Day 28 of MY 5th Bible Study Journey

Day 28, 28 January 2025

1) Gen 46 - 47

GENESIS 46 ,  

Jacob's Journey to Egypt

1(Ge 21:33; 28:10) So Israel set out with all that he had and came to 
Beersheba and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2(Ge 15:1; Job 33:14-15) God spoke to Israel in visions of the night 
and said, "Jacob, Jacob." And he said, "Here I am."
3(Ge 12:2; Dt 26:5)Then He said, "I am God, the God of your father. 
Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt,
for I will make you into a great nation there. 
4(Ge 28:15; 48:21)I will go down with you to Egypt, 
and I will also surely bring you back again. 
And Joseph's own hand shall close your eyes."
5 (Ge 45:19; 45:21)Jacob arose from Beersheba, and the sons of Israel 
carried Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives 
in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
6(Jos 24:4; Ps 105:23)They took their livestock and their possessions 
that they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, 
Jacob and all his descendants with him. 
7 He brought with him to Egypt his sons and his sons' sons,
 his daughters and his sons' daughters, and all his descendants.
8(Ex 1:1-5; 1Ch 2:13-55)These were the names of the sons of Israel,
 Jacob and his sons, who came to Egypt:
Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
9 The sons of Reuben were
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Karmi.
10 (Ex 6:15; Ge 29:33)The sons of Simeon were
Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar, 
and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 (Ge 29:34)The sons of Levi were
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (From these will arise the Levites).
12 (Ge 29:35; 38:7) The sons of Judah were
Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah 
(but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan).
The sons of Perez were
Hezron and Hamul.
13 The sons of Issachar were
Tola, Puah, Job, and Shimron.
14 The sons of Zebulun were
Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
15 (Ge 29:32-35; 30:17-21) These were the sons of Leah, 
whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, 
with his daughter Dinah.
 All his sons and his daughters numbered thirty-three.
16 (Nu 26:15-17; Ge 30:11)And the sons of Gad were
Zephon, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
17 (Ge 30:13) The sons of Asher were
Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah,
and Serah their sister.
The sons of Beriah:
Heber and Malkiel.
18 (Ge 29:24)These were the sons of Zilpah, 
whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter;
 and these she bore to Jacob, sixteen in all.
19 (Ge 44:27) The sons of Rachel, Jacob's wife, were Joseph and Benjamin. 
20 (Ge 41:50-52; 41:45) To Joseph in the land of Egypt 
were born Manasseh and Ephraim, 
whom Asenath the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore to him.
21(1Ch 7:6-12)The sons of Benjamin were
Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
22T hese were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob, fourteen in all.
23The son of Dan was Hushim.
24 (1Ch 7:13) The sons of Naphtali:
Jahziel,Jahzeel (in Nu 26:48. ) 
Guni, Jezer, and Shillem.Shallum (in 1Ch 7:13.)
25 (Ge 29:29) These were the sons of Bilhah,
 whom Laban gave to Rachel his daughter, 
and she bore these to Jacob, seven in all.
26 (Ex 1:5) All those who came with Jacob to Egypt, 
who were direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob's sons, 
were sixty-six in all. 
27 (Ac 7:14; Ex 1:5) And the sons of Joseph, 
who were born to him in Egypt, were two. 
All those of the house of Jacob who came to Egypt were seventy.

Jacob Settles in Goshen

28 (Ge 45:10) Now he sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions 
to Goshen. And they came into the land of Goshen. 
29 (Lk 15:20))= Joseph readied his chariot and went up to Goshen
 to meet Israel his father. As soon as he appeared to him, 
he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a long time.
30 (Lk 2:29-30) Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, 
since I have seen your face, because you are still alive."
31 Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, 
"I will go up and tell Pharaoh and say to him, 'My brothers 
and my father's household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 
32 (Ge 47:3) The men are shepherds; their work has been to feed livestock,
 and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have.' 
33 (Ge 46:32) When Pharaoh calls you and asks, 'What is your occupation?' 
34 (Ge 43:32; Ex 8:26) you shall say, 'Your servants have been 
keepers of livestock from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,' 
so that you may dwell in the land of Goshen, 
because every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians"

