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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:00 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Friday February 13 > Numbers 16-18 (The Message) > > Numbers 16 > > The Rebels > 1-3 Getting on his high horse one day, Korah son of Izhar, the son of > Kohath, the son of Levi, > along with a few Reubenites-Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, > and On son of Peleth-rebelled against Moses. He had with him 250 leaders > of the congregation of > Israel, prominent men with positions in the Council. They > came as a group and confronted Moses and Aaron, saying, "You've > overstepped yourself. This entire > community is holy and God is in their midst. So why do > you act like you're running the whole show?" > > 4 On hearing this, Moses threw himself facedown on the ground. > > 5 Then he addressed Korah and his gang: "In the morning God will make > clear who is on his side, who > is holy. God will take his stand with the one he chooses. > > 6-7 "Now, Korah, here's what I want you, you and your gang, to do: > Tomorrow, take censers. In the > presence of God, put fire in them and then incense. Then > we'll see who is holy, see whom God chooses. Sons of Levi, you've > overstepped yourselves!" > > 8-11 Moses continued with Korah, "Listen well now, sons of Levi. Isn't it > enough for you that the > God of Israel has selected you out of the congregation > of Israel to bring you near him to serve in the ministries of The Dwelling > of God, and to stand > before the congregation to minister to them? He has brought > you and all your brother Levites into his inner circle, and now you're > grasping for the priesthood, > too. It's God you've ganged up against, not us. What > do you have against Aaron that you're bad-mouthing him?" > > 12-14 Moses then ordered Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, to appear, but > they said, "We're not > coming. Isn't it enough that you yanked us out of a land > flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? And now you keep > trying to boss us around! > Face it, you haven't produced: You haven't brought > us into a land flowing with milk and honey, you haven't given us the > promised inheritance of fields > and vineyards. You'd have to poke our eyes out to keep > us from seeing what's going on. Forget it, we're not coming." > > 15 Moses' temper blazed white-hot. He said to God, "Don't accept their > Grain-Offering. I haven't > taken so much as a single donkey from them; I haven't > hurt a single hair of their heads." > > 16-17 Moses said to Korah, "Bring your people before God tomorrow. Appear > there with them and > Aaron. Have each man bring his censer filled with incense > and present it to God-all 250 censers. And you and Aaron do the same, > bring your censers." > > 18 So they all did it. They brought their censers filled with fire and > incense and stood at the > entrance of the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron did the > same. > > 19 It was Korah and his gang against Moses and Aaron at the entrance of > the Tent of Meeting. The > entire community could see the Glory of God. > > 20-21 God said to Moses and Aaron, "Separate yourselves from this > congregation so that I can finish > them off and be done with them." > > 22 They threw themselves on their faces and said, "O God, God of > everything living, when one man > sins are you going to take it out on the whole community?" > > 23-24 God spoke to Moses: "Speak to the community. Tell them, Back off > from the tents of Korah, > Dathan, and Abiram." > > 25-26 Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram. The leaders of Israel > followed him. He then spoke > to the community: "Back off from the tents of these > bad men; don't touch a thing that belongs to them lest you be carried off > on the flood of their > sins." > > 27 So they all backed away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. > Dathan and Abiram by now > had come out and were standing at the entrance to their > tents with their wives, children, and babies. > > 28-30 Moses continued to address the community: "This is how you'll know > that it was God who sent > me to do all these things and that it wasn't anything > I cooked up on my own. If these men die a natural death like all the rest > of us, you'll know that it > wasn't God who sent me. But if God does something > unprecedented-if the ground opens up and swallows the lot of them and they > are pitched alive into > Sheol-then you'll know that these men have been insolent > with God." > > 31-33 The words were hardly out of his mouth when the Earth split open. > Earth opened its mouth and > in one gulp swallowed them down, the men and their families, > all the human beings connected with Korah, along with