1. 4th March 2003 - Today’s Rhema
Bible Reading Plan.
Numbers 2:1-3:51
Mark 11:27-12:17
Psalm 47:1-9
Proverbs
10:24-25
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Num
2:1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
Num
2:2 "The Israelites are to camp
around the Tent of Meeting some distance from it, each man under his standard
with the banners of his family."
Num
2:3 On the east, toward the sunrise,
the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The
leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Num
2:4 His division numbers 74,600.
Num
2:5 The tribe of Issachar will camp
next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
Num
2:6 His division numbers 54,400.
Num
2:7 The tribe of Zebulun will be next.
The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
Num
2:8 His division numbers 57,400.
Num
2:9 All the men assigned to the camp of
Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.
Num
2:10 On the south will be the divisions
of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben
is Elizur son of Shedeur.
Num
2:11 His division numbers 46,500.
Num
2:12 The tribe of Simeon will camp next
to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
Num
2:13 His division numbers 59,300.
Num
2:14 The tribe of Gad will be next. The
leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
Num
2:15 His division numbers 45,650.
Num
2:16 All the men assigned to the camp
of Reuben, according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out
second.
Num
2:17 Then the Tent of Meeting and the
camp of the Levites will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out
in the same order as they encamp, each in his own place under his standard.
Num
2:18 On the west will be the divisions
of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of
Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
Num
2:19 His division numbers 40,500.
Num
2:20 The tribe of Manasseh will be next
to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
Num
2:21 His division numbers 32,200.
Num
2:22 The tribe of Benjamin will be
next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
Num
2:23 His division numbers 35,400.
Num
2:24 All the men assigned to the camp
of Ephraim, according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out
third.
Num
2:25 On the north will be the divisions
of the camp of Dan, under their standard. The leader of the people of Dan is
Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
Num
2:26 His division numbers 62,700.
Num
2:27 The tribe of Asher will camp next
to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran.
Num
2:28 His division numbers 41,500.
Num
2:29 The tribe of Naphtali will be
next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.
Num
2:30 His division numbers 53,400.
Num
2:31 All the men assigned to the camp
of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last, under their standards.
Num
2:32 These are the Israelites, counted
according to their families. All those in the camps, by their divisions, number
603,550.
Num
2:33 The Levites, however, were not
counted along with the other Israelites, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Num
2:34 So the Israelites did everything
the LORD commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards,
and that is the way they set out, each with his clan and family.
Num
3:1 This is the account of the family
of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD talked with Moses on Mount Sinai.
Num
3:2 The names of the sons of Aaron were
Nadab the firstborn and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Num
3:3 Those were the names of Aaron's
sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
Num
3:4 Nadab and Abihu, however, fell dead
before the LORD when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in
the Desert of Sinai. They had no sons; so only Eleazar and Ithamar served as
priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
Num
3:5 The LORD said to Moses,
Num
3:6 "Bring the tribe of Levi and
present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
Num
3:7 They are to perform duties for him
and for the whole community at the Tent of Meeting by doing the work of the
tabernacle.
Num
3:8 They are to take care of all the
furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the
Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle.
Num
3:9 Give the Levites to Aaron and his
sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.
Num
3:10 Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve
as priests; anyone else who approaches the sanctuary must be put to
death."
Num
3:11 The LORD also said to Moses,
Num
3:12 "I have taken the Levites
from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring of every
Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,
Num
3:13 for all the firstborn are mine.
When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every
firstborn in Israel, whether man or animal. They are to be mine. I am the
LORD."
Num
3:14 The LORD said to Moses in the
Desert of Sinai,
Num
3:15 "Count the Levites by their
families and clans. Count every male a month old or more."
Num
3:16 So Moses counted them, as he was
commanded by the word of the LORD.
Num
3:17 These were the names of the sons
of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Num
3:18 These were the names of the
Gershonite clans: Libni and Shimei.
Num
3:19 The Kohathite clans: Amram, Izhar,
Hebron and Uzziel.
Num
3:20 The Merarite clans: Mahli and
Mushi. These were the Levite clans, according to their families.
Num
3:21 To Gershon belonged the clans of
the Libnites and Shimeites; these were the Gershonite clans.
