Let's read the Bible together in the next year. Today our passages are Numbers 28:16–29:40; Luke 3:23-38; Psalm 62:1-12; and Proverbs 11:18-19. The readings are the Contemporary English Version.
Numbers 28:16-29:40 (Contemporary English Version)
The Sacrifices during Passover and the Festival of Thin Bread
(Leviticus 23.4-8)
16Celebrate Passover in honor of me on the fourteenth day of the first month [a] of each year. 17The following day will begin the Festival of Thin Bread, which will last for a week. During this time you must honor me by eating bread made without yeast. 18On the first day of this festival, you must rest from your work and come together for worship. 19Bring to the altar two bulls, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. And then offer these as sacrifices to please me. [b] 20Six pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with each bull as a grain sacrifice. Four pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, 21and two pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 22Also offer a goat [c] as a sacrifice for the sins of the people. 23-24All of these are to be offered in addition to the regular daily sacrifices, [d] and the smoke from them will please me. 25Then on the last day of the festival, you must once again rest from work and come together for worship. The LORD said:
16Celebrate Passover in honor of me on the fourteenth day of the first month [a] of each year. 17The following day will begin the Festival of Thin Bread, which will last for a week. During this time you must honor me by eating bread made without yeast. 18On the first day of this festival, you must rest from your work and come together for worship. 19Bring to the altar two bulls, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. And then offer these as sacrifices to please me. [b] 20Six pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with each bull as a grain sacrifice. Four pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, 21and two pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 22Also offer a goat [c] as a sacrifice for the sins of the people. 23-24All of these are to be offered in addition to the regular daily sacrifices, [d] and the smoke from them will please me. 25Then on the last day of the festival, you must once again rest from work and come together for worship. The LORD said:
The Sacrifices during the Harvest Festival
(Leviticus 23.15-22)
26On the first day of the Harvest Festival, you must rest from your work, come together for worship, and bring a sacrifice of new grain. 27Offer two young bulls, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old as sacrifices to please me. [e] 28Six pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with each bull as a grain sacrifice. Four pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, 29and two pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 30Also offer a goat [f] as a sacrifice for sin. 31The animals must have nothing wrong with them and are to be sacrificed along with the regular daily sacrifices. [g] The LORD said:
26On the first day of the Harvest Festival, you must rest from your work, come together for worship, and bring a sacrifice of new grain. 27Offer two young bulls, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old as sacrifices to please me. [e] 28Six pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with each bull as a grain sacrifice. Four pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, 29and two pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 30Also offer a goat [f] as a sacrifice for sin. 31The animals must have nothing wrong with them and are to be sacrificed along with the regular daily sacrifices. [g] The LORD said:
Numbers 29
The Sacrifices at the Festival of Trumpets
(Leviticus 23.23-25)
1On the first day of the seventh month, [h] you must rest from your work and come together to celebrate at the sound of the trumpets. 2Bring to the altar one bull, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. And then offer these as sacrifices to please me. [i] 3Six pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with the bull as a grain sacrifice. Four pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, 4and two pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 5You must also offer a goat [j] as a sacrifice for sin. 6These sacrifices will be made in addition to the regular daily sacrifices [k] and the sacrifices for the first day of the month. [l] The smoke from these sacrifices will please me. The LORD said:
1On the first day of the seventh month, [h] you must rest from your work and come together to celebrate at the sound of the trumpets. 2Bring to the altar one bull, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. And then offer these as sacrifices to please me. [i] 3Six pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with the bull as a grain sacrifice. Four pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, 4and two pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 5You must also offer a goat [j] as a sacrifice for sin. 6These sacrifices will be made in addition to the regular daily sacrifices [k] and the sacrifices for the first day of the month. [l] The smoke from these sacrifices will please me. The LORD said:
The Sacrifices on the Great Day of Forgiveness
(Leviticus 23.26-32)
7The tenth day of the seventh month [m] is the Great Day of Forgiveness. [n] On that day you must rest from all work and come together for worship. Show sorrow for your sins by going without food, 8and bring to the altar one young bull, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. Then offer these as sacrifices to please me. [o] 9Six pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with the bull as a grain sacrifice. Four pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, 10and two pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 11A goat [p] must also be sacrificed for the sins of the people. You will offer these sacrifices in addition to the sacrifice to ask forgiveness and the regular daily sacrifices. [q] The LORD said:
7The tenth day of the seventh month [m] is the Great Day of Forgiveness. [n] On that day you must rest from all work and come together for worship. Show sorrow for your sins by going without food, 8and bring to the altar one young bull, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. Then offer these as sacrifices to please me. [o] 9Six pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with the bull as a grain sacrifice. Four pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with the ram, 10and two pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 11A goat [p] must also be sacrificed for the sins of the people. You will offer these sacrifices in addition to the sacrifice to ask forgiveness and the regular daily sacrifices. [q] The LORD said:
The Sacrifices during the Festival of Shelters
(Leviticus 23.33-44)
12Beginning on the fifteenth day of the seventh month [r] and continuing for seven days, everyone must celebrate the Festival of Shelters in honor of me. 13On the first day, you must rest from your work and come together for worship. Bring to the altar thirteen bulls, two full-grown rams, and fourteen rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. Then offer these as sacrifices to please me. [s] 14Six pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with each bull as a grain sacrifice. Four pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the rams, 15and two pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 16You must also offer a goat [t] as a sacrifice for sin. These are to be offered in addition to the regular daily sacrifices. [u] 17-34For the next six days of the festival, you will sacrifice one less bull than the day before, so that on the seventh day, seven bulls will be sacrificed. The other sacrifices and offerings must remain the same for each of these days. 35On the eighth day, you must once again rest from your work and come together for worship. 36Bring to the altar one bull, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. Then offer these as sacrifices to please me. 37You must also offer the proper grain sacrifices and drink offerings of wine with each animal. 38And offer a goat [v] as the sacrifice to ask forgiveness for the people. These sacrifices are made in addition to the regular daily sacrifices. [w] 39You must offer all these sacrifices to me at the appointed times of worship, together with any offerings that are voluntarily given or given because of a promise. 40Moses told the people of Israel everything the LORD had told him about the sacrifices. Footnotes:- Numbers 28:16 first month: See the note at 9.3.