everything they > owned. And that was the end of > them, pitched alive into Sheol. The Earth closed up > over them and that was the last the community heard of them. > > 34 At the sound of their cries everyone around ran for dear life, > shouting, "We're about to be > swallowed up alive!" > > 35 Then God sent lightning. The fire cremated the 250 men who were > offering the incense. > > 36-38 God spoke to Moses: "Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, Gather up > the censers from the > smoldering cinders and scatter the coals a distance away > for these censers have become holy. Take the censers of the men who have > sinned and are now dead and > hammer them into thin sheets for covering the Altar. > They have been offered to God and are holy to God. Let them serve as a > sign to Israel, evidence of > what happened this day." > > 39-40 So Eleazar gathered all the bronze censers that belonged to those > who had been burned up and > had them hammered flat and used to overlay the Altar, > just as God had instructed him by Moses. This was to serve as a sign to > Israel that only descendants > of Aaron were allowed to burn incense before God; > anyone else trying it would end up like Korah and his gang. > > 41 Grumbling broke out the next day in the community of Israel, grumbling > against Moses and Aaron: > "You have killed God's people!" > > 42 But it so happened that when the community got together against Moses > and Aaron, they looked > over at the Tent of Meeting and there was the Cloud-the > Glory of God for all to see. > > 43-45 Moses and Aaron stood at the front of the Tent of Meeting. God spoke > to Moses: "Back away > from this congregation so that I can do away with them > this very minute." > > They threw themselves facedown on the ground. > > 46 Moses said to Aaron, "Take your censer and fill it with incense, along > with fire from the Altar. > Get to the congregation as fast as you can: make atonement > for them. Anger is pouring out from God-the plague has started!" > > 47-48 Aaron grabbed the censer, as directed by Moses, and ran into the > midst of the congregation. > The plague had already begun. He put burning incense > into the censer and atoned for the people. He stood there between the > living and the dead and > stopped the plague. > > 49-50 Fourteen thousand seven hundred people died from the plague, not > counting those who died in > the affair of Korah. Aaron then went back to join Moses > at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. The plague was stopped. > > Numbers 17 > > Aaron's Staff > 1-5 God spoke to Moses: "Speak to the People of Israel. Get staffs from > them-twelve staffs in all, > one from the leader of each of their ancestral tribes. > Write each man's name on his staff. Start with Aaron; write Aaron's name > on the staff of Levi and > then proceed with the rest, a staff for the leader of > each ancestral tribe. Now lay them out in the Tent of Meeting in front of > The Testimony where I keep > appointments with you. What will happen next is this: > The staff of the man I choose will sprout. I'm going to put a stop to this > endless grumbling by the > People of Israel against you." > > 6-7 Moses spoke to the People of Israel. Their leaders handed over twelve > staffs, one for the > leader of each tribe. And Aaron's staff was one of them. > Moses laid out the staffs before God in the Tent of Testimony. > > 8-9 Moses walked into the Tent of Testimony the next day and saw that > Aaron's staff, the staff of > the tribe of Levi, had in fact sprouted-buds, blossoms, > and even ripe almonds! Moses brought out all the staffs from God's > presence and presented them to > the People of Israel. They took a good look. Each leader > took the staff with his name on it. > > 10 God said to Moses, "Return Aaron's staff to the front of The Testimony. > Keep it there as a sign > to rebels. This will put a stop to the grumbling against > me and save their lives." > > 11 Moses did just as God commanded him. > > 12-13 The People of Israel said to Moses, "We're as good as dead. This is > our death sentence. > Anyone who even gets close to The Dwelling of God is as good > as dead. Are we all doomed?" > > Numbers 18 > > Duties in the Tent of Testimony > 1-4 God said to Aaron, "You and your sons, along with your father's > family, are responsible for > taking care of sins having to do with the Sanctuary; you > and your sons are also responsible for sins involving the priesthood. So > enlist your brothers of the > tribe of Levi to join you and assist you and your > sons in your duties in the Tent of Testimony. They will report to you as > they go about their duties > related to the Tent, but they must not have anything > to do with the holy things of the Altar under penalty of death-both they > and you