Day 50 of My 5th bible Study Journey

Day 50, 19 February 2025 

1) Leviticus 19, Leviticus 20, Leviticus 21

Leviticus 19

Moral and Ceremonial Laws

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 
2 (Ex 19:6; Lev 11:44-45) Speak to all the congregation of the 
children of Israel, and say to them: You shall be holy, for I 
the Lord your God am holy.
3 (Ex 20:12; 20:8; 16:29) Every one of you shall revere 
his mother and his father, and you will keep My Sabbaths: 
I am the Lord your God.
4 (Lev 26:1; Ex 20:23; 34:17) Do not turn to idols, 
nor make for yourselves cast metal gods: I am the Lord your God.
5 (Lev 1:3; 7:16) When you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings
to the Lord, you shall offer it so that you might be accepted. 
6 It shall be eaten the same day you offer it or on the next day,
and if any remains until the third day, it shall be burned in the fire.
7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, then it is contaminated. 
It shall not be accepted. 
8 Therefore everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, 
because he has defiled what is holy of the Lord, 
and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
9 (Lev 23:22; 23:29) When you reap the harvest of your land,
you shall not reap up to the edge of your field, 
nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. 
10 You shall not glean bare your vineyard, 
nor shall you gather every fallen grape of your vineyard.
You shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.
11 (Ex 20:15; Eph 4:25) You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, 
nor lie to one another.
12 (Ex 20:7; Lev 18:21; 6:3) You shall not swear falsely by My name,
 and so defile the name of your God: I am the Lord.
13 (Jas 5:4; Dt 24:14-15) You shall not defraud your neighbor or rob him.
The wages of him who is hired shall not stay with you all night 
until the morning.
14 (Dt 27:18; Lev 19:32) You shall not curse the deaf, 
nor put a stumbling block before the blind, 
but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.
15 (Dt 1:17; Ex 23:2-3; Dt 16:19) You shall do no unrighteousness
in a court. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor 
the person who is great, but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.
16 (Ex 23:1; 23:7; Ps 15:3) You shall not go around as a slanderer
among your people, nor shall you stand by while the life of your 
neighbor is in danger: I am the Lord.
17 (Lk 17:3; 1Jn 2:9) You shall not hate your brother in your heart.
You shall surely reason honestly with your neighbor, 
and not suffer sin because of him.
18 (Ro 12:19; 13:9; Gal 5:14) You shall not take vengeance, 
nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, 
but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto
them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
[3] Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my
sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
[4] Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the
LORD your God.
[5] And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall
offer it at your own will.
[6] It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if
ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
[7] And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall
not be accepted.
[8] Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he
hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off
from among his people.
[9] And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap
the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy
harvest.
[10] And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every
grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am
the LORD your God.
[11] Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
[12] And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane
the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
[13] Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him
that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
[14] Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the
blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
[15] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the
person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in
righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
[16] Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither
shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
[17] Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise
rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
[18] Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy
people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

[The Great commandment]

