the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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March 21 - Old & New Testament
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Numbers 28,29,30
Prescribed Offerings
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, 2 "Command the Israelites and say to them: Be sure to present to Me at its appointed time My offering and My food(a) as My fire offering, a pleasing aroma to Me. 3 And say to them: This is the fire offering you are to present to the Lord :(b)
Daily Offerings
"Each day present two unblemished year-old male lambs as a regular burnt offering. 4 Offer one lamb in the morning and the other lamb at twilight, 5 along with two quarts[a] of fine flour for a grain offering mixed with a quart[b] of olive oil from crushed olives.(c) 6 It is a regular burnt offering established at Mount Sinai for a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord . 7 The drink offering is to be a quart[c] with each lamb. Pour out the offering of beer to the Lord in the sanctuary area. 8 Offer the second lamb at twilight, along with the same kind of grain offering and drink offering as in the morning. It is a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord .
Sabbath Offerings
9 "On the Sabbath day present two unblemished year-old male lambs, four quarts[d] of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and its drink offering. 10 It is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.
Monthly Offerings
11 "At the beginning of each of your months present a burnt offering to the Lord : two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 12 with six quarts[e] of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each bull, four quarts[f] of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for the ram, 13 and two quarts[g] of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each lamb. It is a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord . 14 Their drink offerings are to be two quarts[h] of wine with each bull, one and a third quarts[i] with the ram, and one quart[j] with each male lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering for all the months of the year. 15 And one male goat is to be offered as a sin offering to the Lord , in addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering.
Offerings for Passover
16 "The Passover(d) to the Lord comes in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month. 17 On the fifteenth day of this month there will be a festival; unleavened bread is to be eaten for seven days. 18 On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.(e) 19 Present a fire offering, a burnt offering to the Lord : two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. Your animals are to be unblemished. 20 The grain offering with them is to be of fine flour mixed with oil; offer six quarts[k] with each bull and four quarts[l] with the ram. 21 Offer two quarts[m] with each of the seven lambs 22 and one male goat for a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves. 23 Offer these with the morning burnt offering that is part of the regular burnt offering. 24 You are to offer the same food each day for seven days as a fire offering,(f) a pleasing aroma to the Lord . It is to be offered with its drink offering and the regular burnt offering. 25 On the seventh day you are to hold a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.
Offerings for the Festival of Weeks
26 "On the day of firstfruits, you are to hold a sacred assembly when you present an offering of new grain to the Lord at your Festival of Weeks;(g) you are not to do any daily work. 27 Present a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord : two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, 28 with their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts[n] with each bull, four quarts[o] with the ram, 29 and two quarts[p] with each of the seven lambs, 30 and one male goat to make atonement for yourselves. 31 Offer them with their drink offerings in addition to the regular burnt offering and its grain offering. Your animals are to be unblemished.
Festival of Trumpets Offerings
1 "You are to hold a sacred assembly in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, and you are not to do any daily work.(a) This will be a day of joyful shouting[a] for you.(b) 2 Offer a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord : one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 3 with their grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts[b] with the bull, four quarts[c] with the ram, 4 and two quarts[d] with each of the seven male lambs. 5 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves. 6 These are in addition to the monthly and regular burnt offerings with their prescribed grain offerings and drink offerings. They are a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord .
Offerings for the Day of Atonement
7 "You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth day of this seventh month and practice self-denial;[e](c) you must not do any work. 8 Present a burnt offering to the Lord , a pleasing aroma: one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. All your animals are to be unblemished. 9 Their grain offering is to be of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts[f] with the bull, four quarts[g] with the ram, 10 and two quarts[h] with each of the seven lambs. 11 Offer one male goat for a sin offering. The regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings are in addition to the sin offering of atonement.
