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Daily Readings for April 1
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Numbers 15
1.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2."Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you have come into the land of your habitations, which I give to you, 3.and will make an offering by fire to Yahweh, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or as a freewill offering, or in your set feasts, to make a pleasant aroma to Yahweh, of the herd, or of the flock; 4.then he who offers his offering shall offer to Yahweh a meal offering of a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mixed with the fourth part of a hin of oil: 5.and wine for the drink offering, the fourth part of a hin, you shall prepare with the burnt offering, or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.
6."'Or for a ram, you shall prepare for a meal offering two tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mixed with the third part of a hin of oil: 7.and for the drink offering you shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. 8.When you prepare a bull for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice, to accomplish a vow, or for peace offerings to Yahweh; 9.then shall he offer with the bull a meal offering of three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil: 10.and you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. 11.Thus shall it be done for each bull, or for each ram, or for each of the male lambs, or of the young goats. 12.According to the number that you shall prepare, so you shall do to everyone according to their number.
13."'All who are native-born shall do these things in this way, in offering an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh. 14.If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, or whoever may be among you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to Yahweh; as you do, so he shall do. 15.For the assembly, there shall be one statute for you, and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner, a statute forever throughout your generations: as you are, so shall the foreigner be before Yahweh. 16.One law and one ordinance shall be for you, and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner with you.'"
17.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 18."Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you come into the land where I bring you, 19.then it shall be that when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall offer up a wave offering to Yahweh. 20.Of the first of your dough you shall offer up a cake for a wave offering: as the wave offering of the threshing floor, so you shall heave it. 21.Of the first of your dough you shall give to Yahweh a wave offering throughout your generations.
22."'When you shall err, and not observe all these commandments, which Yahweh has spoken to Moses, 23.even all that Yahweh has commanded you by Moses, from the day that Yahweh gave commandment, and onward throughout your generations; 24.then it shall be, if it be done unwittingly, without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bull for a burnt offering, for a pleasant aroma to Yahweh, with the meal offering of it, and the drink offering of it, according to the ordinance, and one male goat for a sin offering. 25.The priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering made by fire to Yahweh, and their sin offering before Yahweh, for their error: 26.and all the congregation of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them; for in respect of all the people it was done unwittingly.
27."'If one person sins unwittingly, then he shall offer a female goat a year old for a sin offering. 28.The priest shall make atonement for the soul who errs, when he sins unwittingly, before Yahweh, to make atonement for him; and he shall be forgiven. 29.You shall have one law for him who does anything unwittingly, for him who is native-born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger who lives as a foreigner among them.
30."'But the soul who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, the same blasphemes Yahweh; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 31.Because he has despised the word of Yahweh, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be on him.'"
32.While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day. 33.Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation. 34.They put him in custody, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
35.Yahweh said to Moses, "The man shall surely be put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside of the camp." 36.All the congregation brought him outside of the camp, and stoned him to death with stones; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
37.Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 38."Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them that they should make themselves fringes9 in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put on the fringe10 of each border a cord of blue: 39.and it shall be to you for a fringe11, that you may look on it, and remember all the commandments of Yahweh, and do them; and that you not follow after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you use to play the prostitute; 40.that you may remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. 41.I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am Yahweh your God."
Proverbs 11
1.A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight. 2.When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. 3.The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them. 4.Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. 5.The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6.The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires. 7.When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing. 8.A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place. 9.With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. 10.When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting. 11.By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 12.One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace. 13.One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret. 14.Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory. 15.He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure. 16.A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches. 17.The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh. 18.Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. 19.He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death. 20.Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight. 21.Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered. 22.Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. 23.The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath. 24.There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty. 25.The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself. 26.People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it. 27.He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him. 28.He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf. 29.He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart. 30.The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls. 31.Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Luke 24
1.But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2.They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3.They entered in, and didn't find the Lord Jesus' body. 4.It happened, while they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing. 5.Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth.
They said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6.He isn't here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee, 7.saying that the Son of Man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again?"
8.They remembered his words, 9.returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. 10.Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles. 11.These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn't believe them. 12.But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping and looking in, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering what had happened.
13.Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia61 from Jerusalem. 14.They talked with each other about all of these things which had happened. 15.It happened, while they talked and questioned together, that Jesus himself came near, and went with them. 16.But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17.He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?"
18.One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who doesn't know the things which have happened there in these days?"
19.He said to them, "What things?"
They said to him, "The things concerning Jesus, the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people; 20.and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21.But we were hoping that it was he who would redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22.Also, certain women of our company amazed us, having arrived early at the tomb; 23.and when they didn't find his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24.Some of us went to the tomb, and found it just like the women had said, but they didn't see him."
25.He said to them, "Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26.Didn't the Christ have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?" 27.Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. 28.They drew near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.
29.They urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over."
He went in to stay with them. 30.It happened, that when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them. 31.Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight. 32.They said one to another, "Weren't our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?" 33.They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them, 34.saying, "The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" 35.They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
36.As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace be to you."
37.But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38.He said to them, "Why are you troubled? Why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39.See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn't have flesh and bones, as you see that I have." 40.When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41.While they still didn't believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"
42.They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb. 43.He took them, and ate in front of them. 44.He said to them, "This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled."
45.Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures. 46.He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, 47.and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48.You are witnesses of these things. 49.Behold, I send forth the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high."
50.He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 51.It happened, while he blessed them, that he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven. 52.They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53.and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.