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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:14 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Wednesday February 4 > Leviticus 16 > > > > The Day of Atonement > 1-2 After the death of Aaron's two sons-they died when they came before > God with strange fire-God > spoke to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron not to enter > into the Holy of Holies, barging inside the curtain that's before the > Atonement-Cover on the Chest > whenever he feels like it, lest he die, because I am > present in the Cloud over the Atonement-Cover. > > 3-5 "This is the procedure for Aaron when he enters the Holy Place: He > will bring a young bull for > an Absolution-Offering and a ram for a Whole-Burnt-Offering; > he will put on the holy linen tunic and the linen underwear, tie the linen > sash around him, and put > on the linen turban. These are the sacred vestments > so he must bathe himself with water before he puts them on. Then from the > Israelite community he > will bring two male goats for an Absolution-Offering and > a Whole-Burnt-Offering. > > 6-10 "Aaron will offer the bull for his own Absolution-Offering in order > to make atonement for > himself and his household. Then he will set the two goats > before God at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and cast lots over the > two goats, one lot for God > and the other lot for Azazel. He will offer the goat > on which the lot to God falls as an Absolution-Offering. The goat on which > the lot for Azazel falls > will be sent out into the wilderness to Azazel to make > atonement. > > 11-14 "Aaron will present his bull for an Absolution-Offering to make > atonement for himself and his > household. He will slaughter his bull for the Absolution-Offering. > He will take a censer full of burning coals from the Altar before God and > two handfuls of finely > ground aromatic incense and bring them inside the curtain > and put the incense on the fire before God; the smoke of the incense will > cover the Atonement-Cover > which is over The Testimony so that he doesn't die. > He will take some of the bull's blood and sprinkle it with his finger on > the front of the > Atonement-Cover, then sprinkle the blood before the Atonement-Cover > seven times. > > 15-17 "Next he will slaughter the goat designated as the > Absolution-Offering for the people and > bring the blood inside the curtain. He will repeat what > he does with the bull's blood, sprinkling it on and before the > Atonement-Cover. In this way he will > make atonement for the Holy of Holies because of the > uncleannesses of the Israelites, their acts of rebellion, and all their > other sins. He will do the > same thing for the Tent of Meeting which dwells among > the people in the midst of their uncleanness. There is to be no one in the > Tent of Meeting from the > time Aaron goes in to make atonement in the Holy of > Holies until he comes out, having made atonement for himself, his > household, and the whole community > of Israel. > > 18-19 "Then he will come out to the Altar that is before God and make > atonement for it. He will > take some of the bull's blood and some of the goat's blood > and smear it all around the four horns of the Altar. With his finger he > will sprinkle some of the > blood on it seven times to purify and consecrate it from > the uncleannesses of the Israelites. > > 20-22 "When Aaron finishes making atonement for the Holy of Holies, the > Tent of Meeting, and the > Altar, he will bring up the live goat, lay both hands > on the live goat's head, and confess all the iniquities of the People of > Israel, all their acts of > rebellion, all their sins. He will put all the sins > on the goat's head and send it off into the wilderness, led out by a man > standing by and ready. The > goat will carry all their iniquities to an empty wasteland; > the man will let him loose out there in the wilderness. > > 23-25 "Finally, Aaron will come into the Tent of Meeting and take off the > linen clothes in which he > dressed to enter the Holy of Holies and leave them > there. He will bathe in water in a Holy Place, put on his priestly > vestments, offer the > Whole-Burnt-Offering for himself and the Whole-Burnt-Offering for > the people, making atonement for himself and the people, and burn the fat > of the Absolution-Offering > on the Altar. > > 26-28 "The man who takes the goat out to Azazel in the wilderness then > will wash his clothes and > bathe himself with water. After that he will be permitted > to come back into the camp. The bull for the Absolution-Offering and the > goat for the > Absolution-Offering, whose blood has been taken into the Holy of > Holies to make atonement, are to be taken outside the camp and > burned-their hides, their meat, and > their entrails. The man assigned to burn them up will > then wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. Then he is free to come > back into the camp. > > 29-31 "This is standard practice for you, a perpetual ordinance. On the > tenth day of the seventh > month, both the citizen and the foreigner living with > you are to enter into a solemn fast and refrain from all work, because on > this day atonement will be > made for you, to cleanse you. In the presence of God > you will be made clean of all your sins. It is a Sabbath of all Sabbaths. > You must fast. It is a > perpetual ordinance. > > 32 "The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father is to > make the atonement: > > He puts on the sacred linen garments; > > 33 He purges the Holy of Holies by making atonement; > > He purges the Tent of Meeting and the Altar by making atonement; > > He makes atonement for the priests and all the congregation. > > 34 "This is a perpetual ordinance for you: Once a year atonement is to be > made for all the sins of > the People of Israel." > > And Aaron did it, just as God commanded Moses. > > Leviticus 17 > > Holy Living: Sacrifices and Blood > 1-7 God spoke to Moses: "Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the > Israelites. Tell them, This is > what God commands: Any and every man who slaughters an > ox or lamb or goat inside or outside the camp instead of bringing it to > the entrance of the Tent of > Meeting to offer it to God in front of The Dwelling > of God-that man is considered guilty of bloodshed; he has shed blood and > must be cut off from his > people. This is so the Israelites will bring to God the > sacrifices that they're in the habit of sacrificing out in the open > fields. They must bring them to > God and the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting > and sacrifice them as Peace-Offerings to God. The priest will splash the > blood on the Altar of God > at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the > fat as a pleasing fragrance to God. They must no longer offer their > sacrifices to goat-demons- a > kind of religious orgy. This is a perpetual decree down > through the generations. > > 8-9 "Tell them, Any Israelite or foreigner living among them who offers a > Whole-Burnt-Offering or > Peace-Offering but doesn't bring it to the entrance of > the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to God, that person must be cut off > from his people. > > 10-12 "If any Israelite or foreigner living among them eats blood, I will > disown that person and > cut him off from his people, for the life of an animal > is in the blood. I have provided the blood for you to make atonement for > your lives on the Altar; it > is the blood, the life, that makes atonement. That's > why I tell the People of Israel, 'Don't eat blood.' The same goes for the > foreigner who lives among > you, 'Don't eat blood.' > > 13-14 "Any and every Israelite-this also goes for the foreigners-who hunts > down an animal or bird > that is edible, must bleed it and cover the blood with > dirt, because the life of every animal is its blood-the blood is its life. > That's why I tell the > Israelites, 'Don't eat the blood of any animal because > the life of every animal is its blood. Anyone who eats the blood must be > cut off.' > > 15-16 "Anyone, whether native or foreigner, who eats from an animal that > is found dead or mauled > must wash his clothes and bathe in water; he remains unclean > until evening and is then clean. If he doesn't wash or bathe his body, > he'll be held responsible for > his actions." > > Leviticus 18 > > Sex > 1-5 God spoke to Moses: "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, I am > God, your God. Don't live > like the people of Egypt where you used to live, and > don't live like the people of Canaan where I'm bringing you. Don't do what > they do. Obey my laws and > live by my decrees. I am your God. Keep my decrees > and laws: The person who obeys them lives by them. I am God. > > 6 "Don't have sex with a close relative. I am God. > > 7 "Don't violate your father by having sex with your mother. She is your > mother. Don't have sex > with her. > > 8 "Don't have sex with your father's wife. That violates your father. > > 9 "Don't have sex with your sister, whether she's your father's daughter > or your mother's, whether > she was born in the same house or elsewhere. > > 10 "Don't have sex with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter. > That would violate your > own body. > > 11 "Don't have sex with the daughter of your father's wife born to your > father. She is your sister. > > 12 "Don't have sex with your father's sister; she is your aunt, closely > related to your father. > > 13 "Don't have sex with your mother's sister; she is your aunt, closely > related to your mother. > > 14 "Don't violate your father's brother, your uncle, by having sex with > his wife. She is your aunt. > > 15 "Don't have sex with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife; > don't have sex with her. > > 16 "Don't have sex with your brother's wife; that would violate your > brother. > > 17 "Don't have sex with both a woman and her daughter. And don't have sex > with her granddaughters > either. They are her close relatives. That is wicked. > > 18 "Don't marry your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sex with her > while your wife is living. > > 19 "Don't have sex with a woman during the time of her menstrual period > when she is unclean. > > 20 "Don't have sex with your neighbor's wife and violate yourself by her. > > 21 "Don't give any of your children to be burned in sacrifice to the god > Molech-an act of sheer > blasphemy of your God. I am God. > > 22 "Don't have sex with a man as one does with a woman. That is abhorrent. > > 23 "Don't have sex with an animal and violate yourself by it. > > "A woman must not have sex with an animal. That is perverse. > > 24-28 "Don't pollute yourself in any of these ways. This is how the > nations became polluted, the > ones that I am going to drive out of the land before you. > Even the land itself became polluted and I punished it for its > iniquities-the land vomited up its > inhabitants. You must keep my decrees and laws- natives > and foreigners both. You must not do any of these abhorrent things. The > people who lived in this > land before you arrived did all these things and polluted > the land. And if you pollute it, the land will vomit you up just as it > vomited up the nations that > preceded you. > > 29-30 "Those who do any of these abhorrent things will be cut off from > their people. Keep to what I > tell you; don't engage in any of the abhorrent acts > that were practiced before you came. Don't pollute yourselves with them. I > am God, your God." > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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