Num
3:22 The number of all the males a
month old or more who were counted was 7,500.
Num
3:23 The Gershonite clans were to camp
on the west, behind the tabernacle.
Num
3:24 The leader of the families of the
Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
Num
3:25 At the Tent of Meeting the
Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle and tent, its
coverings, the curtain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
Num
3:26 the curtains of the courtyard, the
curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,
and the ropes--and everything related to their use.
Num
3:27 To Kohath belonged the clans of
the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites; these were the Kohathite
clans.
Num
3:28 The number of all the males a
month old or more was 8,600. The Kohathites were responsible for the care of
the sanctuary.
Num
3:29 The Kohathite clans were to camp
on the south side of the tabernacle.
Num
3:30 The leader of the families of the
Kohathite clans was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
Num
3:31 They were responsible for the care
of the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary
used in ministering, the curtain, and everything related to their use.
Num
3:32 The chief leader of the Levites
was Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were
responsible for the care of the sanctuary.
Num
3:33 To Merari belonged the clans of
the Mahlites and the Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
Num
3:34 The number of all the males a
month old or more who were counted was 6,200.
Num
3:35 The leader of the families of the
Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side
of the tabernacle.
Num
3:36 The Merarites were appointed to
take care of the frames of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, bases, all its
equipment, and everything related to their use,
Num
3:37 as well as the posts of the
surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs and ropes.
Num
3:38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were
to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the Tent
of Meeting. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary on behalf of
the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to
death.
Num
3:39 The total number of Levites
counted at the Lord's command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans,
including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.
Num
3:40 The LORD said to Moses,
"Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more and
make a list of their names.
Num
3:41 Take the Levites for me in place
of all the firstborn of the Israelites, and the livestock of the Levites in
place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the
LORD."
Num
3:42 So Moses counted all the firstborn
of the Israelites, as the LORD commanded him.
Num
3:43 The total number of firstborn
males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
Num
3:44 The LORD also said to Moses,
Num
3:45 "Take the Levites in place of
all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their
livestock. The Levites are to be mine. I am the LORD.
Num
3:46 To redeem the 273 firstborn
Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites,
Num
3:47 collect five shekels for each one,
according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs.
Num
3:48 Give the money for the redemption
of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons."
Num
3:49 So Moses collected the redemption
money from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites.
Num
3:50 From the firstborn of the
Israelites he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels, according to the
sanctuary shekel.
Num
3:51 Moses gave the redemption money to
Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the word of the LORD.
Mark
11:27 They arrived again in Jerusalem,
and while Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the
teachers of the law and the elders came to him.
Mark
11:28 "By what authority are you
doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you authority to do
this?"
Mark
11:29 Jesus replied, "I will ask
you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing
these things.
Mark
11:30 John's baptism--was it from
heaven, or from men? Tell me!"
Mark
11:31 They discussed it among
themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why
didn't you believe him?'
Mark
11:32 But if we say, 'From men' . . .
." (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a
prophet.)
Mark
11:33 So they answered Jesus, "We
don't know." Jesus said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I
am doing these things."
Mark
12:1 He then began to speak to them in
parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit
for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some
farmers and went away on a journey.
Mark
12:2 At harvest time he sent a servant
to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
Mark
12:3 But they seized him, beat him and
sent him away empty-handed.
Mark
12:4 Then he sent another servant to
them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.
Mark
12:5 He sent still another, and that
one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they
killed.
Mark
12:6 "He had one left to send, a
son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my
son.'
Mark
12:7 "But the tenants said to one
another, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be
ours.'
Mark
12:8 So they took him and killed him,
and threw him out of the vineyard.
Mark
12:9 "What then will the owner of
the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to
others.
Mark
12:10 Haven't you read this scripture:
"'The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone ;
Mark
12:11 the Lord has done this, and it is
marvelous in our eyes'?"
Mark
12:12 Then they looked for a way to
arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they
were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.
Mark
12:13 Later they sent some of the
Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.
Mark
12:14 They came to him and said,
"Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by men,
because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in
accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?
Mark
12:15 Should we pay or shouldn't
we?" But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are you trying to trap
me?" he asked. "Bring me a denarius and let me look at it."
