Day 54 of My 4th Bible Study Journey - 23 February 2024 reflections
Day 54, 23 February 2024
1) Numbers 1, Numbers 2
NUMBERS 1
Israel's First Census
1 (Ex 19:1; 40:17) And the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai
in the tent of meeting on the first day of the second month in the second
year after they went out from the land of Egypt, saying:
2 (Ex 30:12; 38:26) Take the sum of all the congregation of the children
of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the
number of their names, every male by their polls,
3 (Ex 30:14; Nu 14:29) from twenty years old and upward, all who are able
to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron will number them by their armies.
4 (Nu 1:16; Ex 18:25) With you there will be a man of every tribe, each
one the head of his father's house.
5 (Nu 7:30) These are the names of the men who will stand with you:
of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6 (Nu 7:36) of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zuri-shaddai;
7 (Lk 3:32) of Judah, Nahshon the son of Ammin-adab;
8 (Nu 7:18) of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;
9 (Nu 7:24) of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;
10Nu 7:48; 7:54of the children of Joseph:
of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud;
of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
11 (Nu 7:60) of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12 (Nu 7:66) of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishad-dai;
13 (Nu 7:72) of Asher, Pagiel the son of Okran;
14 (Nu 2:14; 7:42) of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;
15 (Nu 7:78) of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.
16 (Ex 18:21; 18:25) These were the renowned of the congregation,
leaders of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
17 Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned by name,
18 (Ezr 2:59; Heb 7:3) and they assembled all the congregation
on the first day of the second month, and they declared their
pedigrees according to their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
by their polls.
19 As the Lord commanded Moses,
so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.
20 (Nu 26:5-7; 2:10-11) The children of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male
from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war,
21 (Nu 26:7) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben,
were 46500.
22 (Nu 26:12-14) Of the children of Simeon,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
those who were numbered of them, according to the number of the names,
by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
23 (Nu 26:14) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon,
were 59300.
24 (Nu 26:15-18) Of the children of Gad,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
25 (Nu 26:18) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad,
were 45650 .
26 (Ge 29:35; Nu 26:19-22) Of the children of Judah,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
27 (Nu 26:22; 2Sa 24:9) those who were numbered of them,
even of the tribe of Judah, were 74600.
28 Of the children of Issachar,
by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war,
29 (Nu 26:25) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar,
were 54400.
30 (Nu 26:26-27) Of the children of Zebulun,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward
all who were able to go out to war,
31 (Nu 26:27) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun,
were 57400.
32 (Nu 26:35–37; Dt 33:17) Of the children of Joseph,
namely, of the children of Ephraim,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war, 33Nu 26:37those who were numbered of them,
even of the tribe of Ephraim, were 40500 .
34 Of the children of Manasseh,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
35 (Nu 26:34) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh,
were 32200 .
36 (Ge 49:27) Of the children of Benjamin,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
37 (Nu 26:41) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin,
were 35400 .
38 (Ge 46:23) Of the children of Dan,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
39 (Nu 26:43) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan,
were 62700 .
40 Of the children of Asher,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
41 (Nu 26:47) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher,
were 41500 .
42 Of the children of Naphtali,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
43 (Nu 26:50) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali,
were 53400 .
44 (Nu 26:64) These are those who were numbered,
which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the leaders of Israel,
being twelve men. Each one was for the house of his fathers.
45 So were all those who were numbered of the children of Israel,
by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war in Israel.
46 (Ex 12:37; 38:26) Even all they who were numbered
were 603550 .
47 (Nu 2:33; 3:1-4:49) But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers
were not numbered among them.
48 For the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying:
49 (Nu 26:62) Only you will not number the tribe of Levi,
nor take the census of them among the children of Israel,
50 (Ex 38:21; 31:18; Nu 4:15) but you will appoint the Levites over the tent
of the testimony, and over all its vessels,
and over all things that belong to it. They will carry the tabernacle,
and all its vessels, and they will minister to it,
and will camp around the tabernacle.
51 (Nu 3:38; 3:10) When the tabernacle sets out, the Levites will take it down,
and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites will set it up,
and the foreigner that approaches will be put to death.
52 (Nu 2:2; 2:34) The children of Israel will pitch their tents,
every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard,
throughout their armies.
