Reading for Today:
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Leviticus 25:1
Chapter 25 1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,
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Psalms 28:6-9
6 Blessed be Jehovah, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. 7 Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him. 8 Jehovah is their strength, And he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed. 9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: Be their shepherd also, and bear them up for ever. Psalm 29 A Psalm of David.
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Proverbs 10:19-21
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely. 20 The tongue of the righteous is `as' choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
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Mark 6:30-56
30 And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught. 31 And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart. 33 And `the people' saw them going, and many knew `them', and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them. 34 And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. 35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent; 36 send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat. 37 But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings' worth of bread, and give them to eat? 38 And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go `and' see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them that all should sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. 42 And they all ate, and were filled. 43 And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. 44 And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men. 45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before `him' unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray. 47 And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. 48 And seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking on the sea; and he would have passed by them: 49 but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. 51 And he went up unto them into the boat; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves; 52 for they understood not concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened. 53 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. 54 And when they were come out of the boat, straightway `the people' knew him, 55 and ran round about that whole region, and began to carry about on their beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. 56 And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
Notes:
Leviticus 25:8
8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and there shall be unto thee the days of seven sabbaths of years, even forty and nine years.
–55 The Year of Jubilee involved a year of release from indebtedness (vv.23–38) and bondage of all sorts (vv. 39–55). All prisoners and captives were set free, slaves released, and debtors absolved. All property reverted to original owners. This plan curbed inflation and moderated acquisitions. It also gave new opportunity to people who had fallen on hard times.
Psalms 28:9
9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: Be their shepherd also, and bear them up for ever. Psalm 29 A Psalm of David.
Your inheritance. God amazingly considers His people a most precious possession (see Deut. 7:6–16; 9:29;
1 Samuel 10:1
Chapter 10 1 Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that Jehovah hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?
; Pss. 33:12; 94:5; Eph. 1:18).
Mark 6:44 five thousand men. The Greek word for “men” means strictly males, so the numerical estimate did not include women and children (see Matt. 14:21). The women and children were traditionally seated separately from the men for meals. When everyone was added, there could have been at least 20,000.
Mark 6:50 Be of good cheer! This command, always linked in the Gospels to a situation of fear and apprehension (see 10:49; Matt. 9:2, 22; 14:27;
Luke 8:48
48 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
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John 16:33
33 These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
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Acts 23:11
11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
), urged the disciples to have a continuing attitude of courage. It is I. Literally, “I AM.” This statement clearly identified the figure as the Lord Jesus, not some phantom. It echoed the Old Testament self-revelation of God (see Ex. 3:14).
DAY 28: List all the Jewish feasts and dates.
Feast of
Month on
Jewish Calendar
Day
Corresponding
Month
References
Passover
Nisan
14
Mar.–Apr.
Exodus 12:1
Chapter 12 1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
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Matthew 26:17
17 Now on the first `day' of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?
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*Unleavened Bread
Nisan
15-21
Mar.–Apr.
Exodus 12:1
Chapter 12 1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
5–20
Firstfruits
Nisan
or Sivan
16
6
Mar.–Apr.
May–June
Leviticus 23:9
9 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
–14
Numbers (28:26)
*Pentecost (Harvest or Weeks)
Sivan
6 (50 days after
barley harvest)
May–June
Deuteronomy 16:9
9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: from the time thou beginnest to put the sickle to the standing grain shalt thou begin to number seven weeks.
–12;
Acts 2:1
Chapter 2 1 And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place.
Trumpets, Rosh Hashanah
Tishri
1, 2
Sept.–Oct.
Numbers 29:1
Chapter 29 1 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets unto you.
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Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur
Tishri
10
Sept.–Oct.
Leviticus 23:26
26 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
–32;
Hebrews 9:7
7 but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people:
*Tabernacles (Booths
or Ingathering)
Tishri
15-22
Sept.–Oct.
Nehemiah 8:13
13 And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' `houses' of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.
–18;
John 7:2
2 Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand.
Dedication (Lights), Hanukkah
Chislev
25 (8 days)
Nov.–Dec.
John 10:22
22 And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem:
Purim (Lots)
Adar
14, 15
Feb.–Mar.
Esther 9:18
18 But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth `day' thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth `day' of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
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*The three major feasts for which all males of Israel were required to travel to the temple in Jerusalem (Ex. 23:14–19).
From The MacArthur Daily Bible Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson Bibles, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc, Nashville, TN 37214, www.thomasnelson.com.
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