Dt 4:35) Know therefore today, and consider it in your heart, 
that the Lord, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below. 
There is no other. 
40 (Lev 22:31; Dt 5:16) Therefore, you shall keep His statutes 
and His commandments which I command you this day, 
so that it may go well with you and with your children after you, 
and so that you may prolong your days in the land, 
which the Lord your God gives you, forever.

[15] Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of
similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst
of the fire:
[16] Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude
of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
[17] The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any
winged fowl that flieth in the air,
[18] The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of
any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:
[19] And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the
sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be
driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided
unto all nations under the whole heaven.
[20] But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron
furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye
are this day.
[21] Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I
should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land,
which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:
[22] But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go
over, and possess that good land.
[23] Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your
God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of
any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.
[24] For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
[25] When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall
have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a
graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight
of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:
[26] I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall
soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess
it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
[27] And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left
few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
[28] And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone,
which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.
[29] But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find
him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
[30] When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee,
even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be
obedient unto his voice;
[31] (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee,
neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware
unto them.
[32] For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since
the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of
heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great
thing is, or hath been heard like it?
[33] Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the
fire, as thou hast heard, and live?
[34] Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of
another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by
a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according
to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
[35] Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is
God; there is none else beside him.
[36] Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct
thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his
words out of the midst of the fire.
[37] And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after
them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;
[38] To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou
art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is
this day.
[39] Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD
he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.
[40] Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I
command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children
after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the
LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever.

Cities of Refuge
Nu 35:6-34; Dt 19:1-14; Jos 20:1-9

41 (Nu 35:6) Then Moses set apart three cities across the Jordan,
toward the east, 
42 that the manslayer might flee there, that is, anyone who killed 
his neighbor unintentionally without hating him in time past 
could flee to one of these cities and live: 
43 (Jos 20:8) Bezer in the wilderness in the plateau of the Reubenites, 
and Ramoth in Gilead of the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan of the Manassites.

[41] Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the
sunrising;
[42] That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour
unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of
these cities he might live:
[43] Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the
Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of
the Manassites.

Introduction to the Law

44 This is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel. 
45 These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances 
which Moses spoke to the children of Israel, after they came out of Egypt, 
46 (Dt 3:29) on this side of the Jordan, in the valley over against 
Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived 
at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel struck down, 
after they had come out of Egypt. 
47 They possessed his land, and the land of Og, king of Bashan, 
the two kings of the Amorites, who were across the Jordan toward the east, 
48 (Dt 3:9; 2:36; 3:12) from Aroer, which is by the edge of the River Arnon, 
even as far as Mount Sion (that is, Hermon), 
49 (Dt 3:17) with all the Arabah across the Jordan to the east, 
even to the sea of the Arabah, under the slopes of Pisgah.

[44] And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:
[45] These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which
Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,
[46] On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land
of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the
children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:
[47] And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two
kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
[48] From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount
Sion, which is Hermon,
[49] And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of
the plain, under the springs of Pisgah. 

2) Our Daily Bread for 11 March 2026 titled <a href="https://www.odbm.org/en
/devotionals/devotional-category/rebellion-and-return"> Rebellion and Return 
</a> by Mike Wittner

Jeremiah 3:11-17

11 (Eze 16:51-52; 23:11) The Lord said to me: Backsliding Israel has proved
herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.
12 (Ps 86:15; Eze 33:11) Go and proclaim these words toward the north,
and say: Return, backsliding Israel, says the Lord,
and I will not cause My anger to fall on you.
For I am merciful, says the Lord,
and I will not keep anger forever.
13 (Dt 12:2; 30:1-3) Only acknowledge your iniquity,
that you have transgressed against the Lord your God
and have scattered your ways to the strangers
under every green tree,
and you have not obeyed My voice,
says the Lord.
14 (Isa 54:5; Jer 31:32) Return, O backsliding sons, says the Lord.
For I am married to you. And I will take you, one from a city
and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
15 (Ac 20:28; Jer 23:4) And I will give you shepherds according to My heart,
who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
16 (Isa 65:17) It shall come to pass when you are multiplied
and increased in the land in those days, says the Lord, they will say no more,
"The ark of the covenant of the Lord."
And it will not come to mind, nor will they remember it,
nor will they call for it, nor will it be made any more.
17 (Jer 11:8; 17:12) At that time they will call Jerusalem,
the Throne of the Lord, and all the nations will be gathered to it,
to Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord; nor will they walk any more
after the stubbornness of their evil hearts.