19 (Dt 22:9-11) You shall keep My statutes.
You shall not let your livestock breed with a different kind.
You shall not sow your field with mixed seed, nor shall your garment
 be mixed from two types of fabric.
20 (Dt 22:23-24) Whoever lies with a slave woman who is betrothed 
to another man and not yet ransomed or given freedom,
compensation will be made. They shall not be put to death,
because she was not free. 
21 He shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord at the entrance
of the tent of meeting, a ram for a guilt offering. 
22 The priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt
offering before the Lord for his sin which he has done, 
and he will be forgiven for the sin that he has committed.
23 (Lev 12:3; 22:27) When you come into the land 
and plant any kind of tree for food, 
then you shall count the fruit as forbidden.Or uncircumcised. 
Three years it shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten. 
24 (Dt 18:4; Pr 3:9) But in the fourth year all the fruit shall 
be holy and an offering of praise to the Lord. 
25 And in the fifth year you shall eat of the fruit that it may yield
an increase to you: I am the Lord your God.
26 (Dt 12:23; 2Ki 17:17) You shall not eat anything with the blood in it,
nor shall you practice divination or fortune-telling.
27 (Lev 21:5; Isa 15:2) You shall not round the corners of the hair on your 
head, nor shall you mar the edges of your beard.
28 (Dt 14:1; Lev 21:5) You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh 
for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.
29 Do not prostitute your daughter and cause her to be defiled, 
lest the land fall into whoredom and become full of wickedness.
30 (Lev 19:3; 26:2) You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary:
I am the Lord.
31 (Isa 8:19; Lev 20:27; 1Sa 28:3) Do not turn to spirits through 
mediums or necromancers. Do not seek after them to be defiled by them: 
I am the Lord your God.
32 (Lev 19:14; La 5:12) You shall rise up before a gray head,
and honor the face of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.
33 (Ex 22:21; 23:9) When a foreigner sojourns with you in your land,
you shall not do him wrong. 
34 (Lev 19:18; Dt 10:19) The foreigner who dwells with you shall be 
to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself 
for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
35 (Dt 25:13; 25:15) You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment 
regarding measures in length, weight, or quantity. 
36 (Ex 20:2; Pr 11:1) You shall have honest balances, honest weights,
an honest ephah,(A dry measure of about 3/5 of a bushel, or 22 liters.)
and an honest hin:(A liquid measure of about 1 gallon, or 3.8 liters.)
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
37 (Lev 18:4-5) Therefore you shall observe all My statutes 
and all My judgments and do them: I am the Lord.

[19] Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a
diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall
a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
[20] And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid,
betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she
shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.
[21] And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door
of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering.
[22] And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the
trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the
sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.
[23] And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner
of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised:
three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.
[24] But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise
the LORD withal.
[25] And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may
yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.
[26] Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use
enchantment, nor observe times.
[27] Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar
the corners of thy beard.
[28] Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print
any marks upon you: I am the LORD.
[29] Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the
land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.
[30] Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
[31] Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards,
to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.
[32] Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the
old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
[33] And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.
[34] But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born
among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the
land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
[35] Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or
in measure.
[36] Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye
have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.
[37] Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and
do them: I am the LORD. 

