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February 11 - Morning
"“Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the Lord is guilty and must confess the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged. But if that person has no close relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest, along with the ram with which atonement is made for the wrongdoer.’ ”
- Numbers 5:6-8 |
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| Make Your Wrong Right |
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Israel was marching towards the Promised Land in military formation and any division among brother Israelites would upset the unity of the community and the troops. They must be united and prepared to fight together for the cause of the Lord.
In the Israelite community an offense against one of the people was an offense against Yahweh, the mighty Suzerain King that had sealed a covenant that bound him to each individual in the camp. To mistreat an Israelite was to draw that Israelite’s covenant partner, Yahweh, into the conflict.
If the wronged person is no longer alive and has no close relative, then price of the restitution goes to the Lord, the wronged person’s covenant partner, by giving it to the priest. |
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"The split in America, rather than simply economic, is between those who embrace reason, who function in the real world of cause and effect, and those who, numbed by isolation and despair, now seek meaning in a mythical world of intuition, a world that is no longer reality-based, a world of magic."
- Chris Hedges |
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| A megachurch is defined as having a congregation with at least 2,000 people attending each weekend. By this standard there are 1,600 Protestant megachurches in the United States. There was a 25% increase in the number of megachurches in the United States between 2005-2012. The average Sunday attendance for these megachurches is 3,597. (Details here and here) |
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| Kohen (Hb) – Priest (Eng) – kohen is the Hebrew word that refers to a person who performs the duties of a priest. |
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The 2,000-year-old ossuary (bone box for burial) with, "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" engraved in ancient Aramaic letters has been determined to be authentic after a five year trial. Though the names James, Joseph, and Jesus were common in Israel 2,000 years ago, statisticians estimate that there were 1.71 men named James who had a father named Joseph and a brother named Jesus. Among the thousands of ossuaries recovered there is only one other instance of a brother?s name being inscribed along with the deceased. Listing a brother?s name on a man?s ossuary would only have been done if the brother was famous or important. Based on the tests, the culture and the statistical odds this ossuary of James belonged to Jesus brother James who became the leader of the Jerusalem church and was martyred in 63 AD by being pushed from the corner of the temple. (Details here and here.
Photo here and here.) |
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Are their people that I need to repay? or, apologize to? or, make things right?
I will take responsibilities for my wrongs against others by asking forgiveness or repaying the debt.
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"The integrity of the upright guides them, gut the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity." - Proverbs 11:3 |
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Greater desire to
know God |
Ba light in the darkness |
Freedom of Religion |
Albania |
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| Reps & Sets is a daily Bible devotional for Christians from Generation Word Bible Teaching used each morning and evening. |
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