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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 9:10 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Saturday February 28 > Deuteronomy 25-27 (The Message) > > Deuteronomy 25 > 1-3 When men have a legal dispute, let them go to court; the judges will > decide between them, > declaring one innocent and the other guilty. If the guilty > one deserves punishment, the judge will have him prostrate himself before > him and lashed as many > times as his crime deserves, but not more than forty. > If you hit him more than forty times, you will degrade him to something > less than human. > > 4 Don't muzzle an ox while it is threshing. > > 5-6 When brothers are living together and one of them dies without having > had a son, the widow of > the dead brother shall not marry a stranger from outside > the family; her husband's brother is to come to her and marry her and do > the brother-in-law's duty > by her. The first son that she bears shall be named > after her dead husband so his name won't die out in Israel. > > 7-10 But if the brother doesn't want to marry his sister-in-law, she is to > go to the leaders at the > city gate and say, "My brother-in-law refuses to keep > his brother's name alive in Israel; he won't agree to do the > brother-in-law's duty by me." Then the > leaders will call for the brother and confront him. > If he stands there defiant and says, "I don't want her," his sister-in-law > is to pull his sandal off > his foot, spit in his face, and say, "This is what > happens to the man who refuses to build up the family of his brother-his > name in Israel will be > Family-No-Sandal." > > 11-12 When two men are in a fight and the wife of the one man, trying to > rescue her husband, grabs > the genitals of the man hitting him, you are to cut > off her hand. Show no pity. > > 13-16 Don't carry around with you two weights, one heavy and the other > light, and don't keep two > measures at hand, one large and the other small. Use only > one weight, a true and honest weight, and one measure, a true and honest > measure, so that you will > live a long time on the land that God, your God, is > giving you. Dishonest weights and measures are an abomination to God, your > God-all this corruption > in business deals! > > 17-19 Don't forget what Amalek did to you on the road after you left > Egypt, how he attacked you > when you were tired, barely able to put one foot in front > of another, mercilessly cut off your stragglers, and had no regard for > God. When God, your God, > gives you rest from all the enemies that surround you in > the inheritance-land God, your God, is giving you to possess, you are to > wipe the name of Amalek > from off the Earth. Don't forget! > > Deuteronomy 26 > 1-5 Once you enter the land that God, your God, is giving you as an > inheritance and take it over > and settle down, you are to take some of all the firstfruits > of what you grow in the land that God, your God, is giving you, put them > in a basket and go to the > place God, your God, sets apart for you to worship him. > At that time, go to the priest who is there and say, "I announce to God, > your God, today that I have > entered the land that God promised our ancestors that > he'd give to us." The priest will take the basket from you and place it on > the Altar of God, your > God. And there in the Presence of God, your God, you > will recite: > > 5-10 A wandering Aramean was my father, > he went down to Egypt and sojourned there, > he and just a handful of his brothers at first, but soon > they became a great nation, mighty and many. > The Egyptians abused and battered us, > in a cruel and savage slavery. > We cried out to God, the God-of-Our-Fathers: > He listened to our voice, he saw > our destitution, our trouble, our cruel plight. > And God took us out of Egypt > with his strong hand and long arm, terrible and great, > with signs and miracle-wonders. > And he brought us to this place, > gave us this land flowing with milk and honey. > So here I am. I've brought the firstfruits > of what I've grown on this ground you gave me, O God. > > 10-11 Then place it in the Presence of God, your God. Prostrate yourselves > in the Presence of God, > your God. And rejoice! Celebrate all the good things > that God, your God, has given you and your family; you and the Levite and > the foreigner who lives > with you. > > 12-14 Every third year, the year of the tithe, give a tenth of your > produce to the Levite, the > foreigner, the orphan, and the widow so that they may eat > their fill in your cities. And then, in the Presence of God, your God, say > this: > > I have brought the sacred share, > I've given it to the Levite, foreigner, orphan, and widow. > What you commanded, I've done. > I haven't detoured around your commands, > I haven't forgotten a single one. > I haven't eaten from the sacred share while mourning, > I haven't removed any of it while ritually unclean, > I haven't used it in funeral feasts. > I have listened obediently to the Voice of God, my God, > I have lived the way you commanded me. > > 15 Look down from your holy house in Heaven! > Bless your people Israel and the ground you gave us, > just as you promised our ancestors you would, > this land flowing with milk and honey. > > 16-17 This very day God, your God, commands you to follow these rules and > regulations, to live them > out with everything you have in you. You've renewed > your vows today that God is your God, that you'll live the way he shows > you; do what he tells you in > the rules, regulations, and commandments; and listen > obediently to him. > > 18-19 And today God has reaffirmed that you are dearly held treasure just > as he promised, a people > entrusted with keeping his commandments, a people set > high above all other nations that he's made, high in praise, fame, and > honor: you're a people holy > to God, your God. That's what he has promised. > > Deuteronomy 27 > 1-3 Moses commanded the leaders of Israel and charged the people: Keep > every commandment that I > command you today. On the day you cross the Jordan into > the land that God, your God, is giving you, erect large stones and coat > them with plaster. As soon > as you cross over the river, write on the stones all > the words of this Revelation so that you'll enter the land that God, your > God, is giving you, that > land flowing with milk and honey that God, the God-of-Your-Fathers, > promised you. > > 4-7 So when you've crossed the Jordan, erect these stones on Mount Ebal. > Then coat them with > plaster. Build an Altar of stones for God, your God, there > on the mountain. Don't use an iron tool on the stones; build the Altar to > God, your God, with uncut > stones and offer your Whole-Burnt-Offerings on it to > God, your God. When you sacrifice your Peace-Offerings you will also eat > them there, rejoicing in > the Presence of God, your God. > > 8 Write all the words of this Revelation on the stones. Incise them > sharply. > > 9-10 Moses and the Levitical priests addressed all Israel: Quiet. Listen > obediently, Israel. This > very day you have become the people of God, your God. > Listen to the Voice of God, your God. Keep his commandments and > regulations that I'm commanding you > today. > > 11-13 That day Moses commanded: After you've crossed the Jordan, these > tribes will stand on Mount > Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, > Joseph, and Benjamin. And these will stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: > Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, > Dan, and Naphtali. > > 14-26 The Levites, acting as spokesmen and speaking loudly, will address > Israel: > > God's curse on anyone who carves or casts a god-image-an abomination to > God made by a > craftsman-and sets it up in secret. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on anyone who demeans a parent. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on anyone who moves his neighbor's boundary marker. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on anyone who misdirects a blind man on the road. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on anyone who interferes with justice due the foreigner, > orphan, or widow. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on anyone who has sex with his father's wife; he has > violated the woman who belongs > to his father. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on anyone who has sex with an animal. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on anyone who has sex with his sister, the daughter of his > father or mother. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on anyone who has sex with his mother-in-law. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on anyone who kills his neighbor in secret. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on anyone who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > God's curse on whoever does not give substance to the words of this > Revelation by living them. > All respond: Yes. Absolutely. > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