Leviticus 20

Penalties for Violating the Law

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 
2 (Lev 18:21; 20:27) Again, you shall say to the children of Israel:
Whoever from the children of Israel or from the foreigners who sojourn
in Israel who gives any of his children to Molek, 
he shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him. 
3 (Lev 18:21; 17:10) I will set My face against that man 
and will cut him off from among his people, 
because he has given some of his descendants to Molek to defile 
My sanctuary and to defile My holy name. 
4(Dt 17:2-5) If the people of the land in any way hide their eyes
from the man when he gives of his children to Molek and do not put
him to death, 
5 then I will set My face against that man and against his family;
and I will cut them off from their people, both him 
and those who follow after him as whores after Molek.
6 (Lev 19:31; 20:27; Isa 8:19) The person who turns to spirits 
through mediums and necromancers in order to whore after them, 
I will even set My face against that person 
and will cut him off from among his people.
7 (Eph 1:4; Lev 11:44) Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy,
for I am the Lord your God. 
8 (Ex 31:13; Lev 21:8) You shall keep My statutes, and do them; 
I am the Lord who sanctifies you.
9 (Ex 21:17; Dt 27:16; 2Sa 1:16) For anyone who curses his father 
or his mother shall be surely put to death. 
He has cursed his father or his mother, and his blood guilt shall 
be upon him.
10 (Ex 20:14; Lev 18:20) If a man commits adultery with another 
man's wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, 
the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
11 (Dt 27:20; 27:23) If a man lies with his father's wife, 
he has exposed his father's nakedness. 
Both of them shall surely be put to death. 
Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
12 (Lev 18:15; 18:23) If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, 
both of them shall surely be put to death. 
They have committed a perversion. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
13 (Lev 18:22; Dt 23:17; 1Co 6:9) If a man lies with another man 
as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. 
They shall surely be put to death. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
14 (Lev 18:17; Dt 27:23) If a man lies with a woman and also her mother,
it is wickedness. Both he and they shall be burned with fire, 
so that there is no wickedness among you.
15 (Lev 18:23; Dt 27:21) If a man lies with an animal, 
he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.
16 If a woman approaches an animal and lies with it, 
you shall kill the woman and the animal. They shall surely be put to death.
Their blood guilt shall be upon them.
17 (Lev 18:9; Dt 27:22) If a man lies with his sister, 
whether the daughter of his father or mother, 
they have exposed each other's nakedness; 
it is a wicked thing and they shall be cut off from the sight 
of their people. He has exposed his sister's nakedness, 
and he shall bear his iniquity.
18 (Lev 15:24; 18:19) If a man lies with a woman during her menstrual
 period and exposes her nakedness, her fountain of blood is then exposed.
 Both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
19 (Lev 18:6) You shall not have relations 
with your mother's sister or your father's sister, for this is to expose 
the nakedness of one's relative. They shall bear their iniquity.
20 (Lev 18:14) If a man lies with his uncle's wife, 
he has exposed his uncle's nakedness. 
They shall bear their sin. They shall die childless.
21 (Lev 18:16) If a man lies with his brother's wife, 
it is impurity. He has exposed his brother's nakedness. 
They shall be childless.
22 (Lev 18:25-28) You shall therefore keep all My statutes 
and all My decrees and do them, so that the land to where 
I am bringing you will not vomit you out. 
23 (Lev 18:3; 18:24) You shall not walk in the customs of the nation 
that I am driving out before you, for they committed all these things, 
and therefore I abhorred them. 
24 (Ex 33:16; 3:8) But I have said to you: You shall inherit their land,
and I will give it to you to possess it, a land that 
flows with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God, who has separated you 
from other peoples.
25 (Lev 11:1-47; Dt 14:3-21) You shall therefore make distinction 
between the clean animal from the unclean, 
and the unclean fowl from the clean, 
and you shall not make yourselves detestable by animal, or by fowl, 
or by any manner of living thing that crawls on the ground, 
which I have separated from you as unclean. 
26 (Lev 19:2; 20:7) You shall be holy unto Me; 
for I the Lord am holy and have separated you 
from other peoples, that you should be Mine.
27 (Lev 19:31; 20:6) A man or woman who speaks 
to spirits as a medium or necromancer shall surely be put to death. 
They shall stone them. Their blood guilt shall be upon them.

Leviticus 20
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[2] Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the
children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth
any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of
the land shall stone him with stones.
[3] And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among
his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my
sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
[4] And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man,
when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:
[5] Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and
will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom
with Molech, from among their people.
[6] And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after
wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that
soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
[7] Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your
God.
[8] And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify
you.
[9] For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put
to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon
him.
[10] And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he
that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the
adulteress shall surely be put to death.
[11] And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his
father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood
shall be upon them.
[12] And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be
put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
[13] If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them
have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their
blood shall be upon them.
[14] And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall
be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
[15] And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye
shall slay the beast.
[16] And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou
shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death;
their blood shall be upon them.
[17] And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his
mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a
wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he
hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
[18] And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall
uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath
uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from
among their people.
[19] And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of
thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their
iniquity.
[20] And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his
uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
[21] And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he
hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
[22] Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do
them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
[23] And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out
before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred
them.
[24] But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give
it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the
LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
[25] Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and
between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable
by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the
ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
[26] And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed
you from other people, that ye should be mine.
[27] A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard,
shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood
shall be upon them. 