Mark
12:16 They brought the coin, and he
asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?"
"Caesar's," they replied.
Mark
12:17 Then Jesus said to them,
"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." And they
were amazed at him.
Psa
47:1 For the director of music. Of the
Sons of Korah. A psalm. Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with
cries of joy.
Psa
47:2 How awesome is the LORD Most High,
the great King over all the earth!
Psa
47:3 He subdued nations under us,
peoples under our feet.
Psa
47:4 He chose our inheritance for us,
the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. Selah
Psa
47:5 God has ascended amid shouts of
joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.
Psa
47:6 Sing praises to God, sing praises;
sing praises to our King, sing praises.
Psa
47:7 For God is the King of all the
earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
Psa
47:8 God reigns over the nations; God
is seated on his holy throne.
Psa
47:9 The nobles of the nations assemble
as the people of the God of Abraham, for the kings of the earth belong to God;
he is greatly exalted.
Prov
10:24 What the wicked dreads will
overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted.
Prov
10:25 When the storm has swept by, the
wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
3. “Today’s Rhema” {The message}
Mark
12:17 Then Jesus said to them, "Give
to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." And they were
amazed at him.
Dear
brothers and sisters,
Loving Greetings in the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ. Today let us see
about what Jesus says about giving to God as in Mark12:17 Then Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar what is
Caesar's and to God what is God's."
Mark
12:17 Then Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God
what is God's." What is giving to
Caesar? and what it is giving to God? Giving to Caesar means paying to the
government what we are supposed to give to government we should pay to the
government. What is the meaning of giving to God according to the scripture?
Tithes and offering. We give tithe to
God it means one tenth of our salary for the present blessings. Offering is the
thing, which we give to God for our future blessings. When we do these both the
things God bless us abundantly as he has told as in Malachi 3: 10 Bring the
whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in
this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the
floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room
enough for it. We are giving to God for our blessing if we give to God he
gives us back abundantly. The earth could not hold Abraham’s wealth it is
written how it could be, he was paying his tithe to a king so God was pleased
with him and blessed him abundantly. So if we want to be blessed like Abraham
we must also give to God.
The
bible says God loves the cheerful givers. The scripture says giving is better
than receiving. Giving doesn’t mean only giving away the money to God’s
ministry. God expects us to give our time, things and it includes doing ministry to him, our bible
reading and prayer life also. The scripture also says give and it shall be
given unto you.
May the
Lord help us to give our tithes and offering to him for our blessings in the
coming days. Amen.
Ebun J Marcus.
4.
For Further Bible
Study
(Lev 27:30 NIV) "'A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
(Lev 27:31 NIV) If a man redeems any of his tithes, he must add a fifth of the value to it.
(Lev 27:32 NIV) The entire tithe of the herd and flock--every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd's rod--will be holy to the LORD.
(Num 18:26 NIV) "Speak to the Levites and say to them: 'When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give you as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the Lord's offering.
(Deu 26:12 NIV) When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.
(2 Chr 31:5 NIV) As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of their grain, new wine, oil and honey and all that the fields produced. They brought a great amount, a tithe of everything.
(2 Chr 31:6 NIV) The men of Israel and Judah who lived in the towns of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things dedicated to the LORD their God, and they piled them in heaps.
(Neh 10:37 NIV) "Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and oil. And we will bring a tithe of our crops to the Levites, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.
5.
Decisions to make for the growth
of our spiritual life: [commitment
Prayer]
Psa
47:7 For God is the King of all the
earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
- Things to thank God [To express our Gratitude
towards God by our Praises]
Psa 47:6 Sing
praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.
7. Pray for this
country and the People that God may bless this Place through the Holy Spirit.
Bhutan
1 Bhutan
is one of the world’s least evangelized nations
2 Bhutan
was closed to all Christian witness until 1965
3 The
Drukpa majority is strongly Buddhist, and Christians among them number only a
few hundred
4 The
‘ethnic cleansing’ of the Nepali population has been vigorously promoted since
1990
5 Bhutanese
Nepalis have responded to the gospel and since 1970 there has been steady
growth
“Baroda bible club”
Pastor T. Marcus Devasahayam.