Genesis 46
[1] And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to
Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.
[2] And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob,
Jacob. And he said, Here am I.
[3] And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into
Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
[4] I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee
up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.
[5] And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob
their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which
Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
[6] And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in
the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him:
[7] His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons'
daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt.
[8] And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into
Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.
[9] And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi.
[10] And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and
Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
[11] And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
[12] And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah:
but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were
Hezron and Hamul.
[13] And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron.
[14] And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
[15] These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram,
with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were
thirty and three.
[16] And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and
Arodi, and Areli.
[17] And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and
Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel.
[18] These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and
these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
[19] The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.
[20] And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim,
which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him.
[21] And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and
Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
[22] These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls
were fourteen.
[23] And the sons of Dan; Hushim.
[24] And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
[25] These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his
daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven.
[26] All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his
loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
[27] And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls:
all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore
and ten.
[28] And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto
Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
[29] And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his
father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck,
and wept on his neck a good while.
[30] And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy
face, because thou art yet alive.
[31] And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will
go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's
house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me;
[32] And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle;
and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
[33] And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say,
What is your occupation?
[34] That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our
youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in
the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

GENESIS 47
1 (Ge 46:31; 45:10) Then Joseph went and told Pharaoh, 
"My father and my brothers and their flocks and their herds 
and all that they possess have come from the land of Canaan 
and are now in the land of Goshen." 
2 (Ac 7:13) He took five men from among his brothers 
and presented them before Pharaoh.
3 (Ge 46:33-34) Pharaoh asked his brothers, "What is your occupation?"
And they said to Pharaoh, "Your servants are shepherds, 
both we and also our fathers." 
4 (Ge 15:13; 46:34) They said to Pharaoh, 'We have come to sojourn in the land,
for your servants have no pasture for their flocks,
because the famine is severe 
in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please allow your servants to dwell
 in the land of Goshen.'
5 Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying,
"Your father and your brothers have come to you. 
6 (Ge 47:11; Ex 18:21) The land of Egypt is before you. Have your father 
and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Have them dwell 
in the land of Goshen, and if you know any capable men among them, 
then put them in charge over my livestock."
7(Ge 47:10)Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and presented him to Pharaoh,
 and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 
8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How old are you?"
9 (Ge 35:28; 1Ch 29:15) And Jacob said to Pharaoh, 
"The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred and thirty years.
 My days of the years of my life have been few and evil, 
and they have not attained to the days of the years of the lives of my fathers
 in the days of their pilgrimage." 
10 (Ge 47:7) And Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.
11 (Ex 1:11; 12:37) So Joseph settled his father and his brothers 
and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt,
 in the best part of the land, in the land of Rameses,
 as Pharaoh had commanded. 
12 (Ge 45:11) Joseph provided food for his father, his brothers,
 and his father's entire household, according to the number of their children.
 
[1] Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren,
and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of
the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
[2] And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto
Pharaoh.
[3] And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they
said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our
fathers.
[4] They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come;
for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in
the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in
the land of Goshen.
[5] And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are
come unto thee:
[6] The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy
father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if
thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my
cattle.
[7] And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and
Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
[8] And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
[9] And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are
an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my
life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of
my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
[10] And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
[11] And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a
possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of
Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
[12] And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's
household, with bread, according to their families.