Offerings for the Festival of Booths
12 "You are to hold a sacred assembly on the fifteenth day of the seventh month;(d) you must not do any daily work. You are to celebrate a seven-day festival for the Lord . 13 Present a burnt offering, a fire offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord : 13 young bulls, two rams, and 14 male lambs a year old. They are to be unblemished. 14 Their grain offering is to be of fine flour mixed with oil, six quarts[i] with each of the 13 bulls, four quarts[j] with each of the two rams, 15 and two quarts[k] with each of the 14 lambs. 16 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
17 "On the second day present 12 young bulls, two rams, and 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 18 with their grain and drink offerings(e) for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 19 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink[l] offerings.
20 "On the third day present 11 bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 21 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 22 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
23 "On the fourth day present 10 bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 24 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 25 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
26 "On the fifth day present nine bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 27 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 28 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
29 "On the sixth day present eight bulls, two rams, 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 30 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 31 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink[m] offerings.
32 "On the seventh day present seven bulls, two rams, and 14 male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 33 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 34 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
35 "On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you are not to do any daily work.(f) 36 Present a burnt offering, a fire offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord : one bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old—all unblemished— 37 with their grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams, and lambs, in proportion to their number. 38 Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.
39 "You must offer these to the Lord at your appointed times in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt, grain, drink, or fellowship offerings." 40 [n]So Moses told the Israelites everything the Lord had commanded him.
Regulations about Vows
1 Moses told the leaders of the Israelite tribes, "This is what the Lord has commanded: 2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to put himself under an obligation, he must not break his word; he must do whatever he has promised.(a)
3 "When a woman in her father's house during her youth makes a vow to the Lord or puts herself under an obligation, 4 and her father hears about her vow or the obligation she put herself under, and he says nothing to her, all her vows and every obligation she put herself under are binding. 5 But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, none of her vows and none of the obligations she put herself under are binding. The Lord will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.
6 "If a woman marries while her vows or the rash commitment she herself made are binding, 7 and her husband hears about it and says nothing to her when he finds out, her vows are binding, and the obligations she put herself under are binding. 8 But if her husband prohibits her when he hears about it, he will cancel her vow that is binding or the rash commitment she herself made, and the Lord will forgive her.
9 "Every vow a widow or divorced woman puts herself under is binding on her.
10 "If a woman in her husband's house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath, 11 and her husband hears about it, says nothing to her, and does not prohibit her, all her vows are binding, and every obligation she put herself under is binding. 12 But if her husband cancels them on the day he hears about it, nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or her obligation, is binding. Her husband has canceled them, and the Lord will absolve her. 13 Her husband may confirm or cancel any vow or any sworn obligation to deny herself. 14 If her husband says nothing at all to her from day to day, he confirms all her vows and obligations, which are binding. He has confirmed them because he said nothing to her when he heard about them. 15 But if he cancels them after he hears about them, he will be responsible for her[a] commitment."[b]
16 These are the statutes that the Lord commanded Moses concerning the relationship between a man and his wife, or between a father and his daughter in his house during her youth.
Luke 1:21-38
Chapter 1
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary. 22 When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them(v) and remained speechless. 23 When the days of his ministry were completed, he went back home.
24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said, 25 "The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor in these days to take away my disgrace(w) among the people."
Gabriel Predicts Jesus' Birth
26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel(x) was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,(y) 27 to a virgin engaged(z) to a man named Joseph, of the house of David.(aa) The virgin's name was Mary. 28 And the angel came to her and said, "Rejoice, favored woman! The Lord is with you."[i] 29 But she was deeply troubled(ab) by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be. 30 Then the angel told her:
Do not be afraid, Mary,(ac)
for you have found favor with God.
31 Now listen:
You will conceive and give birth to a son,
and you will call His name Jesus.(ad)
32 He will be great
and will be called the Son of the Most High,(ae)
and the Lord God will give Him
the throne of His father David.(af)
33 He will reign over the house of Jacob(ag) forever,
and His kingdom will have no end.(ah)
34 Mary asked the angel, "How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?"[j]
35 The angel replied to her:
"The Holy Spirit will come upon you,(ai)
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore, the holy One to be born
will be called the Son of God.(aj)
36 And consider your relative Elizabeth—even she has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called childless. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God."(ak)
38 "I am the Lord's slave,"[k] said Mary. "May it be done to me according to your word." Then the angel left her.
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