53 (Nu 16:46; Lev 10:6) But the Levites will camp around the tabernacle
of the testimony, so there will be no wrath on the congregation
of the children of Israel. And the Levites will keep the charge
of the tabernacle of the testimony.
54 Thus the children of Israel did according
to all that the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 1
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the
tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the
second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
[2] Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after
their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their
names, every male by their polls;
[3] From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war
in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
[4] And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the
house of his fathers.
[5] And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the
tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
[6] Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
[7] Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
[8] Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
[9] Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
[10] Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of
Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
[11] Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
[12] Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
[13] Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.
[14] Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
[15] Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
[16] These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of
their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
[17] And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
[18] And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of
the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
[19] As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of
Sinai.
[20] And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations,
after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number
of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to war;
[21] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were
forty and six thousand and five hundred.
[22] Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according
to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[23] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were
fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
[24] Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[25] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty
and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
[26] Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[27] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were
threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
[28] Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[29] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were
fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
[30] Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[31] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were
fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
[32] Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their
generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according
to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
[33] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were
forty thousand and five hundred.
[34] Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[35] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were
thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
[36] Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[37] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were
thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
[38] Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[39] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were
threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
[40] Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[41] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were
forty and one thousand and five hundred.
[42] Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[43] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were
fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
[44] These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and
the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his
fathers.
[45] So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the
house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able
to go forth to war in Israel;
[46] Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three
thousand and five hundred and fifty.
[47] But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered
among them.
[48] For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
[49] Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of
them among the children of Israel:
[50] But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony,
and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it:
they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall
minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
[51] And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it
down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up:
and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
[52] And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his
own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
[53] But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony,
that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and
the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.
[54] And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded
Moses, so did they.
NUMBERS 2
Tribes and Leaders by Armies
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
2Every man of the children of Israel will camp by his own standard,
with the ensign of his father's house.
Facing the tent of meeting they will camp.
3 (Ru 4:20; 1Ch 2:10) On the east side toward the rising of the sun
the standard of the camp of Judah will camp throughout their armies,
and Nahshon the son of Amminadab will be captain of the children of Judah.
4 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 74600 .
5 (Nu 1:8; 7:18) Those who camp next to him will be the tribe of Issachar,
and Nethanel the son of Zuar will be captain of the children of Issachar.
6 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 54400 .
7 (Nu 1:9) Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon
will be captain of the children of Zebulun.
8 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 57400.
9 (Nu 10:14) All who were numbered throughout the armies
in the camp of Judah were one hundred and 86400. They will march out first.
10 (Nu 1:5) On the south side will be the standard of the camp of Reuben
according to their armies, and the captain of the children of Reuben
will be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 46500 .
12 (Nu 1:6) Those who camp by him will be the tribe of Simeon,
and the captain of the children of Simeon will be Shelumiel
the son of Zurishaddai.
13 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 59300 .
14 (Nu 1:14; 7:42) Then comes the tribe of Gad,
and the captain of the sons of Gad will be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
15 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 45650.
16 (Nu 10:18) All who were numbered in the camp of Reuben
were 151450, throughout their armies.
And they will set out in the second rank.
17 (Nu 10:21; 10:17) Then the tent of meeting will set out
with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camp.
As they camp, so they will set out, every man in his place by their standards.
18 (Nu 1:10; 10:22) On the west side will be the standard
of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies,
and the captain of the sons of Ephraim will be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
19 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 40500.
20 (Nu 1:10) By him will be the tribe of Manasseh,
and the captain of the children of Manasseh will be
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 32200.
22 (Nu 1:11) Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the captain
of the sons of Benjamin will be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
23 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 35400.
24 (Nu 10:22) All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were 108100,
throughout their armies. And they will go out in the third rank.
25 (Nu 1:12) The standard of the camp of Dan will be on the north side
by their armies, and the captain of the children of Dan will be Ahiezer
the son of Ammishaddai.
26His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 62700.
27 (Nu 1:13) Those who camp by him will be the tribe of Asher,
and the captain of the children of Asher will be Pagiel the son of Okran.
28 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 41500.
29 (Nu 1:15) Then the tribe of Naphtali,
and the captain of the children of Naphtali will be Ahira the son of Enan.
30 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 53400 .
31 (Nu 10:25) All they who were numbered in the camp of Dan were 157600.
They will set out in the back with their standards.
