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Leviticus 7-8
Chapter 7
The Priest's Part in the Offerings
1 'Now this is the law of the (C1)guilt offering; it is most holy.2 'In (C1)the place where they slaughter the burnt offering they are to slaughter the guilt offering, and the priest shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.3 'Then he shall offer from it all its fat: the (C1)fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails,4 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins; and he shall remove the lobe on the liver (C1)with the kidneys.5 'The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as an offering by fire to the LORD; it is a guilt offering.6 '(C1)Every male among the priests may eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.7 'The guilt offering is like the (C1)sin offering: there is one law for them. The (C2)priest who makes atonement with it (F1)shall have it.8 'Also the priest who presents anyone's burnt offering, (F1)that priest shall have for himself the hide of the burnt offering which he has presented.9 'Likewise, every grain offering that is baked in the oven and everything prepared in a (F1)pan or on a (C1)griddle (F2)shall belong to the priest who presents it.10 'Every grain offering, mixed with oil or dry, shall (F1)belong to all the sons of Aaron, (F2)to all alike.
11 'Now this is the law of the (C1)sacrifice of peace offerings which shall be presented to the LORD.12 'If he offers it by way of (C1)thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer (C2)unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers (F1)spread with oil, and cakes of well stirred fine flour mixed with oil.13 'With the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving, he shall present his offering with cakes of (C1)leavened bread.14 'Of (F1)this he shall present one of every offering as a (F2)contribution to the LORD; (C1)it shall (F3)belong to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offerings.
15 '(C1)Now as for the flesh of the sacrifice of his thanksgiving peace offerings, it shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it over until morning.16 'But if the sacrifice of his offering is a (F1)(C1)vow or a (F2)voluntary offering, it shall be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, and on the next (F3)day what is left of it may be eaten;17 (C1)but what is left over from the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burned with fire.18 'So if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings is ever eaten on the third day, he who offers it will not be accepted, and it will not be credited to him. It will be an (C1)unclean thing, and the person who eats it shall bear his punishment.
19 'Also the flesh that touches anything unclean shall not be eaten; it shall be burned with fire. (F1)As for other flesh, anyone who is clean may eat such flesh.20 '(C1)But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to the LORD, (F1)when he is unclean, that person (C2)shall be cut off from his people.21 '(C1)When anyone touches anything unclean, whether human uncleanness, or an unclean animal, or any unclean (F1)detestable thing, and eats of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings which belong to the LORD, that person shall be cut off from his people.'"
22 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,23 "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'You shall not eat (C1)any fat from an ox, a sheep, or a goat.24 'Also the fat of an animal which dies and the fat of an animal (C1)torn by animals may be put to any other use, but you certainly are not to eat it.25 'For whoever eats the fat of the animal from which (F1)an offering by fire is offered to the LORD, the person who eats it shall also be cut off from his people.26 'And (C1)you are not to eat any blood, either of bird or animal, in any of your dwellings.27 'Any person who eats any blood, that person shall also be cut off from his people.'"
28 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,29 "Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'He who offers (C1)the sacrifice of his peace offerings to the LORD shall bring his offering to the LORD from the sacrifice of his peace offerings.30 'His own hands are to bring offerings by fire to the LORD. He shall bring the fat with the breast, so that the (C1)breast may be (F1)presented as a wave offering before the LORD.31 'And the priest shall offer up the fat in smoke on the altar, but (C1)the breast shall belong to Aaron and to his sons.32 'And you shall give (C1)the right thigh to the priest as a (F1)contribution from the sacrifices of your peace offerings.33 'The one among the sons of Aaron who offers the blood of the peace offerings and the fat, the right thigh shall be his as his portion.34 'For I have taken from the sons of Israel (C1)the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the (F1)contribution from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them to Aaron the priest and to his sons as their allotted portion forever from the sons of Israel.
35 'This is the (C1)allotment to Aaron and the allotment to his sons from the offerings by fire to the LORD, on that day when he presented them to serve as priests to the LORD.36 '(F1)These the LORD had commanded to be given them from the sons of Israel on the day that He (C1)anointed them. It is their allotted portion forever throughout their generations.'"
37 This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering, and (C1)the ordination offering and the sacrifice of peace offerings,38 (C1)which the LORD commanded Moses on Mount Sinai on the day that He commanded the sons of Israel to (F1)present their offerings to the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai.
