Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:31-33
The LORD will punish people; He sent the people away to other countries and make their land a desert - His fifth attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v31 He will destroy the cities. He will destroy the places for wrong worship. Nobody will burn incense to give the Lord pleasure.
v32 The Lord will destroy the land. He will cause the enemies who live in your country to hate it.
v33 The Lord will push you out. He will send your people away to other countries. He will destroy your cities. And he will make your land a desert.
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Go and teach all nations
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 26:27-33
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:27-33
The LORD will punish people; they will be so hungry that they will eat their own children - His fourth attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v27 If the people still turn away from the Lord, he will be even more angry. They will not turn away from their sin.
v28 So he will turn away from them. He will punish them 7 (seven) times more again.
v29 They will be so hungry that they will eat their own children.
v30 The Lord will destroy the places where they worship false gods. He will destroy their very bad incense altars. He will put their dead bodies round their idols. He will hate them.
v31 He will destroy the cities. He will destroy the places for wrong worship. Nobody will burn incense to give the Lord pleasure.
v32 The Lord will destroy the land. He will cause the enemies who live in your country to hate it.
v33 The Lord will push you out. He will send your people away to other countries. He will destroy your cities. And he will make your land a desert.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:27-33
The LORD will punish people; they will be so hungry that they will eat their own children - His fourth attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v27 If the people still turn away from the Lord, he will be even more angry. They will not turn away from their sin.
v28 So he will turn away from them. He will punish them 7 (seven) times more again.
v29 They will be so hungry that they will eat their own children.
v30 The Lord will destroy the places where they worship false gods. He will destroy their very bad incense altars. He will put their dead bodies round their idols. He will hate them.
v31 He will destroy the cities. He will destroy the places for wrong worship. Nobody will burn incense to give the Lord pleasure.
v32 The Lord will destroy the land. He will cause the enemies who live in your country to hate it.
v33 The Lord will push you out. He will send your people away to other countries. He will destroy your cities. And he will make your land a desert.
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Go and teach all nations
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 26:23-26
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:23-26
The LORD will send enemy soldiers to kill the people - His fourth attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v23 The people may still not listen to the Lord. If they do not, he will be angry.
v24 He will become their enemy. If they do not obey him, he will punish them 7 (seven) times more strongly.
v25 He will send enemy soldiers to kill the people. They have not done what they promised to do. So he will punish them for that. If they go back to their cities, he will send them illnesses. The enemy will win the war.
v26 The people will not have any food. A woman will bake one loaf for ten families. They will weigh it to give one part to each family. When a person eats his piece of bread, he will still be hungry.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:23-26
The LORD will send enemy soldiers to kill the people - His fourth attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v23 The people may still not listen to the Lord. If they do not, he will be angry.
v24 He will become their enemy. If they do not obey him, he will punish them 7 (seven) times more strongly.
v25 He will send enemy soldiers to kill the people. They have not done what they promised to do. So he will punish them for that. If they go back to their cities, he will send them illnesses. The enemy will win the war.
v26 The people will not have any food. A woman will bake one loaf for ten families. They will weigh it to give one part to each family. When a person eats his piece of bread, he will still be hungry.
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Go and teach all nations
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 26:21-22
Go and teach all nations
The LORD’s penalties for disobedience - People who do not obey the Law will not give any pleasure to the Lord
Leviticus 26:21-22
The LORD will send wild animals to kill their children and their animals - His third attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v21 The people may still not listen to the Lord. If they do not, he will be 7 (seven) times more angry. If they do not obey him, he will cause their lives to be 7 (seven) times more difficult.
v22 He will send wild animals to kill their children and their animals. The country will be almost empty.
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Go and teach all nations
The LORD’s penalties for disobedience - People who do not obey the Law will not give any pleasure to the Lord
Leviticus 26:21-22
The LORD will send wild animals to kill their children and their animals - His third attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v21 The people may still not listen to the Lord. If they do not, he will be 7 (seven) times more angry. If they do not obey him, he will cause their lives to be 7 (seven) times more difficult.
v22 He will send wild animals to kill their children and their animals. The country will be almost empty.
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Go and teach all nations
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 26:18-20
Go and teach all nations
The LORD’s penalties for disobedience - People who do not obey the Law will not give any pleasure to the Lord
Leviticus 26:18-20
The LORD will not send any rain; His second attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v18 The people may not obey the Lord even after this. If they do not, the Lord will punish them 7 (seven) times more strongly.
v19 He will make them ashamed. He will not send any rain and the land will be hard and dry.
v20 Even if they do a lot of work, no grain will grow. No fruit will grow on the trees.