32 (Nu 1:46; Ex 38:26) These are those who were numbered of the children
of Israel by the house of their fathers. All those who were numbered
of the camps throughout their hosts were 603550.
33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
34 (Nu 24:2; 24:5-6) The children of Israel did according to all
that the Lord commanded Moses. So they camped by their standards,
and so they set out, each one after his family,
according to their fathers' houses.
Numbers 2
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
[2] Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard,
with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the
congregation shall they pitch.
[3] And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the
standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the
son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
[4] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and
fourteen thousand and six hundred.
[5] And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar:
and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
[6] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four
thousand and four hundred.
[7] Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain
of the children of Zebulun.
[8] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven
thousand and four hundred.
[9] All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and
fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their
armies. These shall first set forth.
[10] On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according
to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur
the son of Shedeur.
[11] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six
thousand and five hundred.
[12] And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the
captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
[13] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine
thousand and three hundred.
[14] Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be
Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
[15] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five
thousand and six hundred and fifty.
[16] All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand
and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their
armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
[17] Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp
of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set
forward, every man in his place by their standards.
[18] On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according
to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama
the son of Ammihud.
[19] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand
and five hundred.
[20] And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the
children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
[21] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two
thousand and two hundred.
[22] Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin
shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
[23] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and
five thousand and four hundred.
[24] All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand
and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall
go forward in the third rank.
[25] The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their
armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of
Ammishaddai.
[26] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and
two thousand and seven hundred.
[27] And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the
captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
[28] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one
thousand and five hundred.
[29] Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali
shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
[30] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and
three thousand and four hundred.
[31] All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand
and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with
their standards.
[32] These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the
house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout
their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred
and fifty.
[33] But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the
LORD commanded Moses.
[34] And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded
Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every
one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
(600000 + a nation, no wonder Egypt felt overran)
2) Our Daily Bread for 23 February 2024 Titled
Welcome the Stranger
One in Christ
11 (Col 2:11; 1Co 12:2; Eph 5:8) Therefore remember that formerly you,
the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called the "uncircumcision"
by the so-called "circumcision" in the flesh by human hands,
12 (1Th 4:13; Gal 4:8) were at that time apart from Christ,
alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants
of promise, without hope and without God in the world.
13 (Ac 2:39; Isa 57:19) But now in Christ Jesus you who were formerly
far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 (Gal 3:28; Mic 5:5) For He is our peace, who has made both groups one
and has broken down the barrier of the dividing wall,
15 (Col 2:14; 2:20) by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, that is,
the law of the commandments contained in ordinances, that in Himself
He might make the two into one new man, thus making peace,
16 (Eph 2:15; Col 1:20-22) and that He might reconcile both to God
into one body through the cross, thereby slaying the enmity.
17 (Ps 148:14; Dt 4:7) And He came and preached peace to you who were
far away and peace to those who were near.
18 (1Co 12:13; Eph 3:12) For through Him we both have access by one
Spirit to the Father.
19 (Gal 6:10; Php 3:20) Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers
and foreigners, but are fellow citizens with the saints and members
of the household of God,
20 (Mt 16:18; Isa 28:16; Rev 21:14) having been built upon
the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself
being the chief cornerstone,
21 (1Co 3:16-17) in whom the entire building, tightly framed together,
grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
22 (1Co 3:16) in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling
place of God through the Spirit.
[11] Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh,
who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in
the flesh made by hands; without Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God in the world:
[13] But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by
the blood of Christ.
[14] For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the
middle wall of partition between us;
[15] Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments
contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so
making peace;
[16] And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross,
having slain the enmity thereby:
[17] And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them
that were nigh.
[18] For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
[19] Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
[20] And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
[21] In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy
temple in the Lord:
[22] In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through
the Spirit.
In Everything Sad Is Untrue, Daniel Nayeri describes his harrowing flight
with his mother and sister from persecution through a refugee camp to safety
in the United States. An elderly couple agreed to sponsor them, though they
didn't know them. Years later, Daniel still can't get over it. He writes,
"Can you believe that? Totally blind, they did that. They'd never even met us.
And if we turned out to be villains, they'd have to pay for it. That's almost
as brave, kind, and reckless as I can think of anybody being."