Joseph and the Famine

13(Ac 7:11) There was no food in all the land, for the famine 
was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and 
all the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. 
14 (Ge 41:56) Joseph gathered up all the money that was found 
in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan for the grain that they bought,
and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 
15 When the money was all spent in the land of Egypt 
and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came to Joseph 
and said, "Give us food, for why should we die in your presence?
 For our money is gone."
16 Joseph said, "Give your livestock, and I will give you food 
for your livestock, if your money is gone." 
17 They brought their livestock to Joseph, and Joseph gave them food 
in exchange for the horses, the flocks, the herds, and the donkeys; 
and he fed them with food in exchange for all their livestock for that year.
18 When that year was ended, they came to him the second year 
and said to him, "We will not hide it from our lord, that our money is all spent. 
Our lord also has our herds of livestock. There is nothing left in the sight 
of my lord but our bodies and our lands. 
19 (Ne 5:2-3) Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land?
Buy us and our land for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Pharaoh.
Also give us seed, so that we may live and not die, 
so that the land will not be desolate."
20 So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh,
 for every Egyptian man sold his field 
because the famine was severe on them. 
So the land became Pharaoh's. 
21 As for the people, he removed them to cities 
from one end of the borders of Egypt to the other end. 
22 (Ezr 7:24) Only the land of the priests he did not buy; 
for the priests had an allotment from Pharaoh, 
and they lived off their allotment that Pharaoh gave them. 
Therefore they did not sell their lands.
23 Then Joseph said to the people, "I have bought you and your land today 
for Pharaoh; here is seed for you so you may sow the land. 
24 (Ge 41:34) At the harvest, you must give a fifth part to Pharaoh 
and four parts will be your own, as seed for the field and 
for your food and for those of your households
 and for food for your little ones."
25 (Ge 33:15) They said, "You have saved our lives. 
Let us find grace in the sight of my lord, 
and we will be Pharaoh's slaves."
26 (Ge 47:22) So Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt to this day, 
that Pharaoh should have the fifth part, 
except from the land of the priests, which did not become Pharaoh's.

[13] And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore,
so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of
the famine.
[14] And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of
Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph
brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
[15] And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan,
all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should
we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
[16] And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle,
if money fail.
[17] And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread
in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds,
and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that
year.
[18] When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said
unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my
lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of
my lord, but our bodies, and our lands:
[19] Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us
and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh:
and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not
desolate.
[20] And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians
sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the
land became Pharaoh's.
[21] And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the
borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.
[22] Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a
portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh
gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.
[23] Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day
and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the
land.
[24] And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth
part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field,
and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your
little ones.
[25] And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the
sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
[26] And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that
Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only,
which became not Pharaoh's.

Jacob's Request of Joseph

27 (Ge 46:3; Ex 1:7) Israel lived in the land of Egypt, 
in the land of Goshen, and they had possessions there 
and grew and became very numerous.
28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, 
so the years of Jacob's life were one hundred and forty-seven years. 
29 (Ge 24:2; 24:49) When the time drew near when Israel would die,
he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found grace
 in your sight,  please put your hand under my thigh 
and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt, 
30 (Ge 49:29-32; 23:19) but let me lie with my fathers. 
Carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place."
And he said, "I will do as you have said."
31(1Ki 1:47; Ge 24:3)And he said, "Swear to me," and he swore to him. 
Then Israel bowed himself at the head of his bed.

[27] And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and
they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
[28] And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age
of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.
[29] And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son
Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I
pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury
me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
[30] But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt,
and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
[31] And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed
himself upon the bed's head. 

2) Our Daily Bread for 28 January 2025 entitled 
<a href="https://www.odb.org/2025/01/28/god-in-the-wilderness">
God in the Wilderness </a>

Deuteronomy 8:1-5

Remember the Lord Your God

1 (Dt 4:1; 5:32-6:3) You must carefully keep all the commandments
that I am commanding you today, so that you may live, and multiply,
and go in and possess the land which the Lord swore to your fathers.
2 (Am 2:10; Ex 15:25) You must remember that the Lord your God led
you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you,
and to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would
keep His commandments or not.
3 (Mt 4:4; Lk 4:4; Ex 16:2-3) He humbled you and let you suffer hunger,
and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know,
that He might make you know that man does not live by bread alone;
but man lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord.
4 (Dt 29:5; Ne 9:21) Your clothing did not wear out on you, nor did
your feet swell these forty years.
5 (2Sa 7:14; Pr 3:12) You must also consider in your heart that,
as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you.

[1] All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to
do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the
LORD sware unto your fathers.
[2] And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee
these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to
know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments,
or no.
[3] And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with
manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might
make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
[4] Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these
forty years.
[5] Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his
son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. 

For various sad reasons, my family has lived in seven different houses over a 
five-year period. This is a lot of moving house, with all the accompanying 
uncertainty. We've lost money, with significant moving charges and lawyers' 
fees, but the biggest cost has been emotional. Some of the moves represented 
dashed hopes or painful uprootings from places we'd loved. Others were into 
temporary rented accommodation, where the instability and uncertainty took its
toll. In comparison with the world's refugees, admittedly, we are extremely 
privileged-we were always sheltered and warm-but even this experience taught 
us that living in limbo is exhausting.

