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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 9:26 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Saturday February 14 > Numbers 19-21 (The Message) > > Numbers 19 > > The Red Cow > 1-4 God spoke to Moses and Aaron: "This is the rule from the Revelation > that God commands: Tell the > People of Israel to get a red cow, a healthy specimen, > ritually clean, that has never been in harness. Present it to Eleazar the > priest, then take it > outside the camp and butcher it while he looks on. Eleazar > will take some of the blood on his finger and splash it seven times in the > direction of the Tent of > Meeting. > > 5-8 "Then under Eleazar's supervision burn the cow, the whole thing-hide, > meat, blood, even its > dung. The priest then will take a stick of cedar, some > sprigs of hyssop, and a piece of scarlet material and throw them on the > burning cow. Afterwards the > priest must wash his clothes and bathe well with water. > He can then come into the camp but he remains ritually unclean until > evening. The man who burns the > cow must also wash his clothes and bathe with water. > He also is unclean until evening. > > 9 "Then a man who is ritually clean will gather the ashes of the cow and > place them in a ritually > clean place outside the camp. The congregation of Israel > will keep them to use in the Water-of-Cleansing, an Absolution-Offering. > > 10 "The man who gathered up the ashes must scrub his clothes; he is > ritually unclean until evening. > This is to be a standing rule for both native-born > Israelites and foreigners living among them. > > 11-13 "Anyone who touches a dead body is ritually unclean for seven days. > He must purify himself > with the Water-of-Cleansing on the third day; on the seventh > day he will be clean. But if he doesn't follow the procedures for the > third and seventh days, he > won't be clean. Anyone who touches the dead body of anyone > and doesn't get cleansed desecrates God's Dwelling and is to be > excommunicated. For as long as the > Water-of-Cleansing has not been sprinkled on him, he > remains ritually unclean. > > 14-15 "This is the rule for someone who dies in his tent: Anyone who > enters the tent or is already > in the tent is ritually unclean for seven days, and > every open container without a lid is unclean. > > 16-21 "Anyone out in the open field who touches a corpse, whether dead > from violent or natural > causes, or a human bone or a grave is unclean for seven > days. For this unclean person, take some ashes from the burned > Absolution-Offering and add some > fresh water to it in a bowl. Find a ritually clean man > to dip a sprig of hyssop into the water and sprinkle the tent and all its > furnishings, the persons > who were in the tent, the one who touched the bones > of the person who was killed or died a natural death, and whoever may have > touched a grave. Then he > is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third and > seventh days. On the seventh day he is considered cleansed. The cleansed > person must then scrub his > clothes and take a bath; by evening he is clean. But > if an unclean person does not go through these cleansing procedures, he > must be excommunicated from > the community; he has desecrated the Sanctuary of God. > The Water-of-Cleansing has not been sprinkled on him and he is ritually > unclean. This is the > standing rule for these cases. > > "The man who sprinkles the Water-of-Cleansing has to scrub his clothes; > anyone else who touched > the Water-of-Cleansing is also ritually unclean until > evening. > > 22 "Anything the ritually unclean man touches becomes unclean, and the > person who touches what he > touched is unclean until evening." > > Numbers 20 > > Camp Kadesh > 1 In the first month, the entire company of the People of Israel arrived > in the Wilderness of Zin. > The people stayed in Kadesh. > > Miriam died there, and she was buried. > > 2-5 There was no water there for the community, so they ganged up on Moses > and Aaron. They attacked > Moses: "We wish we'd died when the rest of our brothers > died before God. Why did you haul this congregation of God out here into > this wilderness to die, > people and cattle alike? And why did you take us out of > Egypt in the first place, dragging us into this miserable country? No > grain, no figs, no grapevines, > no pomegranates-and now not even any water!" > > 6 Moses and Aaron walked from the assembled congregation to the Tent of > Meeting and threw > themselves facedown on the ground. And they saw the Glory of > God. > > 7-8 God spoke to Moses: "Take the staff. Assemble the community, you and > your brother Aaron. Speak > to that rock that's right in front of them and it will > give water. You will bring water out of the rock for them; congregation > and cattle will both drink." > > 9-10 Moses took the staff away from God's presence, as commanded. He and > Aaron rounded up the whole > congregation in front of the rock. Moses spoke: "Listen, > rebels! Do we have to bring water out of this rock for you?" > > 11 With that Moses raised his arm and slammed his staff against the > rock-once, twice. Water poured > out. Congregation and cattle drank. > > 12 God said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you didn't trust me, didn't treat > me with holy reverence > in front of the People of Israel, you two aren't going > to lead this company into the land that I am giving them." > > 13 These were the Waters of Meribah (Bickering) where the People of Israel > bickered with God, and > he revealed himself as holy. > > 14-16 Moses sent emissaries from Kadesh to the king of Edom with this > message: "A message from your > brother Israel: You are familiar with all the trouble > we've run into. Our ancestors went down to Egypt and lived there a long > time. The Egyptians > viciously abused both us and our ancestors. But when we cried > out for help to God, he heard our cry. He sent an angel and got us out of > Egypt. And now here we are > at Kadesh, a town at the border of your land. > > 17 "Will you give us permission to cut across your land? We won't trespass > through your fields or > orchards and we won't drink out of your wells; we'll > keep to the main