Yet God desires us to have that level of concern for others. He told Israel
to be kind to foreigners. "Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners
in Egypt" (Leviticus 19:34). He reminds gentile believers in Jesus-that's
many of us-that once we "were separate from Christ . . . and foreigners
to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world"
(Ephesians 2:12). So He commands all of us former foreigners, both Jew
and gentile, "to show hospitality to strangers" (Hebrews 13:2).
Now grown up with a family of his own, Daniel praises Jim and Jean Dawson,
"who were so Christian that they let a family of refugees come
live with them until they could find a home."
God welcomes the stranger and urges us to welcome them too.
By: Mike Wittmer
Reflect & Pray
Who is an outsider in your world?
How might you reach out and welcome them into your space?
Dear Jesus, show me the stranger You want me to love.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.
7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
7 casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.
"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it
on my office wall."
Humility is rare among 20th Century Christians. Our pride takes two
seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both
focus on self, not on God.
Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archbishop, From his
"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:
"He who so completely forget himself that he never thinks of self ... is
truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that
when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;
when we think we are annihilating ourselves we are seeking out own life."
True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light
of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both
self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.
When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less
aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own
image. We can stop worrying about how others perceive us. Such humbling
is difficult - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets
you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the
"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon
ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.
Application
a) What form does my pride usually take - self-exaltation or self-degradation?
b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?
c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
3 John 2
2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be
in good health, even as your soul is well.
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Inexhaustible Strength
Is 40:27-31
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and assert, O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?
28 (Ps 147:5; Ge 21:33; Isa 57:15) Have you not known?
Have you not heard,
that the everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the ends of the earth,
does not faint, nor is He weary?
His understanding is inscrutable.
29 (Isa 41:10) He gives power to the faint,
and to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 (Isa 9:17) Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall utterly fall,
31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4) but those who wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
and they shall walk and not faint.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid
from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God,
the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not,
neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might
he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall
utterly fall:
31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 23 of the Month
a) Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
b) Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
(
John 13:34-35
34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,
even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you have love for one another."
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another;
as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another.
Rom 12:10
10 Be devoted to one another with brotherly love; prefer one another in honour
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love;
in honour preferring one another;
Heb 10:24
24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works.
24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
1 Peter 3:8
8 Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward one another, be gracious,
and be kind.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,
love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1 John 3:23
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name
of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name
of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be part of The Lord's family.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, show me the stranger You want me to love."
Pray to the Lord and pray to truly humble yourself
in the presence of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to prosper in Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to gain strength from the Lord.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
Pray that Christians will find ways to help their neighbours who are
suffering for Yemen's food crisis .
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
1) Numbers 1, Numbers 2
NUMBERS 1
Israel's First Census
1 (Ex 19:1; 40:17) And the Lord spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai
in the tent of meeting on the first day of the second month in the second
year after they went out from the land of Egypt, saying:
2 (Ex 30:12; 38:26) Take the sum of all the congregation of the children
of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the
number of their names, every male by their polls,
3 (Ex 30:14; Nu 14:29) from twenty years old and upward, all who are able
to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron will number them by their armies.
4 (Nu 1:16; Ex 18:25) With you there will be a man of every tribe, each
one the head of his father's house.
5 (Nu 7:30) These are the names of the men who will stand with you:
of the tribe of Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6 (Nu 7:36) of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zuri-shaddai;
7 (Lk 3:32) of Judah, Nahshon the son of Ammin-adab;
8 (Nu 7:18) of Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar;
9 (Nu 7:24) of Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon;
10Nu 7:48; 7:54of the children of Joseph:
of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud;
of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
11 (Nu 7:60) of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12 (Nu 7:66) of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishad-dai;
13 (Nu 7:72) of Asher, Pagiel the son of Okran;
14 (Nu 2:14; 7:42) of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Deuel;
15 (Nu 7:78) of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.
16 (Ex 18:21; 18:25) These were the renowned of the congregation,
leaders of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
17 Moses and Aaron took these men who had been mentioned by name,
18 (Ezr 2:59; Heb 7:3) and they assembled all the congregation
on the first day of the second month, and they declared their
pedigrees according to their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
by their polls.
19 As the Lord commanded Moses,
so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.
20 (Nu 26:5-7; 2:10-11) The children of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male
from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war,
21 (Nu 26:7) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben,
were 46500.