Chapter 8
The Consecration of Aaron and His Sons
1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,2 "(C1)Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the (C2)garments and (C3)the anointing oil, and the bull of the sin offering, and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread,3 and assemble all the congregation at the doorway of the tent of meeting."4 So Moses did just as the LORD commanded him. When the congregation was assembled at the doorway of the tent of meeting,5 Moses said to the congregation, "This is the thing which the LORD has commanded us to do."
6 Then (C1)Moses had Aaron and his sons come near, and he (C2)washed them with water.7 Then he (C1)put the tunic on (F1)Aaron and wrapped his waist with the sash, and clothed him with the robe and put the ephod on him; and he wrapped his waist with the artistic band of the ephod, (F2)with which he fitted it to him.8 He then placed the (F1)breastpiece on him, and in the (F1)breastpiece he put the (F2)(C1)Urim and the Thummim.9 He also placed the turban on his head, and on the turban, at its front, he placed (C1)the golden plate, the holy crown, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
10 Moses then took (C1)the anointing oil and anointed the (F1)tabernacle and everything that was in it, and consecrated them.11 He also sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, to (C1)consecrate them.12 Then he poured some of the (C1)anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.13 (C1)Next Moses had Aaron's sons come near, and he clothed them with tunics and wrapped their waists with sashes, and bound (F1)caps on them, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
14 Then he brought (C1)the bull of the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering.15 Next (F1)Moses slaughtered it and took the blood and with his finger (C1)put some of it around on the horns of the altar, and purified the altar. Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.16 He also (C1)took all the fat that was on the entrails and the (F1)lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat; and Moses offered it up in smoke on the altar.17 (C1)But the bull and its hide, its flesh, and its refuse he burned in the fire outside the camp, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
18 Then he presented (C1)the ram of the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.19 And (F1)Moses slaughtered it and sprinkled the blood around on the altar.20 When he had cut the ram into its pieces, Moses (C1)offered up the head and the pieces and the suet in smoke.21 After he had washed the entrails and the legs with water, Moses (C1)offered up the whole ram in smoke on the altar. It was a burnt offering for a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
22 Then he presented the second ram, (C1)the ram of (F1)ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram.23 (F1)And Moses slaughtered it and took some of its blood and (C1)put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.24 He also had Aaron's sons come near; and Moses put some of the blood on the lobe of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot. Moses then (C1)sprinkled the rest of the blood around on the altar.25 He then took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was on the entrails, and the (F1)lobe of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh.26 And (C1)from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake and one cake of bread mixed with oil and one wafer, and placed them on the portions of fat and on the right thigh.27 He then (C1)put all these on the hands of Aaron and on the hands of his sons, and presented them as a wave offering before the LORD.28 Then Moses (C1)took them from their hands and offered them up in smoke on the altar with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering for (C2)a soothing aroma; it was an offering by fire to the LORD.29 Moses also took (C1)the breast and presented it as a wave offering before the LORD; it was (C2)Moses' portion of the ram of ordination, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
30 So Moses (C1)took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and the garments of his sons with him.
31 Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons, "(C1)Boil the flesh at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and eat it there together with the bread which is in the basket of the ordination offering, just as I commanded, (C2)saying, 'Aaron and his sons shall eat it.'32 "And (C1)the remainder of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn in the fire.33 "And (C1)you shall not go outside the doorway of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the day that the period of your ordination is fulfilled; for he will (F1)ordain you through seven days.34 "The LORD has commanded us to do as has been done this day, to make atonement on your behalf.35 "At the doorway of the tent of meeting, moreover, you shall remain day and night for seven days and (C1)fulfill your duty to the LORD, so that you will not die; for so I have been commanded."36 Aaron and his sons did all the things which the LORD had commanded through Moses.
Proverbs 22
Chapter 22
On Life and Conduct
1 A (C1)good name is to be more desired than great wealth;
Favor is better than silver and gold.
2 The rich and the poor (F1)have a common bond,
The LORD is the (C1)Maker of them all.
3 A (C1)prudent person sees evil and hides himself,
But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.
4 The reward of humility and (F1)the fear of the LORD
Are riches, honor, and life.
5 (C1)Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
One who guards himself will be far from them.
6 (C1)Train up a child (F1)in the way he should go,
Even when he grows older he will not abandon it.