Leviticus 21

Rules for Priestly Conduct

1 (Eze 44:25; Lev 10:6-7) Then the Lord said to Moses: Speak to the priests,
the sons of Aaron, and say to them: None shall make himself unclean 
for the dead among his people, 
2 but for his closest relatives, that is, for his mother, his father, 
his son, his daughter, his brother, 
3 and his virgin sister (who is near him because she has not had a husband),
for her he may be made unclean. 
4 And he shall not make himself unclean as a husband among his people 
because of the dead and so defile himself.
5 (Dt 14:1; Eze 44:20; Lev 19:27-28) They shall not make bald areas 
on their heads, nor shall they shave off the edges of their beards, 
nor make any cuts in their flesh. 
6 (Lev 3:11; 18:21) They shall be holy unto their God, 
and not profane the name of their God; 
for they offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire, 
and the food of their God. Therefore they shall be holy.
7 (Lev 21:13-14; Eze 44:22) They shall not take a wife
who is a whore or has been defiled, nor shall they take
a woman divorced from her husband, for he is holy unto his God.
8 (Lev 21:6) You shall sanctify him, for he offers the food 
of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the Lord, 
who sanctifies you, am holy.
9 (Ge 38:24) The daughter of any priest, 
if she defiles herself by being a whore, she also defiles her father. 
She shall be burned with fire.
10 (Lev 10:6-7; 16:32) He who is the high priest among his brothers,
on whose head the anointing oil was poured 
and who is consecrated to wear the garments, 
shall not dishevel his hair, nor tear his clothes; 
11 (Nu 19:14; Lev 19:28; 21:1-2) nor shall he approach any dead body,
nor make himself unclean, even for his father or his mother; 
12 (Lev 10:7; Ex 29:6-7) nor shall he go out of the sanctuary, 
so as not to defile the sanctuary of his God, 
for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: 
I am the Lord.
13 (Lev 21:7; Eze 44:22) He shall take a wife in her virginity. 
14 (Lev 21:7_ A widow, or a divorced woman, or a defiled woman, 
or a prostitute, these he shall not marry. But he shall take 
for a wife a virgin of his own people, 
15 so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, 
for I am the Lord who sanctifies him.
16 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 
17 (Lev 10:3; Nu 16:5) Speak to Aaron, saying: 
None of your offspring in their generations 
who has any blemish may approach to offer the food of his God. 
18 (Lev 22:19-25) For whoever has a blemish, he shall not approach,
 whether a blind or lame man, or one who has a physical flaw 
on his face or a limb that is too long, 
19 or a man who has a broken foot or broken hand, 
20 (Dt 23:1) or a hunchback, or a dwarf, or who has a defect in his eye,
or eczema or scabs, or is a eunuch. 
21 (Lev 21:6) No man who has a blemish from the offspring of Aaron
the priest shall come near to offer the food offerings of the Lord
made by fire. He has a blemish; he shall not come near to offer 
the bread of his God. 
22 (Lev 2:3; 2:10) He shall eat the food of his God, 
both of the most holy and of the holy. 
23 (Lev 21:12) Only he shall not go in through the veil 
or come to the altar, because he has a blemish, so that 
he does not defile My sanctuaries, for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
24 Moses spoke this to Aaron, and to his sons, 
and to all the children of Israel. 

Leviticus 21
[1] And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron,
and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his
people:
[2] But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for
his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
[3] And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no
husband; for her may he be defiled.
[4] But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to
profane himself.
[5] They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave
off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
[6] They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their
God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God,
they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
[7] They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall
they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
[8] Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God:
he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.
[9] And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the
whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
[10] And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the
anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments,
shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
[11] Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his
father, or for his mother;
[12] Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of
his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the
LORD.
[13] And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
[14] A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he
not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
[15] Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do
sanctify him.
[16] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
[17] Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their
generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread
of his God.
[18] For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a
blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
[19] Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
[20] Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be
scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
[21] No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come
nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he
shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
[22] He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the
holy.
[23] Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar,
because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the
LORD do sanctify them.
[24] And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the
children of Israel.

2) Our Daily Bread for 19 February 2025 titled  
<a href="https://odb.org/2025/02/19/finding-love"> Finding Love in God </a>

Genesis 29:28-35

Jacob Marries Leah and Rachel

28 Jacob did so and completed her week. Then Laban gave him 
Rachel his daughter as his wife also. 
29 Laban gave Bilhah his maidservant to Rachel his daughter to be her maid. 
30 So Jacob also had relations with  Rachel, 
and he loved Rachel more than Leah and served Laban another seven years.