22 (Nu 26:12-14) Of the children of Simeon,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
those who were numbered of them, according to the number of the names,
by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
23 (Nu 26:14) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon,
were 59300.
24 (Nu 26:15-18) Of the children of Gad,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
25 (Nu 26:18) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad,
were 45650 .
26 (Ge 29:35; Nu 26:19-22) Of the children of Judah,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
27 (Nu 26:22; 2Sa 24:9) those who were numbered of them,
even of the tribe of Judah, were 74600.
28 Of the children of Issachar,
by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,
from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war,
29 (Nu 26:25) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar,
were 54400.
30 (Nu 26:26-27) Of the children of Zebulun,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward
all who were able to go out to war,
31 (Nu 26:27) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun,
were 57400.
32 (Nu 26:35–37; Dt 33:17) Of the children of Joseph,
namely, of the children of Ephraim,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war, 33Nu 26:37those who were numbered of them,
even of the tribe of Ephraim, were 40500 .
34 Of the children of Manasseh,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
35 (Nu 26:34) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh,
were 32200 .
36 (Ge 49:27) Of the children of Benjamin,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
37 (Nu 26:41) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin,
were 35400 .
38 (Ge 46:23) Of the children of Dan,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
39 (Nu 26:43) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan,
were 62700 .
40 Of the children of Asher,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
41 (Nu 26:47) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher,
were 41500 .
42 Of the children of Naphtali,
by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,
according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war,
43 (Nu 26:50) those who were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali,
were 53400 .
44 (Nu 26:64) These are those who were numbered,
which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the leaders of Israel,
being twelve men. Each one was for the house of his fathers.
45 So were all those who were numbered of the children of Israel,
by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward,
all who were able to go out to war in Israel.
46 (Ex 12:37; 38:26) Even all they who were numbered
were 603550 .
47 (Nu 2:33; 3:1-4:49) But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers
were not numbered among them.
48 For the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying:
49 (Nu 26:62) Only you will not number the tribe of Levi,
nor take the census of them among the children of Israel,
50 (Ex 38:21; 31:18; Nu 4:15) but you will appoint the Levites over the tent
of the testimony, and over all its vessels,
and over all things that belong to it. They will carry the tabernacle,
and all its vessels, and they will minister to it,
and will camp around the tabernacle.
51 (Nu 3:38; 3:10) When the tabernacle sets out, the Levites will take it down,
and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites will set it up,
and the foreigner that approaches will be put to death.
52 (Nu 2:2; 2:34) The children of Israel will pitch their tents,
every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard,
throughout their armies.
53 (Nu 16:46; Lev 10:6) But the Levites will camp around the tabernacle
of the testimony, so there will be no wrath on the congregation
of the children of Israel. And the Levites will keep the charge
of the tabernacle of the testimony.
54 Thus the children of Israel did according
to all that the Lord commanded Moses.
Numbers 1
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the
tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the
second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
[2] Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after
their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their
names, every male by their polls;
[3] From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war
in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
[4] And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the
house of his fathers.
[5] And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the
tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
[6] Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
[7] Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
[8] Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
[9] Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
[10] Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of
Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
[11] Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
[12] Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
[13] Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.
[14] Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
[15] Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
[16] These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of
their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
[17] And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
[18] And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of
the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
[19] As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of
Sinai.
[20] And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations,
after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number
of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward,
all that were able to go forth to war;
[21] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were
forty and six thousand and five hundred.
[22] Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according
to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old
and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[23] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were
fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
[24] Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[25] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty
and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
[26] Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[27] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were
threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
[28] Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[29] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were
fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
[30] Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[31] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were
fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
[32] Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their
generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according
to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were
able to go forth to war;
[33] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were
forty thousand and five hundred.
[34] Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[35] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were
thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
[36] Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[37] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were
thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
[38] Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by
the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[39] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were
threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
[40] Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families,
by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from
twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
[41] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were
forty and one thousand and five hundred.
[42] Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their
families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the
names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to
war;
[43] Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were
fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
[44] These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and
the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his
fathers.
[45] So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the
house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able
to go forth to war in Israel;
[46] Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three
thousand and five hundred and fifty.
[47] But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered
among them.
[48] For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,
[49] Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of
them among the children of Israel:
[50] But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony,
and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it:
they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall
minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
[51] And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it
down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up:
and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
[52] And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his
own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
[53] But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony,
that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and
the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.