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Go and teach all nations
The LORD’s penalties for disobedience - People who do not obey the Law will not give any pleasure to the Lord
Leviticus 26:18-20
The LORD will not send any rain; His second attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v18 The people may not obey the Lord even after this. If they do not, the Lord will punish them 7 (seven) times more strongly.
v19 He will make them ashamed. He will not send any rain and the land will be hard and dry.
v20 Even if they do a lot of work, no grain will grow. No fruit will grow on the trees.
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Go and teach all nations
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 26:14-17
Go and teach all nations
The LORD’s penalties for disobedience - People who do not obey the Law will not give any pleasure to the Lord
Leviticus 26:14-17
The LORD will send illnesses to the people; His first attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v14 The Lord will be angry if the people do not listen to him. He will be angry if they do not obey his rules.
v15 The people may not respect or obey the Lord’s rules. So they will not be doing what they promised to him.
v16 So the Lord will send illnesses to the people. They will be afraid. The people will have illnesses in their eyes. They will get thin and they will die.
They will plant their seed and their enemies will eat the fruit.
v17 The Lord will fight against you. Your enemies will win the war. They will become your rulers. Your soldiers will run away even when nobody is running after them.
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Go and teach all nations
The LORD’s penalties for disobedience - People who do not obey the Law will not give any pleasure to the Lord
Leviticus 26:14-17
The LORD will send illnesses to the people; His first attempt to call the Children of Israel back to Himself
v14 The Lord will be angry if the people do not listen to him. He will be angry if they do not obey his rules.
v15 The people may not respect or obey the Lord’s rules. So they will not be doing what they promised to him.
v16 So the Lord will send illnesses to the people. They will be afraid. The people will have illnesses in their eyes. They will get thin and they will die.
They will plant their seed and their enemies will eat the fruit.
v17 The Lord will fight against you. Your enemies will win the war. They will become your rulers. Your soldiers will run away even when nobody is running after them.
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Go and teach all nations
Monday, January 19, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 26:3-13
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:3-13
God’s promise of blessing and retribution if the people obey the Law
v3 The people must carefully obey the rules.
v4 If they do, I will send rain at the proper time. Plants for food will grow in the ground. Fruit will grow on your trees.
v5 The people will harvest grain until the grapes are ready to eat. They will harvest the grapes until it is the time to plant seeds. They will have all the food to eat that they need. I will keep them safe in their country.
v6 I will stop war in Israel. When the people sleep, they will not be afraid. I will take the wild animals away. Other people will not hurt my people.
v7 Israel’s enemies will run away from them. They will kill their enemies.
v8 Five of you will run after 100 of them. And 100 of you will run after 1000 enemies. You will kill all your enemies.
v9 I will do good things for your people and I will give many children to them. Their number will grow. I will do everything that I have promised to do for them.
v10 They will have so much food that some will remain after the next harvest.
v11 I will live among the people. I will never turn away from them.
v12 I will walk among the people. They will belong to me.
v13 I am the LORD your God. I brought you out of Egypt. You will not be the slaves of people in Egypt. I saved you so that you need not be ashamed.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:3-13
God’s promise of blessing and retribution if the people obey the Law
v3 The people must carefully obey the rules.
v4 If they do, I will send rain at the proper time. Plants for food will grow in the ground. Fruit will grow on your trees.
v5 The people will harvest grain until the grapes are ready to eat. They will harvest the grapes until it is the time to plant seeds. They will have all the food to eat that they need. I will keep them safe in their country.
v6 I will stop war in Israel. When the people sleep, they will not be afraid. I will take the wild animals away. Other people will not hurt my people.
v7 Israel’s enemies will run away from them. They will kill their enemies.
v8 Five of you will run after 100 of them. And 100 of you will run after 1000 enemies. You will kill all your enemies.
v9 I will do good things for your people and I will give many children to them. Their number will grow. I will do everything that I have promised to do for them.
v10 They will have so much food that some will remain after the next harvest.
v11 I will live among the people. I will never turn away from them.
v12 I will walk among the people. They will belong to me.
v13 I am the LORD your God. I brought you out of Egypt. You will not be the slaves of people in Egypt. I saved you so that you need not be ashamed.
