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March 4 - Old & New Testament
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Leviticus 17,18
Forbidden Sacrifices
1 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 "Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them: This is what the Lord has commanded: 3 Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters(a) an ox, sheep, or goat in the camp, or slaughters it outside the camp, 4 instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the Lord before His tabernacle—that person will be considered guilty.[a](b) He has shed blood(c) and must be cut off from his people.(d) 5 This is so the Israelites will bring to the Lord the sacrifices(e) they have been offering in the open country. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting and offer them as fellowship sacrifices(f) to the Lord . 6 The priest will then sprinkle the blood on the Lord 's altar at the entrance to the tent of meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the Lord . 7 They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons(g) that they have prostituted(h) themselves with. This will be a permanent statute(i) for them throughout their generations.
8 "Say to them: Anyone from the house of Israel or from the foreigners(j) who live among them who offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice 9 but does not bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to the Lord , that person must be cut off from his people.
Eating Blood and Carcasses Prohibited
10 "Anyone from the house of Israel or from the foreigners who live among them who eats any blood,(k) I will turn[b] against that person who eats blood and cut him off from his people. 11 For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have appointed it to you to make atonement on the altar for[c] your lives, since it is the lifeblood that makes atonement.(l) 12 Therefore I say to the Israelites: None of you and no foreigner who lives among you may eat blood.
13 "Any Israelite or foreigner living among them, who hunts(m) down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood(n) and cover it with dirt. 14 Since the life of every creature is its blood, I have told the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any creature,(o) because the life of every creature is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.
15 "Every person, whether the native or the foreigner,(p) who eats an animal that died a natural death or was mauled by wild beasts(q) is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening; then he will be clean. 16 But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, he will bear his punishment."
Prohibited Pagan Practices
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses: 2 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: I am Yahweh your God.(a) 3 Do not follow the practices of the land of Egypt,(b) where you used to live, or follow the practices of the land of Canaan,(c) where I am bringing you. You must not follow their customs.(d) 4 You are to practice My ordinances(e) and you are to keep My statutes(f) by following them; I am Yahweh your God. 5 Keep My statutes and ordinances; a person will live(g) if he does them.(h) I am Yahweh.
6 "You are not to come near(i) any close relative[a] for sexual intercourse;(j) I am Yahweh. 7 You are not to shame your father(k) by having sex with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual intercourse with her. 8 You are not to have sex with your father's wife;(l) it will shame your father.(m) 9 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's,(n) whether born at home or born elsewhere. You are not to have sex with her. 10 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter, because it will shame your family.[b] 11 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father's wife's daughter,[c] who is adopted by[d] your father; she is your sister. 12 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your father's sister;(o) she is your father's close relative. 13 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your mother's sister,(p) for she is your mother's close relative. 14 You are not to shame your father's brother by coming near his wife to have sexual intercourse; she is your aunt.(q) 15 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your daughter-in-law.(r) She is your son's wife; you are not to have sex with her. 16 You are not to have sexual intercourse with your brother's wife; it will shame your brother.(s) 17 You are not to have sexual intercourse with a woman and her daughter.(t) You are not to marry her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter and have sex with her. They are close relatives; it is depraved.(u) 18 You are not to marry a woman as a rival to her sister and have sexual intercourse with her during her sister's lifetime.(v)
19 "You are not to come near(w) a woman during her menstrual impurity to have sexual intercourse with her.(x) 20 You are not to have sexual intercourse with[e] your neighbor's wife, defiling yourself with her.(y)
21 "You are not to make any of your children pass through the fire to Molech.(z) Do not profane the name(aa) of your God; I am Yahweh. 22 You are not to sleep with a man as with a woman;(ab) it is detestable.(ac) 23 You are not to have sexual intercourse with[f] any animal, defiling yourself with it; a woman is not to present herself to an animal to mate with it;(ad) it is a perversion.
24 "Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves by all these things. 25 The land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.(ae) 26 But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances. You must not commit any of these detestable things—not the native or the foreigner who lives among you. 27 For the men who were in the land prior to you have committed all these detestable things, and the land has become defiled. 28 If you defile the land, it will vomit(af) you out as it has vomited out the nations that were before you. 29 Any person who does any of these detestable practices must be cut off from his people. 30 You must keep My instruction to not do any of the detestable customs(ag) that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them; I am Yahweh your God."
Mark 9:1-29
Chapter 9
1 Then He said to them, "I assure you:(a) There are some standing here who will not taste death(b) until they see the kingdom of God come in power." (c)
The Transfiguration
2 After(d) six days(e) Jesus took Peter, James, and John(f) and led them up on a high mountain(g) by themselves to be alone. He was transformed[a](h) in front of them, 3 and His clothes(i) became dazzling—extremely white(j) as no launderer on earth could whiten(k) them. 4 Elijah(l) appeared to them with Moses,(m) and they were talking with Jesus.
5 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi,(n) it's good(o) for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles:(p) one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"— 6 because he did not know what he should say,(q) since they were terrified.(r)
7 A cloud(s) appeared, overshadowing(t) them, and a voice(u) came from the cloud:(v)
This is My beloved(w) Son;(x)
listen to Him!(y)
8 Then suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone.
9 As(z) they were coming down from the mountain,(aa) He ordered them to tell no one what they had seen(ab) until the Son of Man(ac) had risen(ad) from the dead.(ae) 10 They kept this word(af) to themselves, discussing what "rising from the dead" meant.
11 Then they began to question Him, "Why do the scribes(ag) say that Elijah must come first?"(ah)
12 "Elijah does come first and restores(ai) everything," (aj) He replied. "How then is it written(ak) about the Son of Man that He must suffer(al) many things and be treated with contempt?(am) 13 But I tell you that Elijah really has come, and they did whatever they pleased to him, just as it is written(an) about him."
The Power of Faith over a Demon
14 When(ao) they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes disputing(ap) with them. 15 All of a sudden, when the whole crowd saw Him, they were amazed[b] and ran to greet Him. 16 Then He asked them, "What are you arguing with them about?"
17 Out of the crowd, one man answered Him, "Teacher,(aq) I brought my son to You. He has a spirit(ar) that makes him unable to speak.(as) 18 Wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn't."
19 He replied to them, "You unbelieving(at) generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to Me." 20 So they brought him to Him. When the spirit saw Him, it immediately convulsed the boy. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 "How long has this been happening to him?" Jesus asked his father.
"From childhood," he said. 22 "And many times it has thrown him into fire or water to destroy(au) him. But if You can do anything, have compassion(av) on us and help us."
23 Then Jesus said to him, "‘If You can'? [c][d] Everything is possible(aw) to the one who believes." (ax)
24 Immediately the father of the boy cried out, "I do believe! Help my unbelief."
25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly coming together, He rebuked(ay) the unclean(az) spirit, saying to it, "You mute and deaf(ba) spirit,[e] I command you: come out of him and never enter him again!"
26 Then it came out, shrieking and convulsing(bb) him[f] violently. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, "He's dead." 27 But Jesus, taking him by the hand, raised him,(bc) and he stood up.
28 After He went into a house, His disciples asked Him privately, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"
29 And He told them, "This kind can come out by nothing but prayer(bd) [and fasting]." [g](be)
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