Jacob's Children

31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb, 
but Rachel was barren. 32 Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, 
and she called his name Reuben, for she said, 
"Surely the Lord has looked upon my affliction. 
Now therefore my husband will love me."
33 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said,
 "Because the Lord has heard that I was unloved, 
He has therefore given me this son also." Then she called his name Simeon.
34 She conceived again and gave birth to a son and said, 
"Now this time my husband will be joined to me, 
because I have borne him three sons." Therefore his name was called Levi.
35 She conceived again and gave birth to a son, and she said, 
"Now I will praise the Lord!" Therefore she called his name Judah. 
Then she stopped giving birth.

[28] And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his
daughter to wife also.
[29] And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her
maid.
[30] And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than
Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.
[31] And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but
Rachel was barren.
[32] And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for
she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my
husband will love me.
[33] And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD
hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and
she called his name Simeon.
[34] And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will
my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore
was his name called Levi.
[35] And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I
praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

As a child, when asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?: Ben would 
say, "I want to be like Dave." Ben's older brother was athletic, sociable, 
and an honour student. Ben, on the other hand, says, "I was clumsy in sports, 
timid, and struggled with a learning disability. I'd always wanted a close 
relationship with Dave, but he didn't. He called me 'the boring one.'"

Ben spent much of his life pursuing his older brother's love in vain. 
It was only when Ben became a follower of Jesus that he learned 
to rest in the love of his Saviour instead.

Leah, the first wife of Jacob, spent much of her life pursuing her 
husband's love (Genesis 29:32-35). Jacob, however, remained devoted 
to Rachel. But God saw Leah's plight and made up for the rejection 
in her life. He blessed her by allowing her to be a mother, 
a great honour in her culture at that time (v. 31). Leah, unseen 
and unheard by her husband, was lovingly seen and heard by God (vv. 32-33). 
She gave birth to a daughter and six sons (35:23), one of whom was Judah,
a forefather of Jesus Himself. She said at his birth, "This time 
I will praise the Lord" (29:35). Leah lived a long life in Canaan 
and was buried in a place of honour-with Jacob's family (49:29-32).

When we experience rejection, let's find comfort in Leah's story. 
We can rest in the love of God, who makes up for what we lack.

By:  Karen Huang
 
Reflect & Pray
How can you rest in God's love when you're rejected? 
How might you entrust your pain to Him?

Dear God, thank You that Your love heals 
me in all the places where I've been rejected.

3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association

Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools

Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 4 - Daddy!

Romans 8:15

'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have
received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '

15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship
with her father proved it. She was never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,
Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the
important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated
that he was, indeed a warm, approachable, affectionate man.
Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;
others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father
who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.
But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything
we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,
totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has
created us to be.
In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,
Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.
God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready
to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,
loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lap and let him comfort us.
When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a
"spirit of bondage to fear" but a "spirit of adoption." We are not called
to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.
We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,
and he is our loving Daddy.

Application

a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?
How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?

b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have
God as my Father? 

4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland

Luke 12:21

21 "So is he who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

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

When you are Impatient

James 5:7-11

Patience and Prayer

7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.
Notice how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth
and is patient with it until he receives the early and late rain.
8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts,
for the coming of the Lord is drawing near.
9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, lest you be condemned.
Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 My brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord,
as an example of suffering and patience.
11 Indeed we count them happy who endure.
You have heard of the patience of Job
and have seen the purpose of the Lord,
that the Lord is very gracious and merciful.

7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold,
the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long
patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned:
behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord,
for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience
of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful,
and of tender mercy.

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."


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, ...) .

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

http://www.ehc.ca

19th Day of the Month

a) Pray the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Canadian Society

(

1 Tim 2:1-2

)

b) Pray for the province of Prince Edward Island

I) Pray for the leaders of Prince Edward Island,
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 Love your neighbour as yourself.

Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You that Your love heals 
me in all the places where I've been rejected."

Pray to the Lord and pray to know him as Loving Father. 

Pray to the Lord and pray to hoard things on Earth.

Pray to the Lord and pray for patience in your life.

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 the the Holy Spirit will influence our governmental leaders
as they make vital decisions that shape Society

Pray for Christians who are being denied medical care in Vietnam
and educational opportunities for following christ.

Praise God for a season of openness and receptivity to the Gospel
among Bahrain's indigenous peoples.

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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