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Go and teach all nations
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 26:2
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:2
The Law concerning the days of rest; the Sabbath days
v2 You must rest on Sabbath days and you must keep them holy. You must respect the Lord’s house. I am the Lord.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:2
The Law concerning the days of rest; the Sabbath days
v2 You must rest on Sabbath days and you must keep them holy. You must respect the Lord’s house. I am the Lord.
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Go and teach all nations
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 26:1
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:1
The Law concerning idolatry
v1 You must not make idols from stones and worship them. You must not draw things on stones and bend down in front of them. I am the Lord your God.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 26:1
The Law concerning idolatry
v1 You must not make idols from stones and worship them. You must not draw things on stones and bend down in front of them. I am the Lord your God.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 25:47-55
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:47-55
The Law concerning the servants redemption
v47 A person from another country may become rich. Then he might buy an Israelite who became poor. But the poor man can buy himself back at any time.
v48 A person from the family of the poor man can buy him back.
v49 A brother or a cousin of the poor man can buy him back. If the poor man becomes rich, he can pay to make himself free.
v50 The man and the person who bought him must count the time until the Jubilee year. The man must pay the right amount of money to be free.
v51 The Jubilee year may be many years away. If it is, the man must pay a lot of money to be free.
v52 There may be a few years until the Jubilee year. If there are, he has to pay only a small amount of money to be free.
v53 The person who has bought the man must pay him each year. You must cause the rich man to be kind to the man.
v54 Perhaps nobody will pay any money for the man. But the man who bought him must make him free in the Jubilee year.
v55 Israel’s people belong to me. I brought them out of Egypt. They are my servants. I am the Lord.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:47-55
The Law concerning the servants redemption
v47 A person from another country may become rich. Then he might buy an Israelite who became poor. But the poor man can buy himself back at any time.
v48 A person from the family of the poor man can buy him back.
v49 A brother or a cousin of the poor man can buy him back. If the poor man becomes rich, he can pay to make himself free.
v50 The man and the person who bought him must count the time until the Jubilee year. The man must pay the right amount of money to be free.
v51 The Jubilee year may be many years away. If it is, the man must pay a lot of money to be free.
v52 There may be a few years until the Jubilee year. If there are, he has to pay only a small amount of money to be free.
v53 The person who has bought the man must pay him each year. You must cause the rich man to be kind to the man.
v54 Perhaps nobody will pay any money for the man. But the man who bought him must make him free in the Jubilee year.
v55 Israel’s people belong to me. I brought them out of Egypt. They are my servants. I am the Lord.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 25:39-46
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:39-46
The Law concerning slavery among the Israelites
v39 If an Israelite becomes poor, he might sell himself to another person. He must not work as a slave for that person. He must be like a paid servant.
v40 He must work for that person until the next Jubilee year.
v41 In the Jubilee year, you will make him free. He and his children can go back to his own house and family.
v42 Israel’s people belong to the Lord. I took them out of Egypt. They must not be slaves.
v43 You must be kind to all Israelites. Remember to obey your God.
v44 Israel’s people can buy male and female slaves. Those slaves must come from other countries.
v45 And Israelites can buy people from other countries who live among them. They may have children who were born in your country. You can buy them. They will become slaves.
v46 You can give the slaves to your children when you die. But you must rule Israel’s people in a kind way.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:39-46
The Law concerning slavery among the Israelites
v39 If an Israelite becomes poor, he might sell himself to another person. He must not work as a slave for that person. He must be like a paid servant.
v40 He must work for that person until the next Jubilee year.
v41 In the Jubilee year, you will make him free. He and his children can go back to his own house and family.
v42 Israel’s people belong to the Lord. I took them out of Egypt. They must not be slaves.
v43 You must be kind to all Israelites. Remember to obey your God.
v44 Israel’s people can buy male and female slaves. Those slaves must come from other countries.
v45 And Israelites can buy people from other countries who live among them. They may have children who were born in your country. You can buy them. They will become slaves.
v46 You can give the slaves to your children when you die. But you must rule Israel’s people in a kind way.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 25:35-38
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:35-38
People who have a lot of money must lend it to the poor people
v35 An Israelite may become poor. He may not be able to feed his family. You must help him. You would help a visitor or a foreigner in the same way. You must help the man so that he can continue to live among you.
v36 The man must not pay back more than you gave to him. You must obey the Lord.
v37 The person who is feeding the man might give money or food to him. He must not ask for more back than he gave.
v38 I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt. I brought you into this country to be your God.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:35-38
People who have a lot of money must lend it to the poor people
v35 An Israelite may become poor. He may not be able to feed his family. You must help him. You would help a visitor or a foreigner in the same way. You must help the man so that he can continue to live among you.