No wonder the Israelites grumbled about forty years in the desert. However, in
Moses' last speech before they entered the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 1:1), he
reminded them of God's past help in their long wanderings. God had provided 
for them: "Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during 
those forty years" (8:4), and God had given them manna to eat (v. 3). Even 
the hardships had a spiritual purpose: "to humble and test you to know what 
was in your heart" (v. 2).

Right now '’m too drained to confidently identify God's good purpose 
and provision for my wanderings, but Deuteronomy 8 helps me trust that 
in time, I will. If you are in a desert period, I trust this for you, too.

By:  Tanya Marlow

Reflect & Pray
Think of a wilderness time for you, in your past or present. 
How have you seen God's provision for you? 
How have you seen God's purposes at work?

Dear God, in my wilderness times, help me to see how You are still providing 
for me. Please show me how You are redeeming this hard period for my good.

3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation

Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools

Week 8 Guided by Grace Day 3 - The Promise of Completion

Philippians 1:6

6 (1Co 1:8; Jn 6:29) I am confident of this very thing,
that He who began a good work in you will perfect it
until the day of Jesus Christ.

6 being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun
a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

"Elizabeth is a good student", the note on the side of the report card read,
"but she doesn't finish what she starts. She has a lot of good ideas, but
rarely brings then to completion."
Many of us are like Elizabeth. We start into a new venture with high hopes
and great motivation. But somewhere along the way, we become discouraged.
Someone tells us that our ideas are stupid, or that we are not capable of
doing what we dream. We get a particularly difficult hurdle and give up.
Sometimes we fell the Christian like is like that, too. We start well, and
believe that in Christ we can accomplish anything. But then our prayers
become rote, our Bible reading ritual. We can't seem to regain that sense
of God's presence; we have, we conclude, "Lost our first love." (Rev 2)
But God has a different perspective. He began the work of salvation in us;
he leads and guides us in his will, and he will complete what he has begun.
Often we fail to see God's grace in the ongoing process of walking with him
because his agenda is different from ours. We know what we want to see
happen in our lives; God knows what needs to happen.
"When I first came into a relationship with Christ," one woman explained,
"I knew I had a lot of changing to do. But, strangely enough, the things God
changed weren't on my list at all!"
When God begins his work in our lives, he has a plan for our maturity.
He is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. And what God
has begun, he will finish.

Application

a) Have I ever tried to "decide" for God what problems in my life
needed dealing with?

b) Has God ever pointed out issues that were a surprise to me?

c) How can today's verse help me relax in God's will and
have confidence in the direction of my life?  

4) Prosperity verses from Kenneth Copeland

Deut 8:18

18 But you must remember the Lord your God,
for it is He who gives you the ability to get wealth,
so that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers,
as it is today.

18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth
thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant
which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

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

God's Guiding Presence

Ps 119:105-112

נ Nun

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
107 I am greatly afflicted;
revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
108 Accept the freewill offerings of my praise, O Lord,
and teach me Your judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand,
yet I do not forget Your law.
110 The wicked have laid a trap for me,
yet I do not depart from Your precepts.
111 Your testimonies are my inheritance forever,
for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes always,
even unto the end.

נ Nun
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
And a light unto my path.
106 I have sworn, and I will perform it,
That I will keep thy righteous judgments.
107 I am afflicted very much:
Quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me thy judgments.
109 My soul is continually in my hand:
Yet do I not forget thy law.
110 The wicked have laid a snare for me:
Yet I erred not from thy precepts.
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever:
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes
Alway, even unto the end.

Remember God's promises when You pray 

The Lord's prayer

Matthew 6:9-13


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

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

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

2015 Population - 4631302 Muslims about 136493

British Columbia - British Columbia's Muslim Population is growing constantly.
Every week there are immigrants ad refugees coming to the Greater Vancouver 
and surrounding areas.  There are also significant Muslim student populations
in our colleges and universities. Some have even suggested that there are
between 4000  and 5000 Saudi Arabian students alone, without counting all
other nationalities.

