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Daily Readings for March 1
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Leviticus 5
1."'If anyone sins, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn't report it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
2."'Or if anyone touches any unclean thing, whether it is the carcass of an unclean animal, or the carcass of unclean livestock, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and it is hidden from him, and he is unclean, then he shall be guilty.
3."'Or if he touches the uncleanness of man, whatever his uncleanness is with which he is unclean, and it is hidden from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty.
4."'Or if anyone swears rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatever it is that a man might utter rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty of one of these. 5.It shall be, when he is guilty of one of these, he shall confess that in which he has sinned: 6.and he shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh for his sin which he has sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin.
7."'If he can't afford a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to Yahweh; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. 8.He shall bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one which is for the sin offering, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not sever it completely. 9.He shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering. 10.He shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the ordinance; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has sinned, and he shall be forgiven.
11."'But if he can't afford two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his offering for that in which he has sinned, the tenth part of an ephah3 of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it, neither shall he put any frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. 12.He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as the memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, on the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. It is a sin offering. 13.The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he will be forgiven; and the rest shall be the priest's, as the meal offering.'"
14.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 15."If anyone commits a trespass, and sins unwittingly, in the holy things of Yahweh; then he shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your estimation in silver by shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering. 16.He shall make restitution for that which he has done wrong in the holy thing, and shall add a fifth part to it, and give it to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and he will be forgiven.
17."If anyone sins, and does any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done; though he didn't know it, yet he is guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. 18.He shall bring a ram without blemish from of the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest; and the priest shall make atonement for him concerning the thing in which he sinned and didn't know it, and he will be forgiven. 19.It is a trespass offering. He is certainly guilty before Yahweh."
Leviticus 6
1.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2."If anyone sins, and commits a trespass against Yahweh, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor, 3.or has found that which was lost, and dealt falsely therein, and swearing to a lie; in any of all these things that a man does, sinning therein; 4.then it shall be, if he has sinned, and is guilty, he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he has gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was committed to him, or the lost thing which he found, 5.or any thing about which he has sworn falsely; he shall restore it even in full, and shall add a fifth part more to it. To him to whom it belongs he shall give it, in the day of his being found guilty. 6.He shall bring his trespass offering to Yahweh, a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your estimation, for a trespass offering, to the priest. 7.The priest shall make atonement for him before Yahweh, and he will be forgiven concerning whatever he does to become guilty."
8.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 9."Command Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the law of the burnt offering: the burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it. 10.The priest shall put on his linen garment, and he shall put on his linen breeches upon his body; and he shall remove the ashes from where the fire has consumed the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 11.He shall take off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a clean place. 12.The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he shall lay the burnt offering in order upon it, and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings. 13.Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.
14."'This is the law of the meal offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before Yahweh, before the altar. 15.He shall take from there his handful of the fine flour of the meal offering, and of its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the meal offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a pleasant aroma, as its memorial, to Yahweh. 16.That which is left of it Aaron and his sons shall eat. It shall be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They shall eat it in the court of the Tent of Meeting. 17.It shall not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion of my offerings made by fire. It is most holy, as the sin offering, and as the trespass offering. 18.Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as their portion forever throughout your generations, from the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Whoever touches them shall be holy.'"
19.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 20."This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer to Yahweh in the day when he is anointed: the tenth part of an ephah4 of fine flour for a meal offering perpetually, half of it in the morning, and half of it in the evening. 21.It shall be made with oil in a griddle. When it is soaked, you shall bring it in. You shall offer the meal offering in baked pieces for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. 22.The anointed priest that will be in his place from among his sons shall offer it. By a statute forever, it shall be wholly burnt to Yahweh. 23.Every meal offering of a priest shall be wholly burned. It shall not be eaten."
24.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 25."Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'This is the law of the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before Yahweh. It is most holy. 26.The priest who offers it for sin shall eat it. It shall be eaten in a holy place, in the court of the Tent of Meeting. 27.Whatever shall touch its flesh shall be holy. When there is any of its blood sprinkled on a garment, you shall wash that on which it was sprinkled in a holy place. 28.But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken; and if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water. 29.Every male among the priests shall eat of it: it is most holy. 30.No sin offering, of which any of the blood is brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place, shall be eaten: it shall be burned with fire.
Psalm 105
1.Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples. 2.Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works. 3.Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. 4.Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more. 5.Remember his marvelous works that he has done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth, 6.you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 7.He is Yahweh, our God. His judgments are in all the earth. 8.He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations, 9.the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac, 10.and confirmed the same to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant, 11.saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance;" 12.when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it. 13.They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people. 14.He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes, 15."Don't touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!" 16.He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies. 17.He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave. 18.They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons, 19.until the time that his word happened, and Yahweh's word proved him true. 20.The king sent and freed him; even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free. 21.He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions; 22.to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom. 23.Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham. 24.He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries. 25.He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants. 26.He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen. 27.They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. 28.He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn't rebel against his words. 29.He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish. 30.Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings. 31.He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders. 32.He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land. 33.He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country. 34.He spoke, and the locusts came, and the grasshoppers, without number, 35.ate up every plant in their land; and ate up the fruit of their ground. 36.He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood. 37.He brought them forth with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his tribes. 38.Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them. 39.He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night. 40.They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky. 41.He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places. 42.For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant. 43.He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with singing. 44.He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession, 45.that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise Yah!
1Corinthians 14
1.Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 2.For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries. 3.But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation. 4.He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly. 5.Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.
6.But now, brothers,14 if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching? 7.Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn't give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped? 8.For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war? 9.So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air. 10.There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning. 11.If then I don't know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me. 12.So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly. 13.Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret. 14.For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15.What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 16.Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the "Amen" at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn't know what you say? 17.For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up. 18.I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all. 19.However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
20.Brothers, don't be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature. 21.In the law it is written, "By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord."15 22.Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe. 23.If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy? 24.But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all. 25.And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
26.What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up. 27.If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. 28.But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God. 29.Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern. 30.But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent. 31.For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted. 32.The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets, 33.for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace.
As in all the assemblies of the saints, 34.let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says. 35.If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly. 36.What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone? 37.If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord. 38.But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39.Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking with other languages. 40.Let all things be done decently and in order.