[54] And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded
Moses, so did they.
NUMBERS 2
Tribes and Leaders by Armies
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying:
2Every man of the children of Israel will camp by his own standard,
with the ensign of his father's house.
Facing the tent of meeting they will camp.
3 (Ru 4:20; 1Ch 2:10) On the east side toward the rising of the sun
the standard of the camp of Judah will camp throughout their armies,
and Nahshon the son of Amminadab will be captain of the children of Judah.
4 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 74600 .
5 (Nu 1:8; 7:18) Those who camp next to him will be the tribe of Issachar,
and Nethanel the son of Zuar will be captain of the children of Issachar.
6 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 54400 .
7 (Nu 1:9) Then comes the tribe of Zebulun, and Eliab the son of Helon
will be captain of the children of Zebulun.
8 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 57400.
9 (Nu 10:14) All who were numbered throughout the armies
in the camp of Judah were one hundred and 86400. They will march out first.
10 (Nu 1:5) On the south side will be the standard of the camp of Reuben
according to their armies, and the captain of the children of Reuben
will be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 46500 .
12 (Nu 1:6) Those who camp by him will be the tribe of Simeon,
and the captain of the children of Simeon will be Shelumiel
the son of Zurishaddai.
13 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 59300 .
14 (Nu 1:14; 7:42) Then comes the tribe of Gad,
and the captain of the sons of Gad will be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
15 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 45650.
16 (Nu 10:18) All who were numbered in the camp of Reuben
were 151450, throughout their armies.
And they will set out in the second rank.
17 (Nu 10:21; 10:17) Then the tent of meeting will set out
with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camp.
As they camp, so they will set out, every man in his place by their standards.
18 (Nu 1:10; 10:22) On the west side will be the standard
of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies,
and the captain of the sons of Ephraim will be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
19 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 40500.
20 (Nu 1:10) By him will be the tribe of Manasseh,
and the captain of the children of Manasseh will be
Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 32200.
22 (Nu 1:11) Then comes the tribe of Benjamin, and the captain
of the sons of Benjamin will be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
23 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 35400.
24 (Nu 10:22) All who were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were 108100,
throughout their armies. And they will go out in the third rank.
25 (Nu 1:12) The standard of the camp of Dan will be on the north side
by their armies, and the captain of the children of Dan will be Ahiezer
the son of Ammishaddai.
26His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 62700.
27 (Nu 1:13) Those who camp by him will be the tribe of Asher,
and the captain of the children of Asher will be Pagiel the son of Okran.
28 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 41500.
29 (Nu 1:15) Then the tribe of Naphtali,
and the captain of the children of Naphtali will be Ahira the son of Enan.
30 His host, and those who were numbered of them, were 53400 .
31 (Nu 10:25) All they who were numbered in the camp of Dan were 157600.
They will set out in the back with their standards.
32 (Nu 1:46; Ex 38:26) These are those who were numbered of the children
of Israel by the house of their fathers. All those who were numbered
of the camps throughout their hosts were 603550.
33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel,
as the Lord commanded Moses.
34 (Nu 24:2; 24:5-6) The children of Israel did according to all
that the Lord commanded Moses. So they camped by their standards,
and so they set out, each one after his family,
according to their fathers' houses.
Numbers 2
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,
[2] Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard,
with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the
congregation shall they pitch.
[3] And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the
standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the
son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah.
[4] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and
fourteen thousand and six hundred.
[5] And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar:
and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar.
[6] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four
thousand and four hundred.
[7] Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain
of the children of Zebulun.
[8] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven
thousand and four hundred.
[9] All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and
fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their
armies. These shall first set forth.
[10] On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according
to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur
the son of Shedeur.
[11] And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six
thousand and five hundred.
[12] And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the
captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
[13] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine
thousand and three hundred.
[14] Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be
Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
[15] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five
thousand and six hundred and fifty.
[16] All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand
and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their
armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank.
[17] Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp
of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set
forward, every man in his place by their standards.
[18] On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according
to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama
the son of Ammihud.
[19] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand
and five hundred.
[20] And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the
children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
[21] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two
thousand and two hundred.
[22] Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin
shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
[23] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and
five thousand and four hundred.
