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Numbers 28-29
Chapter 28
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.
Chapter 29
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.
Song of Solomon 8:5-14
Chapter 8
5
Y
Who is this(d) coming up from the wilderness,
leaning on the one she loves?
W
I awakened you under the apricot tree.(e)
There your mother conceived you;
there she conceived and gave you birth.
6 Set me as a seal on your heart,
as a seal on your arm.(f)
For love is as strong as death;(g)
ardent love is as unrelenting as Sheol.
Love's flames are fiery flames(h)—
the fiercest of all.[c]
7 Mighty waters cannot extinguish love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.
If a man were to give all his wealth[d] for love,(i)
it would be utterly scorned.
8
B
Our sister is young;
she has no breasts.(j)
What will we do for our sister
on the day she is spoken for?
9 If she is a wall,
we will build a silver parapet on it.
If she is a door,
we will enclose it with cedar planks.[e](k)
10
W
I am[f] a wall
and my breasts like towers.
So in his eyes I have become
like one who finds peace.[g]
11 Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon.(l)
He leased the vineyard to tenants.(m)
Each was to bring for his fruit
1,000 pieces of silver.(n)
12 I have my own vineyard.[h](o)
The 1,000 are for you, Solomon,
but 200 for those who guard its fruits.
13
M
You[i] who dwell in the gardens—
companions(p) are listening for your voice—
let me hear you!(q)
14
W
Hurry to me, my love,
and be like a gazelle
or a young stag
on the mountains of spices.(r)
Matthew 24:32-51
Chapter 24
32 "Now learn this parable(ab) from the fig tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize[o] that He[p] is near—at the door!(ac) 34 I assure you: This generation will certainly not pass away until all these things take place.(ad) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away,(ae) but My words will never pass away. (af)
No One Knows the Day or Hour
36 "Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son[q] —except the Father only.(ag) 37 As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 38 For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded the ark.(ah) 39 They didn't know[r] until the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be: 40 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and one left.(ai) 42 Therefore be alert, since you don't know what day[s] your Lord is coming.(aj) 43 But know this: If the homeowner had known what time[t] the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.(ak) 44 This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. (al)
Faithful Service to the Messiah
45 "Who then is a faithful and sensible slave,(am) whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?(an) 46 That slave whose master finds him working(ao) when he comes will be rewarded. 47 I assure you: He will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,' 49 and starts to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards,(ap) 50 that slave's master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. 51 He will cut him to pieces[u] and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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