v36 The man must not pay back more than you gave to him. You must obey the Lord.
v37 The person who is feeding the man might give money or food to him. He must not ask for more back than he gave.
v38 I am the Lord your God who brought you out of Egypt. I brought you into this country to be your God.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 25:23-34
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:23-34
Redemption of the land
v23 The people must never sell the land for all time. The land belongs to the Lord. He has said that the people can live on it.
v24 A person may buy land. But he must remember that he may have to sell it back to the seller.
v25 If a man becomes poor, he can sell some of his land. A person from his family must buy the land back for the man.
v26 But the man might not have any family. If he stops being poor, he can buy the land back.
v27 He must count how many years until the next Jubilee year. He must pay the right amount of money for the land. Then he can live on the land again.
v28 If the man is too poor to buy the land back, it will belong to the other person. It will belong to the other person until the next Jubilee year. He must return it to the poor man in the Jubilee year.
v29 A man may sell a house in a city with walls. For one year after he sells it, he can buy it back.
v30 If the man does not buy back the house, it will belong to the other person and his sons. It will belong to them for all time. They will not have to return it in the Jubilee year.
v31 If the house is in a village, a person can buy it back. If he does not buy it back, they will return it to him in the Jubilee year.
v32 The Levites (people from the family of Levi) can buy back the houses in their towns.
v33 In the Jubilee year, the Levites must get back the houses that they sold. Their towns belong to the Levites.
v34 The Levites must not sell the fields that belong to their towns. The Lord gave to them their towns and cities to live in for all time.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:23-34
Redemption of the land
v23 The people must never sell the land for all time. The land belongs to the Lord. He has said that the people can live on it.
v24 A person may buy land. But he must remember that he may have to sell it back to the seller.
v25 If a man becomes poor, he can sell some of his land. A person from his family must buy the land back for the man.
v26 But the man might not have any family. If he stops being poor, he can buy the land back.
v27 He must count how many years until the next Jubilee year. He must pay the right amount of money for the land. Then he can live on the land again.
v28 If the man is too poor to buy the land back, it will belong to the other person. It will belong to the other person until the next Jubilee year. He must return it to the poor man in the Jubilee year.
v29 A man may sell a house in a city with walls. For one year after he sells it, he can buy it back.
v30 If the man does not buy back the house, it will belong to the other person and his sons. It will belong to them for all time. They will not have to return it in the Jubilee year.
v31 If the house is in a village, a person can buy it back. If he does not buy it back, they will return it to him in the Jubilee year.
v32 The Levites (people from the family of Levi) can buy back the houses in their towns.
v33 In the Jubilee year, the Levites must get back the houses that they sold. Their towns belong to the Levites.
v34 The Levites must not sell the fields that belong to their towns. The Lord gave to them their towns and cities to live in for all time.
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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 25:18-22
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:18-22
Provisions for the seven years
v18 The people must obey the Lord’s rules. If they do, they will be safe.
v19 You will be able to grow food on the land. And the people will have plenty to eat. They will be safe.
v20 The people may ask what they shall eat in the seventh year. They will not have planted any seeds.
v21 The Lord will cause a lot of food to grow in the 6th (sixth) year. They will have food for three more years.
v22 When a person plants seed in the 8th (eighth) year he will still be eating the harvest from the 6th (sixth) year. The next time he will harvest the plants from the fields will be in the 9th (ninth) year.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:18-22
Provisions for the seven years
v18 The people must obey the Lord’s rules. If they do, they will be safe.
v19 You will be able to grow food on the land. And the people will have plenty to eat. They will be safe.
v20 The people may ask what they shall eat in the seventh year. They will not have planted any seeds.
v21 The Lord will cause a lot of food to grow in the 6th (sixth) year. They will have food for three more years.
v22 When a person plants seed in the 8th (eighth) year he will still be eating the harvest from the 6th (sixth) year. The next time he will harvest the plants from the fields will be in the 9th (ninth) year.
