I am glad that you are sending these daily Bible readings. I also have never used the Message translation before. Thanks Addisonr ----- Original Message ----- From: "O.Addison Gethers" <[email protected]> To: "Deaf-blind inspirational life groups" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:20 AM Subject: {dbilg} Fw: Daily Bible Reading For Friday February 13
> > > O. Addison Gethers > e-mail address : [email protected] or [email protected] > window live messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: > cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS > > ----- 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. 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