[11] And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified
herself more than treacherous Judah.
[12] Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou
backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall
upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for
ever.
[13] Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against
the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every
green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.
[14] Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto
you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will
bring you to Zion:
[15] And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed
you with knowledge and understanding.
[16] And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the
land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the
covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they
remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any
more.
[17] At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all
the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to
Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their
evil heart. 

The Wild One is a 1953 movie starring Marlon Brando as Johnny Strabler, a 
troubled, brooding leader of a motorcycle gang. In one scene, a young woman 
notices a gang member's jacket with the initials, B.R.M.C. When she learns 
that the R stands for "rebels," she laughs and touches the arm of Brando as he
idly pats a drum. "Hey, Johnny. What are you rebelling against?" He replies, 
"What do you got?"

What an apt description of our problem! We're born with a drive to assert 
ourselves. We want to be in charge, preferably by getting our way. If that 
doesn't work, we'll assert ourselves by dragging our feet. 
The rebellion is the point.

Why did Israel foolishly worship idols of "stone and wood" (Jeremiah 3:9)? 
And why did Israel's "unfaithful sister Judah" only pretend to return 
to God (v. 10)? Because that's how they expressed their 
independence - "the stubbornness of their evil hearts" (v. 17). 
The rebellion was the point.

But God's love is stronger. Jesus died for rebels and leaves the door open 
for their return. " 'Return, faithless Israel,' declares the Lord, 'I will 
frown on you no longer, for I am faithful . . . . Only acknowledge your 
guilt - you have rebelled against the Lord your God' " (vv. 12-13).

We may be born rebels, but we can return. Let's run home to our Father, 
where we find His forgiveness, love, and help.

Reflect & Pray

When do you take charge in foolish or bad ways? 
How have you been ignoring God, and how might you return to Him?

Dear Father, thank You for Your forgiveness. I'm coming home to You.
<a href="https://www.odbm.org/en/discovery-series
/god-at-the-center/practicing-obedience-to-god">
Obeying God takes practice, check out this article to learn more.</a>

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 2 - Saved by Grace - Day 4 - Entire Forgiveness
Acts 13:38

38 (Lk 24:47; Ac 2:38) "Therefore, brothers, let it be known
to you that through this Man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,"

38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren,
that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

At age 17 Mary, a cross-country runner, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
She went on to college, faced with the prospect of gradual physical decline
and, ultimately, life in a wheelchair. "The worst part," Mary admitted "is
not the pain or the inability to do what I once did. The worst part is
the hopelessness, the emotional struggle. There is no cure, no real
treatment - only insurance."
In our fallen world, there are many incurable circumstances we have to endure.
But the guilt of our sin is not one of them. Yet despite the declaration
of the Scripture that Jesus' sacrificial death paid the price for our sins,
many of us carry a load of guilt - as if we ourselves had tp pay the price.
Paul, a man who know the grace of God and the depth of his own sin,
emphasises the source and the completeness of our forgiveness.
Through Jesus - not through my good behaviour, not through my determination to
change, not through my reputation, my family's faith, or my religious duties.
Forgiveness of sins come through Christ alone, a gift we do not deserve,
a gift which places all of us on equal ground at the foot of the cross.
To acknowledge our sin without knowing the source of forgiveness only
results in hopelessness and despair - we see ourselves, yet we are powerless
to change the sin we see. But when we realise that Christ has provided
complete forgiveness of sin, we can face our sin honestly, knowing
the freedom of confession and the restoration of forgiveness.