[24] All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand
and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall
go forward in the third rank.
[25] The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their
armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of
Ammishaddai.
[26] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and
two thousand and seven hundred.
[27] And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the
captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran.
[28] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one
thousand and five hundred.
[29] Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali
shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
[30] And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and
three thousand and four hundred.
[31] All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand
and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with
their standards.
[32] These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the
house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout
their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred
and fifty.
[33] But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the
LORD commanded Moses.
[34] And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded
Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every
one after their families, according to the house of their fathers.
(600000 + a nation, no wonder Egypt felt overran)
2) Our Daily Bread for 23 February 2024 Titled
Welcome the Stranger
One in Christ
11 (Col 2:11; 1Co 12:2; Eph 5:8) Therefore remember that formerly you,
the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called the "uncircumcision"
by the so-called "circumcision" in the flesh by human hands,
12 (1Th 4:13; Gal 4:8) were at that time apart from Christ,
alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants
of promise, without hope and without God in the world.
13 (Ac 2:39; Isa 57:19) But now in Christ Jesus you who were formerly
far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 (Gal 3:28; Mic 5:5) For He is our peace, who has made both groups one
and has broken down the barrier of the dividing wall,
15 (Col 2:14; 2:20) by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, that is,
the law of the commandments contained in ordinances, that in Himself
He might make the two into one new man, thus making peace,
16 (Eph 2:15; Col 1:20-22) and that He might reconcile both to God
into one body through the cross, thereby slaying the enmity.
17 (Ps 148:14; Dt 4:7) And He came and preached peace to you who were
far away and peace to those who were near.
18 (1Co 12:13; Eph 3:12) For through Him we both have access by one
Spirit to the Father.
19 (Gal 6:10; Php 3:20) Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers
and foreigners, but are fellow citizens with the saints and members
of the household of God,
20 (Mt 16:18; Isa 28:16; Rev 21:14) having been built upon
the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself
being the chief cornerstone,
21 (1Co 3:16-17) in whom the entire building, tightly framed together,
grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
22 (1Co 3:16) in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling
place of God through the Spirit.
[11] Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh,
who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in
the flesh made by hands; without Christ, being aliens from the
commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having
no hope, and without God in the world:
[13] But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by
the blood of Christ.
[14] For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the
middle wall of partition between us;
[15] Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments
contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so
making peace;
[16] And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross,
having slain the enmity thereby:
[17] And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them
that were nigh.
[18] For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
[19] Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
[20] And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus
Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
[21] In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy
temple in the Lord:
[22] In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through
the Spirit.
In Everything Sad Is Untrue, Daniel Nayeri describes his harrowing flight
with his mother and sister from persecution through a refugee camp to safety
in the United States. An elderly couple agreed to sponsor them, though they
didn't know them. Years later, Daniel still can't get over it. He writes,
"Can you believe that? Totally blind, they did that. They'd never even met us.
And if we turned out to be villains, they'd have to pay for it. That's almost
as brave, kind, and reckless as I can think of anybody being."
Yet God desires us to have that level of concern for others. He told Israel
to be kind to foreigners. "Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners
in Egypt" (Leviticus 19:34). He reminds gentile believers in Jesus-that's
many of us-that once we "were separate from Christ . . . and foreigners
to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world"
(Ephesians 2:12). So He commands all of us former foreigners, both Jew
and gentile, "to show hospitality to strangers" (Hebrews 13:2).
Now grown up with a family of his own, Daniel praises Jim and Jean Dawson,
"who were so Christian that they let a family of refugees come
live with them until they could find a home."
God welcomes the stranger and urges us to welcome them too.
By: Mike Wittmer
Reflect & Pray
Who is an outsider in your world?
How might you reach out and welcome them into your space?
Dear Jesus, show me the stranger You want me to love.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 6 Humility and Exaltation
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 (Jas 4:10; Mt 23:12) Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.
7 (Ps 55:22; 37:5) Cast all your care upon Him, because He cares for you.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God,
that he may exalt you in due time:
7 casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
"I was so humble I was given an award for humility," the pastor quipped.
"They gave me a humility plaque - but they had to take it back when I hung it
on my office wall."
Humility is rare among 20th Century Christians. Our pride takes two
seemingly contradictory forms: Self-exaltation and self-denial. But both
focus on self, not on God.