- Numbers 28:19 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11.
- Numbers 28:22 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 28:23 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
- Numbers 28:27 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11.
- Numbers 28:30 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 28:31 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
- Numbers 29:1 seventh month: Tishri (also called Ethanim), the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-September to mid-October.
- Numbers 29:2 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11.
- Numbers 29:5 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 29:6 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
- Numbers 29:6 sacrifices. . . month: See 28.11-15.
- Numbers 29:7 seventh month: See the note at 29.1.
- Numbers 29:7 Great Day of Forgiveness: Traditionally known as the Day of Atonement.
- Numbers 29:8 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11.
- Numbers 29:11 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 29:11 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
- Numbers 29:12 seventh month: See the note at 29.1.
- Numbers 29:13 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11.
- Numbers 29:16 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 29:16 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
- Numbers 29:38 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 29:38 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
12Beginning on the fifteenth day of the seventh month [r] and continuing for seven days, everyone must celebrate the Festival of Shelters in honor of me. 13On the first day, you must rest from your work and come together for worship. Bring to the altar thirteen bulls, two full-grown rams, and fourteen rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. Then offer these as sacrifices to please me. [s] 14Six pounds of your finest flour mixed with olive oil must be offered with each bull as a grain sacrifice. Four pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the rams, 15and two pounds of flour mixed with oil must be offered with each of the young rams. 16You must also offer a goat [t] as a sacrifice for sin. These are to be offered in addition to the regular daily sacrifices. [u] 17-34For the next six days of the festival, you will sacrifice one less bull than the day before, so that on the seventh day, seven bulls will be sacrificed. The other sacrifices and offerings must remain the same for each of these days. 35On the eighth day, you must once again rest from your work and come together for worship. 36Bring to the altar one bull, one full-grown ram, and seven rams a year old that have nothing wrong with them. Then offer these as sacrifices to please me. 37You must also offer the proper grain sacrifices and drink offerings of wine with each animal. 38And offer a goat [v] as the sacrifice to ask forgiveness for the people. These sacrifices are made in addition to the regular daily sacrifices. [w] 39You must offer all these sacrifices to me at the appointed times of worship, together with any offerings that are voluntarily given or given because of a promise.
40Moses told the people of Israel everything the LORD had told him about the sacrifices.
Footnotes:
- Numbers 28:16 first month: See the note at 9.3.
- Numbers 28:19 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11.
- Numbers 28:22 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 28:23 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
- Numbers 28:27 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11.
- Numbers 28:30 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 28:31 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
- Numbers 29:1 seventh month: Tishri (also called Ethanim), the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-September to mid-October.
- Numbers 29:2 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11.
- Numbers 29:5 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 29:6 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
- Numbers 29:6 sacrifices. . . month: See 28.11-15.
- Numbers 29:7 seventh month: See the note at 29.1.
- Numbers 29:7 Great Day of Forgiveness: Traditionally known as the Day of Atonement.
- Numbers 29:8 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11.
- Numbers 29:11 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 29:11 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
- Numbers 29:12 seventh month: See the note at 29.1.
- Numbers 29:13 sacrifices to please me: See the note at 6.11.
- Numbers 29:16 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 29:16 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
- Numbers 29:38 goat: See the note at 7.12-83.
- Numbers 29:38 regular daily sacrifices: See 28.1-8.