Application

a) In what ways have I changed myself, to "turn over a new leaf",
to "make myself worthy" of God's love?

b) How can Acts 13:38 help me remember the source of forgiveness?  

4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland

Joshua 1:8

8 (Ps 19:14; 119:15) This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth.
Meditate on it day and night so that you may act carefully according to all
that is written in it. For then you will make your way successful,
and you will be wise.

8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt
meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according
to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous,
and then thou shalt have good success.

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

When you are discouraged or Depressed

Matthew 11:25-30

25 (Ps 8:2; Jn 11:41) At that time Jesus said, "I thank You, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things
from the wise and prudent and revealed them to infants.
26 Even so, Father, for it seemed good in Your sight.
27 (Jn 10:15; Mt 28:18; Jn 1:18) "All things are delivered to Me
by My Father, and no one knows the Son, except the Father.
And no one knows the Father, except the Son and he to whom
the Son will reveal Him.
28 (Jn 7:37; 6:37) "Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavily
burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 (Jer 6:16; Jn 13:15) Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me.
For I am meek and lowly in heart,
and you will find rest for your souls.(Jer 6:16).
30 (1Jn 5:3) For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."
because He has dealt bountifully with me.

The Hidden Revelation
25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things
from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man
knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father,
save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek
and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Remember God's promises when You pray

The Lord's prayer 

Matthew 6:9-13

9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: 
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
11 Give us this day our daily bread. 
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: 
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

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

Saskatchewan

Quick facts on Muslims in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan 2015 population  1125400

est Muslim Population       17279

CNMM Networks: Saskatoon

Saskatoon has seen quick growth in its Muslim population over the past
5 years, which maybe as high as 5000 today. Islamic leaders have 
focused specifically on this city , having twice already sent cohorts
of about 70 families to start mosques. There are now 7 Islamic centres
of worship and an ISlamic madrassah (school) located right next to a 
Christian school.
Of particular concern recently is the number of young adults who grew up
in evangelical churches and converted to Islam. Most of these are young
women whowere wooed by Muslim man and became emotionally bonded. 
Both prior to and after marrying, these women are known to convert to ISlam.

Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the 
  spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
  converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation. 
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
  to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon 
  to spread and grow to other cities.

Adding further

<a href="https://www.pray30days.org/2026/pray-for-tajikistan">
Pray for Tajikistan </a>

    Mari lives high up in the mountains in a remote region of Tajikistan.
   At the beginning of summer, the women go to prepare the summer pasture
   with the men arriving a week later with cows, sheep and goats. Only a
   handful of shepherds stay with the herds and flocks. The rest return
   to the village, and they see and hear nothing of the shepherds until
   harvest time.

   For the past few summers, a visitor has come to Mari's village. Since
   she is the head of the community, he always comes to her house first.
   "Last summer he offered me a book," Mari says. "This man is always
   kind and wants to help my village, so I accepted his gift. I had
   completed my schooling in the local school, so I was excited to read
   this book."

   Mari began to read the book right away, and to her surprise, found
   that it was written in a way that was easy to understand. She read it
   many times and read it to her family. They wanted to hear the stories
   many times. "My heart warmed to the central character in all these
   stories, a man called Jesus. I was growing to love him."

   The following summer the traveler returned once again. Mari welcomed
   him into her home and told him, "I love Jesus."
   He looked surprised. "How do you know him?" he asked.

   "Do you remember the book you gave me last year, the one called
   Khushkhabar {Good News}, that told the story of Jesus? I've read it
   many times and to my family as well. We believe in Jesus. Every night
   I read this book aloud and we are telling everyone in the village
   about Jesus."

How to Pray

     * Pray that the Gospel would reach the remote areas of Tajikistan.
     * Ask the Lord for His protection and strength for believers in a
       challenging spiritual climate.
     * Pray that these believers would shine like a light to others and
       that their ministry would bear fruit.

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

11th Day of the Month

a)  Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood, 
    city or community, and in Canada.

