Daily Readings for February 28

Daily Readings for February 28
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Leviticus 3

1."'If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offerings; if he offers it from the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before Yahweh. 2.He shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the Tent of Meeting: and Aaron's sons, the priests shall sprinkle the blood around on the altar. 3.He shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards, 4.and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away. 5.Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh.

6."'If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh is from the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. 7.If he offers a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before Yahweh; 8.and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar. 9.He shall offer from the sacrifice of peace offerings an offering made by fire to Yahweh; its fat, the entire tail fat, he shall take away close to the backbone; and the fat that covers the inwards, and all the fat that is on the inwards, 10.and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away. 11.The priest shall burn it on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire to Yahweh.

12."'If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before Yahweh: 13.and he shall lay his hand on its head, and kill it before the Tent of Meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar. 14.He shall offer from it as his offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards, 15.and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away. 16.The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma; all the fat is Yahweh's.

17."'It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all your dwellings, that you shall eat neither fat nor blood.'"

Leviticus 4

1.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2."Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'If anyone sins unintentionally, in any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and does any one of them: 3.if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin, which he has sinned, a young bull without blemish to Yahweh for a sin offering. 4.He shall bring the bull to the door of the Tent of Meeting before Yahweh; and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before Yahweh. 5.The anointed priest shall take some of the blood of the bull, and bring it to the Tent of Meeting. 6.The priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before Yahweh, before the veil of the sanctuary. 7.The priest shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of sweet incense before Yahweh, which is in the Tent of Meeting; and he shall pour out all of rest of the blood of the bull at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the Tent of Meeting. 8.He shall take all the fat of the bull of the sin offering off of it; the fat that covers the innards, and all the fat that is on the innards, 9.and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away, 10.as it is taken off of the bull of the sacrifice of peace offerings. The priest shall burn them on the altar of burnt offering. 11.The bull's skin, all its flesh, with its head, and with its legs, its innards, and its dung, 12.even the whole bull shall he carry forth outside the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire. Where the ashes are poured out it shall be burned.

13."'If the whole congregation of Israel sins, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and are guilty; 14.when the sin in which they have sinned is known, then the assembly shall offer a young bull for a sin offering, and bring it before the Tent of Meeting. 15.The elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before Yahweh; and the bull shall be killed before Yahweh. 16.The anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bull to the Tent of Meeting: 17.and the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before Yahweh, before the veil. 18.He shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before Yahweh, that is in the Tent of Meeting; and the rest of the blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the Tent of Meeting. 19.All its fat he shall take from it, and burn it on the altar. 20.Thus shall he do with the bull; as he did with the bull of the sin offering, so shall he do with this; and the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven. 21.He shall carry forth the bull outside the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bull. It is the sin offering for the assembly.

22."'When a ruler sins, and unwittingly does any one of all the things which Yahweh his God has commanded not to be done, and is guilty; 23.if his sin, in which he has sinned, is made known to him, he shall bring as his offering a goat, a male without blemish. 24.He shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before Yahweh. It is a sin offering. 25.The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering. He shall pour out the rest of its blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering. 26.All its fat he shall burn on the altar, like the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin, and he will be forgiven.

27."'If anyone of the common people sins unwittingly, in doing any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and is guilty; 28.if his sin, which he has sinned, is made known to him, then he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has sinned. 29.He shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering in the place of burnt offering. 30.The priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering; and the rest of its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar. 31.All its fat he shall take away, like the fat is taken away from off of the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it on the altar for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.

32."'If he brings a lamb as his offering for a sin offering, he shall bring a female without blemish. 33.He shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering. 34.The priest shall take some of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it on the horns of the altar of burnt offering; and all the rest of its blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar. 35.All its fat he shall take away, like the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them on the altar, on the offerings of Yahweh made by fire; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned, and he will be forgiven.

Psalm 104

1.Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty. 2.He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. 3.He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind. 4.He makes his messengers³³ winds; his servants flames of fire. 5.He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever. 6.You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains. 7.At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away. 8.The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them. 9.You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they don't turn again to cover the earth. 10.He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains. 11.They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12.The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches. 13.He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works. 14.He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth: 15.wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart. 16.Yahweh's trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted; 17.where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees. 18.The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. 19.He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set. 20.You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl. 21.The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God. 22.The sun rises, and they steal away, and lay down in their dens. 23.Man goes forth to his work, to his labor until the evening. 24.Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches. 25.There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals. 26.There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there. 27.These all wait for you, that you may give them their food in due season. 28.You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good. 29.You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust. 30.You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground. 31.Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works. 32.He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke. 33.I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. 34.Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh. 35.Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!

1Corinthians 12

1.Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don't want you to be ignorant. 2.You know that when you were heathen¹³, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led. 3.Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God's Spirit says, "Jesus is accursed." No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," but by the Holy Spirit. 4.Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5.There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord. 6.There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all. 7.But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all. 8.For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; 9.to another faith, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by the same Spirit; 10.and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages. 11.But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

12.For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. 13.For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit. 14.For the body is not one member, but many. 15.If the foot would say, "Because I'm not the hand, I'm not part of the body," it is not therefore not part of the body. 16.If the ear would say, "Because I'm not the eye, I'm not part of the body," it's not therefore not part of the body. 17.If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be? 18.But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired. 19.If they were all one member, where would the body be? 20.But now they are many members, but one body. 21.The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you." 22.No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. 23.Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety; 24.whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part, 25.that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. 26.When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

27.Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually. 28.God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages. 29.Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers? 30.Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret? 31.But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.

1Corinthians 13

1.If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. 2.If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing. 3.If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.

4.Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud, 5.doesn't behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 6.doesn't rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7.bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8.Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with. 9.For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; 10.but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with. 11.When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things. 12.For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known. 13.But now faith, hope, and love remain--these three. The greatest of these is love.