Luke 3:23-38 (Contemporary English Version)
The Ancestors of Jesus
(Matthew 1.1-17)
23When Jesus began to preach, he was about thirty years old. Everyone thought he was the son of Joseph. But his family went back through Heli, 24Matthat, Levi, Melchi, Jannai, Joseph, 25Mattathias, Amos, Nahum, Esli, Naggai,26Maath, Mattathias, Semein, Josech, Joda; 27Joanan, Rhesa, Zerubbabel, Shealtiel, Neri, 28Melchi, Addi, Cosam, Elmadam, Er, 29Joshua, Eliezer, Jorim, Matthat, Levi;
30Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonam, Eliakim, 31Melea, Menna, Mattatha, Nathan, David, 32Jesse, Obed, Boaz, Salmon, Nahshon;
33Amminadab, Admin, Arni, Hezron, Perez, Judah, 34Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, Terah, Nahor, 35Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber, Shelah;
36Cainan, Arphaxad, Shem, Noah, Lamech, 37Methuselah, Enoch, Jared, Mahalaleel, Kenan, 38Enosh, and Seth.
The family of Jesus went all the way back to Adam and then to God.
30Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonam, Eliakim, 31Melea, Menna, Mattatha, Nathan, David, 32Jesse, Obed, Boaz, Salmon, Nahshon;
33Amminadab, Admin, Arni, Hezron, Perez, Judah, 34Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, Terah, Nahor, 35Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber, Shelah;
36Cainan, Arphaxad, Shem, Noah, Lamech, 37Methuselah, Enoch, Jared, Mahalaleel, Kenan, 38Enosh, and Seth.
The family of Jesus went all the way back to Adam and then to God.
Psalm 62:1-12 (Contemporary English Version)
Psalm 62
(A psalm by David for Jeduthun, the music leader.)
God Is Powerful and Kind
1Only God can save me, and I calmly wait for [a] him. 2God alone is the mighty rock [b] that keeps me safe and the fortress where I am secure. 3I feel like a shaky fence or a sagging wall. How long will all of you attack and assault me? 4You want to bring me down from my place of honor. You love to tell lies, and when your words are kind, hatred hides in your heart. 5Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him. 6God alone is the mighty rock that keeps me safe, and he is the fortress where I feel secure. 7God saves me and honors me. He is that mighty rock where I find safety. 8Trust God, my friends, and always tell him each one of your concerns. God is our place of safety. 9We humans are only a breath; none of us are truly great. All of us together weigh less than a puff of air. 10Don't trust in violence or depend on dishonesty or rely on great wealth. 11I heard God say two things: "I am powerful, 12and I am very kind." The Lord rewards each of us according to what we do. Footnotes:- Psalm 62:1 calmly wait for: Or " am at peace with."
- Psalm 62:2 mighty rock: See the note at 18.2.
1Only God can save me, and I calmly wait for [a] him. 2God alone is the mighty rock [b] that keeps me safe
and the fortress
where I am secure.
3I feel like a shaky fence
or a sagging wall.
How long will all of you
attack and assault me?
4You want to bring me down
from my place of honor.
You love to tell lies,
and when your words are kind,
hatred hides in your heart.
5Only God gives inward peace,
and I depend on him.
6God alone is the mighty rock
that keeps me safe,
and he is the fortress
where I feel secure.
7God saves me and honors me.
He is that mighty rock
where I find safety.
8Trust God, my friends,
and always tell him
each one of your concerns.
God is our place of safety.
9We humans are only a breath;
none of us are truly great.
All of us together weigh less
than a puff of air.
10Don't trust in violence
or depend on dishonesty
or rely on great wealth.
11I heard God say two things:
"I am powerful,
12and I am very kind."
The Lord rewards each of us
according to what we do.
Footnotes:
- Psalm 62:1 calmly wait for: Or " am at peace with."
- Psalm 62:2 mighty rock: See the note at 18.2.
Proverbs 11:18-19 (Contemporary English Version)
18Meanness gets you nowhere, but goodness is rewarded. 19Always do the right thing, and you will live; keep on doing wrong, and you will die.
18Meanness gets you nowhere,
but goodness is rewarded.
19Always do the right thing,
and you will live;
keep on doing wrong,
and you will die.
Thought for the Day
“God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways.” (Galatians 5:22-23 - Contemporary English Version) These are gifts from the Holy Spirit. Therefore, as we look within ourselves, we can actually assess our relationship with God by the gifts that we possess.
Quote for the Day
Polish-French stage performer on Broadway, Anna Held wrote, "Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do."
A Joke for Today
An old fisherman wrote to a mail order house the following: "Please send me one of those gasoline engines for my boat that you show on page 438, and if it's any good, I'll send you a check."
In a short time, he received the following reply: "Please send check. If it's any good, we'll send the engine."
A Prayer Request
As Christians, we can offer specific daily prayers for our community, nation and world. Below is the need that we're laying before God today.
That we strengthen our global unity rather than casting blame and sowing divisions..
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