road, the King's Road, straying neither right nor left > until we've crossed your > border." > > 18 The king of Edom answered, "Not on your life. If you so much as set a > foot on my land, I'll kill > you." > > 19 The People of Israel said, "Look, we'll stay on the main road. If we or > our animals drink any > water, we'll pay you for it. We're harmless-just a company > of footsore travelers." > > 20-21 He answered again: "No. You may not come through." And Edom came out > and blocked the way with > a crowd of people brandishing weapons. Edom refused > to let them cross through his land. So Israel had to detour around him. > > Camp Hor > 22 The People of Israel, the entire company, set out from Kadesh and > traveled to Mount Hor. > > 23-26 God said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor at the border of Edom, > "It's time for Aaron to be > gathered into the company of his ancestors. He will not > enter the land I am giving to the People of Israel because you both > rebelled against my orders at > the Waters of Meribah. So take Aaron and his son Eleazar > and lead them up Mount Hor. Remove Aaron's clothes from him and put them > on his son Eleazar. Aaron > will be gathered there; Aaron will die." > > 27-29 Moses obeyed God's command. They climbed Mount Hor as the whole > congregation watched. Moses > took off Aaron's clothes and put them on his son Eleazar. > Aaron died on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from > the mountain. The whole > congregation, getting the news that Aaron had died, went > into thirty days of mourning for him. > > Numbers 21 > > Hormah > 1The Canaanite king of Arad, ruling in the Negev, heard that Israel was > advancing up the road to > Atharim. He attacked Israel and took prisoners of war. > > 2 Israel vowed a vow to God: "If you will give this people into our power, > we'll destroy their > towns and present the ruins to you as a holy destruction." > > 3 God listened to Israel's prayer and gave them the Canaanites. They > destroyed both them and their > towns, a holy destruction. They named the place Hormah > (Holy Destruction). > > The Snake of Fiery Copper > 4-5 They set out from Mount Hor along the Red Sea Road, a detour around > the land of Edom. The people > became irritable and cross as they traveled. They spoke > out against God and Moses: "Why did you drag us out of Egypt to die in > this godforsaken country? No > decent food; no water-we can't stomach this stuff any > longer." > > 6-7 So God sent poisonous snakes among the people; they bit them and many > in Israel died. The > people came to Moses and said, "We sinned when we spoke out > against God and you. Pray to God; ask him to take these snakes from us." > > Moses prayed for the people. > > 8 God said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it on a flagpole: Whoever is > bitten and looks at it will > live." > > 9 So Moses made a snake of fiery copper and put it on top of a flagpole. > Anyone bitten by a snake > who then looked at the copper snake lived. > > Camping on the Way to Moab > 10-15 The People of Israel set out and camped at Oboth. They left Oboth > and camped at Iye Abarim in > the wilderness that faces Moab on the east. They went > from there and pitched camp in the Zered Valley. Their next camp was > alongside the Arnon River, > which marks the border between Amorite country and Moab. > The Book of the Wars of God refers to this place: > > Waheb in Suphah, > the canyons of Arnon; > Along the canyon ravines > that lead to the village Ar > And lean hard against > the border of Moab. > > 16-18 They went on to Beer (The Well), where God said to Moses, "Gather > the people; I'll give them > water." That's where Israel sang this song: > > Erupt, Well! > Sing the Song of the Well, > the well sunk by princes, > Dug out by the peoples' leaders > digging with their scepters and staffs. > > 19-20 From the wilderness their route went from Mattanah to Nahaliel to > Bamoth (The Heights) to the > valley that opens into the fields of Moab from where > Pisgah (The Summit) rises and overlooks Jeshimon (Wasteland). > > 21-22 Israel sent emissaries to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying, "Let > us cross your land. We > won't trespass into your fields or drink water in your > vineyards. We'll keep to the main road, the King's Road, until we're > through your land." > > 23-27 But Sihon wouldn't let Israel go through. Instead he got his army > together and marched into > the wilderness to fight Israel. At Jahaz he attacked > Israel. But Israel fought hard, beat him soundly, and took possession of > his land from the Arnon all > the way to the Jabbok right up to the Ammonite border. > They stopped there because the Ammonite border was fortified. Israel took > and occupied all the > Amorite cities, including Heshbon and all its surrounding > villages. Heshbon was the capital city of Sihon king of the Amorites. He > had attacked the former > king of Moab and captured all his land as far north as > the river Arnon. That is why the folk singers sing, > > Come to Heshbon to rebuild the city, > restore Sihon's town. > > 28-29 Fire once poured out of Heshbon, > flames from the city of Sihon; > Burning up Ar of Moab, > the natives of Arnon's heights. > Doom, Moab! > The people of Chemosh, done for! > Sons turned out as fugitives, daughters abandoned as captives > to the king of the Amorites, to Sihon. > > 30 Oh, but we finished them off: > Nothing left of Heshbon as far as Dibon; > Devastation as far off as Nophah, > scorched earth all the way to Medeba. > > 31-32 Israel moved in and lived in Amorite country. Moses sent men to > scout out Jazer. They > captured its villages and drove away the Amorites who lived > there. > > 33 Then they turned north on the road to Bashan. Og king of Bashan marched > out with his entire army > to meet Moses in battle at Edrei. > > 34 God said to Moses, "Don't be afraid of him. I'm making a present of him > to you, him and all his > people and his land. Treat him the same as Sihon king > of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon." > > 35 So they attacked him, his sons, and all the people-there was not a > single survivor. Israel took > the land. > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