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 25:8-17
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:8-17
The Jubilee Year
v8 The people must count 7 (seven) lots of Sabbath years (7x7 years). That is 49 years.
v9 In the 50th year they must make loud music. They must blow trumpets on the 10th (tenth) day of the 7th (seventh) month. That is the Day of Atonement. They must blow the trumpet through all the country.
v10 The year will be special. It is a Jubilee year. It is a time for every one of my people to become free. Everyone can return to his own land and to his family.
v11 The 50th year is a Jubilee year. The people must not plant any seed in the fields. They must not harvest anything that grows by itself on the bushes.
v12 It is a Jubilee year for the people. And they can eat only food that they take from the fields.
v13 In the Jubilee year every person must return to the land of his family.
v14 If the people buy and sell land from each other, they must be honest with each other.
v15 The person who is selling the land will fix a price. He must count the number of years until the next Jubilee year.
v16 When there are many years, the price must be big. When there are few years, the price must be small. What the person is selling are the plants from the fields.
v17 Be honest with each other and respect the Lord. I am the Lord your God.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:8-17
The Jubilee Year
v8 The people must count 7 (seven) lots of Sabbath years (7x7 years). That is 49 years.
v9 In the 50th year they must make loud music. They must blow trumpets on the 10th (tenth) day of the 7th (seventh) month. That is the Day of Atonement. They must blow the trumpet through all the country.
v10 The year will be special. It is a Jubilee year. It is a time for every one of my people to become free. Everyone can return to his own land and to his family.
v11 The 50th year is a Jubilee year. The people must not plant any seed in the fields. They must not harvest anything that grows by itself on the bushes.
v12 It is a Jubilee year for the people. And they can eat only food that they take from the fields.
v13 In the Jubilee year every person must return to the land of his family.
v14 If the people buy and sell land from each other, they must be honest with each other.
v15 The person who is selling the land will fix a price. He must count the number of years until the next Jubilee year.
v16 When there are many years, the price must be big. When there are few years, the price must be small. What the person is selling are the plants from the fields.
v17 Be honest with each other and respect the Lord. I am the Lord your God.
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Go and teach all nations
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 25:1-7
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:1-7
The Sabbath of the Seventh Year
v1 Moses was on Sinai’s mountain. The Lord spoke to him there.
v2 The Lord said, ‘Speak to Israel’s people. They will go into the country that I will give to them. Then the land must have a Sabbath rest.
v3 They can plant seeds in the fields for 6 (six) years. They can cut the leaves of the plants and they can harvest the fruit for six years.
v4 In the 7th (seventh) year, the land must have a rest. They must not plant seeds in the fields or cut the leaves.
v5 They must not harvest fruit or grain. The land must have a year for rest.
v6 All of the people can eat anything that grows by itself in the Sabbath year. That will be food for you and for your servants and for your animals. And other people who live among you can eat it.
v7 The wild animals also can eat anything that grows by itself in the Sabbath year.
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Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 25:1-7
The Sabbath of the Seventh Year
v1 Moses was on Sinai’s mountain. The Lord spoke to him there.
v2 The Lord said, ‘Speak to Israel’s people. They will go into the country that I will give to them. Then the land must have a Sabbath rest.
v3 They can plant seeds in the fields for 6 (six) years. They can cut the leaves of the plants and they can harvest the fruit for six years.
v4 In the 7th (seventh) year, the land must have a rest. They must not plant seeds in the fields or cut the leaves.
v5 They must not harvest fruit or grain. The land must have a year for rest.
v6 All of the people can eat anything that grows by itself in the Sabbath year. That will be food for you and for your servants and for your animals. And other people who live among you can eat it.
v7 The wild animals also can eat anything that grows by itself in the Sabbath year.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Monday, January 05, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 24:10-23
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 24:10-23
The story of a man who said bad things about the Lord and the punishment
v10 There was a man. His mother was an Israelite and his father was a man from Egypt. The man had a quarrel with an Israelite man.
v11 The Israelite woman’s son said bad things about the Lord. The people took him to Moses. (The name of the mother was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri from the family of Dan.)
v12 They locked the man up. The Lord told them what to do with him.
v13 The Lord said to Moses,
v14 ‘Take the man outside the camp. All the people who heard him speak must put a hand on him. All the people must throw stones at him until he is dead.
v15 Tell Israel’s people, “It is a sin if any man says bad things about the Lord’s name.
v16 He must die. All the people must throw stones at him until he is dead.” You must kill anyone who says bad things about the Lord’s name. They may be a foreigner or an Israelite. You must kill them.
v17 If any man kills another man you must kill him.
v18 A man might kill an animal that belongs to another man. He must give an animal that is alive to the man. You must give a living animal if you take a living animal’s life.
v19 If a man hurts another man, you must also hurt him.
v20 Whatever the man does to another man, the other man can do to him. If he takes an eye, you can take an eye. If he breaks a bone, you can break his bone. If he takes a tooth, you can take his tooth.