Greater Vancouver has an estimated 180000 Muslims, and there are significant 
and growing communities in the Fraser Valley such as in Langley, Abbotsford,
Chilliwack, etc. Including these communities the total population for this
region is about 200000.
Of these, there are an estimated 100000 Iranians, 35000 Arabs, 15000 Ismailis,
more than 20000 Afghanis, 10000 South Asian Muslims, 3000 Turks, and small
numbers from other countries such as Sudan, Somalia, Albania, etc. 
We are seeing some Muslims coming to Christ and we rejoice in that.
A few people also have some ongoing ministry to Muslims in the area,
for which we also rejoice.  Let us agree in that

- the church will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
- the church will press in to participate in effective 
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.

Adding further

30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020 

Under the Keep Praying page

When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid  celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that 
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you 
know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 :  17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; 
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, 
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants 
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. 
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: 
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.  20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]

Footnotes
	Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15  : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under 
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the 
house."

Ideas for prayer

- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people - 
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims 
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days! 

My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .

7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada

http://www.ehc.ca

Day 28 of the Month

a) Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.

(

John 5:24

24 (Jn 3:18; 1Jn 3:14; Jn 3:36) "Truly, truly I say to you, whoever
hears My word and believes in Him who sent
Me has eternal life and shall not come into condemnation,
but has passed from death into life."

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, 
and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, 
and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

)

b) Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you
know today . (

The Lord's prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

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

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

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

)

8 ) Watch and Pray

DAY TWO:

PRAY FOR A HEART OF BROKENNESS, NO MATTER THE EARTHLY COST

VERSE OF THE DAY:

 Psalm 147:3
 
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) He heals the broken in heart,
and binds up their wounds.

[3] He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

It can be challenging to pray for anything but a comfortable, successful, and
pain-free life for our children. However, as faithful parents, the greatest eternal
good we can pray for them is their salvation. It’s more important than earthly
happiness or comfort. We must fight in prayer for them in this world filled with
temporary pleasures, self-gratification, and blurry lines, entrusting their lives to
our Lord-even if the path to salvation or their return home comes through
pain.

A Story of Brokenness: "After a devastating loss of my identity as an athlete
and hidden abuse from peers, my life spiralled out of control. I searched for
identity and purpose in anything but Jesus. As self-destructive patterns drove
me deeper into despair, I longed for an escape from this world, ultimately
landing me in the protection of a hospital.

In that stark white hospital room, the choice before me was clear: be crushed
by the weight of my sin or lay the broken pieces of my life at His feet. By His
grace, He led me to my knees and has been redeeming those broken pieces
ever since. I am eternally grateful that my parents loved me enough to pray for
my brokenness-a brokenness that would lead to healing. And my path of
brokenness nearly killed me." (Adapted from an article by Sarah Walton)

REFLECTION:

Will I be bold enough to pray for whatever it takes for them to come to You,
Lord?

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, Father, use whatever means necessary to save my loved one from
an eternity apart from You, no matter the cost. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen.

SCRIPTURE REFLECTION:

Romans 15:13, 

13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.

[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

1 John 1:9

9 (Ps 32:5; Pr 28:13) If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

[9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Conclusion:

Pray to seek the Lord's will in your family to settle in a prosperous land.

Pray to the Lord: "God of grace, help me to share Your grace 
in my interactions with others."

Pray to the Lord and pray to remember the Lord will complete
what he needs to do in you. 

Pray to the Lord and pray to know His covenant.

Pray to the Lord and pray to know His Word as a Lamp upon your feet .

Pray the church in BC will catch a vision to pray,
and a burden to train outreach to Muslims
Pray the church in BC will press in to participate in effective 
discipleship of these new Muslim background believers.

Pray for new Canadians, that they will have opportunity to hear
and respond to the Gospel and place their faith in Jesus Christ.

Pray for God's kingdom to come in the life of someone you know today .

Pray for Christians in Azerbaijan who are sharing the "Good News" 
of the Gospel through social media.

Dear Lord, Father, use whatever means necessary to save my loved one from
an eternity apart from You, no matter the cost. In Jesus' name, I pray, Amen.

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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