7 The (C1)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.
8 One who (C1)sows injustice will reap disaster,
And the (C2)rod of his fury will perish.
9 One who (F1)is (C1)generous will be blessed,
Because he (C2)gives some of his food to the poor.
10 (C1)Drive out the scoffer, and strife will leave,
Even quarreling and dishonor will cease.
11 One who loves (C1)purity of heart
And (F1)whose speech is (C2)gracious, the king is his friend.
12 The eyes of the LORD protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.
13 The (F1)(C1)lazy one says, "There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!"
14 The mouth of (F1)(C1)an adulteress is a deep pit;
He who is (C2)cursed of the LORD will fall (F2)into it.
15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;
The (C1)rod of discipline will remove it far from him.
16 One (C1)who oppresses the poor to make (F1)more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, (C2)will only come to poverty.
17 (C1)Extend your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
18 For it will be (C1)pleasant if you keep them within you,
(F1)So that they may be ready on your lips.
19 So that your (C1)trust may be in the LORD,
I have (F1)taught you today, you indeed.
20 Have I not written to you (F1)(C1)excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
21 To make you (C1)know the (F1)certainty of the words of truth,
So that you may (F2)(C2)correctly answer him who sent you?
22 (C1)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor (C2)crush the needy at the gate;
23 For the LORD will (C1)plead their case
And (F1)take the life of those who rob them.
24 Do not make friends with a person given to anger,
Or go with a (C1)hot-tempered person,
25 Or you will (C1)learn his ways
And (F1)find a snare for yourself.
26 Do not be among those who (C1)shake hands,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to repay,
Why should he (C1)take your bed from under you?
28 (C1)Do not move the ancient boundary
Which your fathers have set.
29 Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will (C1)stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure people.
Matthew 10:1-25
Chapter 10
The Twelve Disciples; Instructions for Service
1 Jesus (C1)summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to (C2)heal every disease and every sickness.
2 (C1)Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, (C2)Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother (C2)Andrew; and (F1)(C3)James the son of Zebedee, and his brother (F2)John;3 (C1)Philip and (F1)Bartholomew; (C2)Thomas and (C3)Matthew the tax collector; (F2)(C4)James the son of Alphaeus, and (C5)Thaddaeus;4 Simon the (F1)Zealot, and (C1)Judas Iscariot, the one who also betrayed Him.
5 (C1)These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them, saying, "Do not go on a road (F1)to Gentiles, and do not enter a city of (C2)Samaritans;6 but rather go to (C1)the lost sheep of the house of Israel.7 "And as you go, (F1)preach, saying, '(C1)The kingdom of heaven has come near.'8 "Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.9 "(C1)Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,10 or a (F1)bag for your journey, or even two (F2)tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for (C1)the worker is deserving of his (F3)support.11 "And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay (F1)at his house until you leave that city.12 "As you enter the (F1)house, (C1)give it your (F2)greeting.13 "If the house is worthy, see that your blessing of peace comes upon it. But if it is not worthy, (F1)take back your blessing of peace.14 "And whoever does not receive you nor listen to your words, as you leave that house or city, (C1)shake the dust off your feet.15 "Truly I say to you, (C1)it will be more tolerable for the land of (C2)Sodom and Gomorrah on (C3)the day of judgment, than for that city.
A Hard Road Ahead of Them
16 "(C1)Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be as (C2)wary as serpents, and as (C3)innocent as doves.17 "But be on guard against people, for they will hand you over to the (C1)courts and flog you (C2)in their synagogues;18 and you will even be brought before governors and kings on My account, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.19 "(C1)But when they hand you over, (C2)do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you in that hour.20 "For (C1)it is not you who are speaking, but it is the Spirit of your Father who is speaking (F1)in you.
21 "Now (C1)brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and (C2)children will rise up against parents and (F1)cause them to be put to death.22 "And (C1)you will be hated by all because of My name, but (C2)it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.
23 "But whenever they (C1)persecute you in (F1)one city, flee to the (F2)next; for truly I say to you, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel (C2)until the Son of Man comes.
The Meaning of Discipleship
24 "(C1)A (F1)disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master.25 "It is enough for the disciple that he may become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. (C1)If they have called the head of the house (F1)(C2)Beelzebul, how much more will they insult the members of his household!<
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