(

Ps 86:12

12 I will give You thanks, O Lord my God, with all my heart,
and I will glorify Your name forever.

12 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart:
And I will glorify thy name for evermore.

John 12:28

 28 "Father, glorify Your name."
Then a voice came from heaven, saying,
"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."

28 Father, glorify thy name. 
Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, 
I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 

)

b) Pray for the province of New Brunswick

I) Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, that God's Spirit would influence 
then to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards.
( 1 Tim 2:1 - 4 1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3(1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in the sight of
God our Savior, 4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved 
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

II) Pray for the churches of the province, 
that they would be lighthouses beaming forth
the illuminating truth of God's Word.

III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding 
the Hope Campaign and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus

Eight) Day 17 - God’s work may exceed our imagination.

Scripture: Habakkuk 1:5 NLT

5 (Isa 29:14; Eze 12:22-28) Look among the nations, and watch - wonder and be 
amazed! For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe,
though it were told you. 


[5] Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I
will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told
you. 

---

God's new work often begins with an announcement - and a gap ... A declaration
of what He is doing, and a gap between what we can imagine and what He intends
to accomplish.

When God speaks through Habakkuk, He makes it clear: what's coming will 
stretch faith. It will exceed expectations. And it won't fit neatly inside 
existing categories. That’s exciting and unsettling. We love the idea of God 
doing something new - until it requires movement before full understanding.

This is where faith becomes obedience.

God rarely reveals the whole plan. He reveals the next step. Obedience isn't 
about certainty - it's about trust. It's choosing to move forward when clarity
is partial but God's character is certain. God's people don't step into new 
seasons by having all the answers; they step in by saying yes.

Here's the tension: God's work may exceed our imagination, but it still 
requires participation. Faith isn't passive. It responds. It risks. It acts. 
Often, the greatest barrier to God's new work isn't opposition - it's 
hesitation.

Fasting and prayer sharpen this moment. They quiet competing voices and expose
delayed obedience. Courage isn't the absence of fear; it's refusing to let 
fear decide. When God says now, delay becomes disobedience disguised 
as wisdom.

You don't need the full picture.
You need to take the next faithful step.

---

Listening Prayer:

"Holy Spirit ...

A. What specific step of obedience are You asking me to take right now 
that I've been delaying or rationalising?"

B. What fear, assumption, or need for control do I need to release 
to move forward in trust and courage?"

Prayer Items:

Please pray for the ministry of the Word in preaching on weekend 
services and teaching in small groups and micro-churches ...

A. Faithful Proclamation and Spirit-Anointed Teaching
Pray that the Word would be preached and taught with clarity, conviction, 
and humility - faithful to Scripture and empowered by the Holy Spirit so 
hearts are awakened, minds renewed, and lives transformed (1 Cor. 2:4)

4 (Ro 15:19; 1Co 4:20) My speech and my preaching was not with enticing
words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 

[4] And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's
wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 
.

B. Receptive Hearts and Obedient Response

Ask God to prepare the hearts of those listening - whether in large gatherings
or living rooms - so the Word is received deeply, not just heard, and produces
repentance, faith, and lasting fruit (Luke 8:15).

15 (Php 1:11; Col 1:6) But the seed on the good ground are those who,
having heard the word, keep it in an honest and good heart
and bear fruit with patience.

[15] But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good
heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. 

C. Unity and Alignment Across All Teaching Environments

Pray that preaching and teaching - from the platform to small groups 
and micro-churches - would be unified in message, theology, and mission, 
reinforcing a shared vision and forming mature disciples (Eph. 4:11–13).

11 (Ac 21:8; 13:1) He gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists,
pastors, and teachers,
12 (1Co 12:27; Eph 1:23) for the equipping of the saints, for the work
of service, and for the building up of the body of Christ,
13 (Eph 4:5; 1:23) until we all come into the unity of the faith
and of the knowledge of the Son of God, into a complete man,
to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 

[11] And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists;
and some, pastors and teachers;
[12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the
edifying of the body of Christ:
[13] Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the
Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the
fulness of Christ: 

D. Multiplication of Teachers and Disciple-Makers

Pray that God would raise up, equip, and sustain faithful teachers who handle 
the Word well, model Christlike character, and help multiply disciples who 
live out the gospel in everyday life (2 Tim. 2:2).