v21 A man may kill an animal. That man must give back an animal that is alive. But if he kills a man, you must kill him.
v22 This rule is for all the people. It is the same rule for Israelites and foreigners. I am the Lord your God.’
v23 Moses spoke to Israel’s people. A man had said bad things about the Lord. They took him outside the camp. They threw stones at him until he died. Israel’s people did as the Lord had told Moses.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 24:10-23
The story of a man who said bad things about the Lord and the punishment
v10 There was a man. His mother was an Israelite and his father was a man from Egypt. The man had a quarrel with an Israelite man.
v11 The Israelite woman’s son said bad things about the Lord. The people took him to Moses. (The name of the mother was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri from the family of Dan.)
v12 They locked the man up. The Lord told them what to do with him.
v13 The Lord said to Moses,
v14 ‘Take the man outside the camp. All the people who heard him speak must put a hand on him. All the people must throw stones at him until he is dead.
v15 Tell Israel’s people, “It is a sin if any man says bad things about the Lord’s name.
v16 He must die. All the people must throw stones at him until he is dead.” You must kill anyone who says bad things about the Lord’s name. They may be a foreigner or an Israelite. You must kill them.
v17 If any man kills another man you must kill him.
v18 A man might kill an animal that belongs to another man. He must give an animal that is alive to the man. You must give a living animal if you take a living animal’s life.
v19 If a man hurts another man, you must also hurt him.
v20 Whatever the man does to another man, the other man can do to him. If he takes an eye, you can take an eye. If he breaks a bone, you can break his bone. If he takes a tooth, you can take his tooth.
v21 A man may kill an animal. That man must give back an animal that is alive. But if he kills a man, you must kill him.
v22 This rule is for all the people. It is the same rule for Israelites and foreigners. I am the Lord your God.’
v23 Moses spoke to Israel’s people. A man had said bad things about the Lord. They took him outside the camp. They threw stones at him until he died. Israel’s people did as the Lord had told Moses.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 24:5-9
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 24:5-9
Laws about the bread that the people give to the Lord
v5 The people must bake 12 loaves of bread. They must use the best flour. They must weigh the flour for each loaf. They must use 2/10ths of an ephah (4 liters or 8 pints).
v6 They must put the loaves on a table in two rows. There must be six loaves in each row.
v7 They must put incense near each row. They must burn the incense as a gift to the Lord instead of the bread.
v8 They must put the bread on the table every Sabbath. It is a covenant between Israel’s people and the Lord.
v9 The bread is for Aaron and for his sons. They must eat it in a holy place. It is their holy part of the burnt offering to the Lord.’
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 24:5-9
Laws about the bread that the people give to the Lord
v5 The people must bake 12 loaves of bread. They must use the best flour. They must weigh the flour for each loaf. They must use 2/10ths of an ephah (4 liters or 8 pints).
v6 They must put the loaves on a table in two rows. There must be six loaves in each row.
v7 They must put incense near each row. They must burn the incense as a gift to the Lord instead of the bread.
v8 They must put the bread on the table every Sabbath. It is a covenant between Israel’s people and the Lord.
v9 The bread is for Aaron and for his sons. They must eat it in a holy place. It is their holy part of the burnt offering to the Lord.’
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Go and teach all nations - Leviticus 24:1-4
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 24:1-4
The care of the Tabernacle Lamps before the LORD
v1 The Lord said to Moses,
v2 ‘Tell Israel’s people that they must bring to you the best oil. This will cause the light to burn all the time.
v3 Aaron must put more oil in the lamp from evening to morning. The lamp is outside the curtain. That curtain is in the Holy Place. The light must never go out. This rule is for now and for all time to come.
v4 The lamps on the gold thing that holds the lamps must burn always.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
Leviticus 24:1-4
The care of the Tabernacle Lamps before the LORD
v1 The Lord said to Moses,
v2 ‘Tell Israel’s people that they must bring to you the best oil. This will cause the light to burn all the time.
v3 Aaron must put more oil in the lamp from evening to morning. The lamp is outside the curtain. That curtain is in the Holy Place. The light must never go out. This rule is for now and for all time to come.
v4 The lamps on the gold thing that holds the lamps must burn always.
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Text from the EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary - used with permission - © 1997-2006, Wycliffe Associates (UK) - For more information about EasyEnglish Publications, visit their website: www.easyenglish.info.
Go and teach all nations
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