will die! They are > to work with you in taking care of the Tent of Meeting, > whatever work is involved in the Tent. Outsiders are not allowed to help > you. > > 5-7 "Your job is to take care of the Sanctuary and the Altar so that there > will be no more > outbreaks of anger on the People of Israel. I personally have > picked your brothers, the Levites, from Israel as a whole. I'm giving them > to you as a gift, a gift > of God, to help with the work of the Tent of Meeting. > But only you and your sons may serve as priests, working around the Altar > and inside the curtain. > The work of the priesthood is my exclusive gift to you; > it cannot be delegated-anyone else who invades the Sanctuary will be > executed." > > 8-10 God spoke to Aaron, "I am personally putting you in charge of my > contributions, all the holy > gifts I get from the People of Israel. I am turning them > over to you and your children for your personal use. This is the standing > rule. You and your sons > get what's left from the offerings, whatever hasn't been > totally burned up on the Altar-the leftovers from Grain-Offerings, > Absolution-Offerings, and > Compensation-Offerings. Eat it reverently; it is most holy; > every male may eat it. Treat it as holy. > > 11-13 "You also get the Wave-Offerings from the People of Israel. I > present them to you and your > sons and daughters as a gift. This is the standing rule. > Anyone in your household who is ritually clean may eat it. I also give you > all the best olive oil, > the best new wine, and the grain that is offered to > God as the firstfruits of their harvest-all the firstfruits they offer to > God are yours. Anyone in > your household who is ritually clean may eat it. > > 14-16 "You get every Totally-Devoted gift. Every firstborn that is offered > to God, whether animal > or person, is yours. Except you don't get the firstborn > itself, but its redemption price; firstborn humans and ritually clean > animals are bought back and > you get the redemption price. When the firstborn is a > month old it must be redeemed at the redemption price of five shekels of > silver, using the standard > of the Sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. > > 17-19 "On the other hand, you don't redeem a firstborn ox, sheep, or > goat-they are holy. Instead > splash their blood on the Altar and burn their fat as > a Fire-Gift, a pleasing fragrance to God. But you get the meat, just as > you get the breast from the > Wave-Offering and the right thigh. All the holy offerings > that the People of Israel set aside for God, I'm turning over to you and > your children. That's the > standard rule and includes both you and your children-a > Covenant-of-Salt, eternal and unchangeable before God." > > 20 God said to Aaron, "You won't get any inheritance in land, not so much > as a small plot of > ground: I am your plot of ground, I am your inheritance among > the People of Israel. > > 21-24 "I'm giving the Levites all the tithes of Israel as their pay for > the work they do in the > Tent of Meeting. Starting now, the rest of the People of > Israel cannot wander in and out of the Tent of Meeting; they'll be > penalized for their sin and the > penalty is death. It's the Levites and only the Levites > who are to work in the Tent of Meeting and they are responsible for > anything that goes wrong. This > is the regular rule for all time. They get no inheritance > among the People of Israel; instead I turn over to them the tithes that > the People of Israel present > as an offering to God. That's why I give the ruling: > They are to receive no land-inheritance among the People of Israel." > > 25-29 God spoke to Moses: "Speak to the Levites. Tell them, When you get > the tithe from the People > of Israel, the inheritance that I have assigned to you, > you must tithe that tithe and present it as an offering to God. Your > offerings will be treated the > same as other people's gifts of grain from the threshing > floor or wine from the wine vat. This is your procedure for making > offerings to God from all the > tithes you get from the People of Israel: give God's portion > from these tithes to Aaron the priest. Make sure that God's portion is the > best and holiest of > everything you get. > > 30-32 "Tell the Levites, When you offer the best part, the rest will be > treated the same as grain > from the threshing floor or wine from the wine vat that > others give. You and your households are free to eat the rest of it > anytime and anyplace-it's your > wages for your work at the Tent of Meeting. By offering > the best part, you'll avoid guilt, you won't desecrate the holy offerings > of the People of Israel, > and you won't die." > > 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. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