Francois Fenelon, 17th century French archbishop, From his
"Letters of Spiritual Counsel" wrote:
"He who so completely forget himself that he never thinks of self ... is
truly humble. If we had the light to discern it, we should see clearly that
when we think we are humbling ourselves we are exalting ourselves;
when we think we are annihilating ourselves we are seeking out own life."
True humility, as Fenelon implies, means recognising who we are in the light
of who God is. Excess of self-importance and low self-esteem are both
self-centered perspectives; true humility is God-centered.
When we humble ourselves, we become intensely aware of God and less
aware of ourselves. We can focus on his face and get our eyes off our own
image. We can stop worrying about how others perceive us. Such humbling
is difficult - as one 70-year-old saint joked, "It ain't the heat that gets
you, it's the humility." But when we submit to him and fell the weight of the
"Mighty hand of God" upon us, we can forget ourselves, abandon
ourselves to his presence, and cast our cares upon him.
Application
a) What form does my pride usually take - self-exaltation or self-degradation?
b) Why must I humble myself in order for the Lord to lift me up?
c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
3 John 2
2 Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be
in good health, even as your soul is well.
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Inexhaustible Strength
Is 40:27-31
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and assert, O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the Lord,
and my justice escapes the notice of my God"?
28 (Ps 147:5; Ge 21:33; Isa 57:15) Have you not known?
Have you not heard,
that the everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the ends of the earth,
does not faint, nor is He weary?
His understanding is inscrutable.
29 (Isa 41:10) He gives power to the faint,
and to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 (Isa 9:17) Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall utterly fall,
31 (2Co 4:16; Ps 103:5; Ex 19:4) but those who wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
and they shall walk and not faint.
27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid
from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God?
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God,
the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not,
neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might
he increaseth strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall
utterly fall:
31 but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall
mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
Alberta
Quick facts on Muslims in Alberta
Alberta 2015 population 4121700
est Muslim Population 195240
CNMM Networks: Calgary and Edmonton
It is estimated that Calgary has 82000 Muslims and Edmonton another 50000 .
Alberta may have a total as high as 195240 today.
Calgary is notable as the first Canadian city with a Muslim mayor. It's
become a prominent place of Islamic fundamentalism.
Edmonton's Muslim population is very diverse, with the largest group
coming from Tanzania, followed by Somalia, and then North African countries
such as Egypt, Morocco, etc.
Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus! They overcome huge spiritual,
emotional and cultural hurdles to follow Christ. Yet their challenges still
continue, especially in growing in discipleship. They often fell lost in our
Western congregations, and equally lost trying to find a church body with whom
they can identify. some are even being lured into Christian cult groups.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,
"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
18 Even on My menservants and maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.
19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:
blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]
Footnotes
Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
Day 23 of the Month
a) Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
b) Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
(
John 13:34-35
34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another,
even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
35 By this all men will know that you are My disciples,
if you have love for one another."
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another;
as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples,
if ye have love one to another.
Rom 12:10
10 Be devoted to one another with brotherly love; prefer one another in honour
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love;
in honour preferring one another;
Heb 10:24
24 And let us consider how to spur one another to love and to good works.
24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
1 Peter 3:8
8 Finally, be all of one mind, be loving toward one another, be gracious,
and be kind.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another,
love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1 John 3:23
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name
of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name
of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be part of The Lord's family.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, show me the stranger You want me to love."
Pray to the Lord and pray to truly humble yourself
in the presence of the Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to prosper in Lord.
Pray to the Lord and pray to gain strength from the Lord.
Please join us in praying for:
- The church to reach out to the growing Muslim populations in Alberta.
- for Canadian churches to start contextualised discipleship ministries to
Muslim-background believers.
- for Muslm-background believers to be well grounded spiritually and socially
in their faith and the Church.
- and for Muslim-background believers to share their faith with their
not-yet-believing family and friendship networks.
- for Farsi and Arabic fellowships to grow in spiritual maturity and outreach.
- for current and new workers among Muslims in these growing Muslim
in these growing Muslim population centres.
Pray for the genuine conversion and successful rehabilitation of those
who have committed crimes.
Pray for spiritual and functional unity in the Body of Christ
across Canada.
Pray that Christians will find ways to help their neighbours who are
suffering for Yemen's food crisis .
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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