2 (1Ti 1:18; 6:12) Share the things that you have heard from me
in the presence of many witnesses with faithful men who will be able
to teach others also. 

[2] And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same
commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 
---

Author: Pastor Barry Regier, Lead Pastor at Calvary

Conclusion:

Pray to the Lord and pray to walk in the ways of the Lord in obedience.

Pray to the Lord: "Dear Father, thank You for Your forgiveness. 
I'm coming home to You. "

Pray to the Lord and pray to know Jesus as the only Source of Forgiveness. 

Pray to the Lord and pray to rest in the Lord.

Pray to the Lord and pray to know Him as love and salvation.

Agree in prayer with us for:
- entire congregations and individual believers to catch God's heart
and passion for reaching Muslims in Saskatoon and the other growing
Muslim population centres of Saskatchewan.
- for the eyes and understanding of Canadian youth to be opened to the 
  spiritual reality of Islam, and not deceived nor manipulated into
  converting to a religion which cannot offer assurance of salvation. 
- for the few workers among Muslims now engaged there, and for many more
  to be raised up into effective witness.
- for prayer and training events that are starting in Saskatoon 
  to spread and grow to other cities.
  
     * Pray that the Gospel would reach the remote areas of Tajikistan.
     * Ask the Lord for His protection and strength for believers in a
       challenging spiritual climate.
     * Pray that these believers would shine like a light to others and
       that their ministry would bear fruit.

Pray for God's name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood, 
city or community, and in your country .

Please pray for the ministry of the Word in preaching on weekend 
services and teaching in small groups and micro-churches ...

A. Faithful Proclamation and Spirit-Anointed Teaching
Pray that the Word would be preached and taught with clarity, conviction, 
and humility - faithful to Scripture and empowered by the Holy Spirit so 
hearts are awakened, minds renewed, and lives transformed (1 Cor. 2:4)

4 (Ro 15:19; 1Co 4:20) My speech and my preaching was not with enticing
words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 

[4] And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's
wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 
.

B. Receptive Hearts and Obedient Response

Ask God to prepare the hearts of those listening - whether in large gatherings
or living rooms - so the Word is received deeply, not just heard, and produces
repentance, faith, and lasting fruit (Luke 8:15).

15 (Php 1:11; Col 1:6) But the seed on the good ground are those who,
having heard the word, keep it in an honest and good heart
and bear fruit with patience.

[15] But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good
heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. 

C. Unity and Alignment Across All Teaching Environments

Pray that preaching and teaching - from the platform to small groups 
and micro-churches - would be unified in message, theology, and mission, 
reinforcing a shared vision and forming mature disciples (Eph. 4:11–13).

11 (Ac 21:8; 13:1) He gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists,
pastors, and teachers,
12 (1Co 12:27; Eph 1:23) for the equipping of the saints, for the work
of service, and for the building up of the body of Christ,
13 (Eph 4:5; 1:23) until we all come into the unity of the faith
and of the knowledge of the Son of God, into a complete man,
to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 

[11] And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists;
and some, pastors and teachers;
[12] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the
edifying of the body of Christ:
[13] Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the
Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the
fulness of Christ: 

D. Multiplication of Teachers and Disciple-Makers

Pray that God would raise up, equip, and sustain faithful teachers who handle 
the Word well, model Christlike character, and help multiply disciples who 
live out the gospel in everyday life (2 Tim. 2:2).

2 (1Ti 1:18; 6:12) Share the things that you have heard from me
in the presence of many witnesses with faithful men who will be able
to teach others also. 

[2] And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same
commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 

<A href="https://www.vomcanada.com/libya.htm">LIBYA</a>

Pray that converts from Islam in Libya will find supportive Christian 
fellowship so they can grow in their faith.

Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness

Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God
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