14-Cheshvan 5994 / 29 October 2023
Day 302 Readings
Torah: Vayeira, 1st Portion Bereshit (Genesis) 18:1-14
Complete Jewish Bible
Parashah 4: Vayera (He appeared) 18:1–22:24
1 Adonai appeared to Avraham by the oaks of Mamre as he sat at the entrance to the tent during the heat of the day. 2 He raised his eyes and looked, and there in front of him stood three men. On seeing them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, prostrated himself on the ground, 3 and said, “My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, please don’t leave your servant. 4 Please let me send for some water, so that you can wash your feet; then rest under the tree, 5 and I will bring a piece of bread. Now that you have come to your servant, refresh yourselves before going on.” “Very well,” they replied, “do what you have said.”
6 Avraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, three measures of the best flour! Knead it and make cakes.” 7 Avraham ran to the herd, took a good, tender calf and gave it to the servant, who hurried to prepare it. 8 Then he took curds, milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it all before the men; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate. 9 They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” He said, “There, in the tent.” 10 He said, “I will certainly return to you around this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah heard him from the entrance of the tent, behind him. 11 Avraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years; Sarah was past the age of childbearing. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “I am old, and so is my lord; am I to have pleasure again?” 13 Adonai said to Avraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and ask, ‘Am I really going to bear a child when I am so old?’ 14 Is anything too hard for Adonai? At the time set for it, at this season next year, I will return to you; and Sarah will have a son.”
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Judges 17
3 So when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, “I had wholly dedicated the silver from my hand to the Lord for my son, to make a carved image and a molded image; now therefore, I will return it to you.” 4 Thus he returned the silver to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to the silversmith, and he made it into a carved image and a molded image; and they were in the house of Micah.
5 The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household[a] idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
Judges 18
Danites Settle in Laish
27 So they took the things Micah had made, and the priest who had belonged to him, and went to Laish, to a people quiet and secure; and they struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire. 28 There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no ties with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth Rehob. So they rebuilt the city and dwelt there. 29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel. However, the name of the city formerly was Laish.
30 Then the children of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of [h]Manasseh, and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. 31 So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
365 Daily Kingdom Living
No False Talks!
Does the truth always hurt? Depends! If the condition of our heart is right, we will not choose and accept only the smooth and flattering, but are open to the uncomfortable truth about ourselves from Godly people whose honesty will help to shine light into the dark areas of our life.
Prayer: Lord, You know my true spiritual state. Help me to do away with my pride so I will not fall into the pit of sweet talk and worthless praise. Give me the courage to seek out and listen to Godly people who You send to me so I may avoid the deadly consequences of sin. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Scripture
Lamentations 1
10 The adversary has spread his handOver all her [h]pleasant things;For she has seen the nations enter her [i]sanctuary,Those whom You commandedNot to enter Your assembly.
11 All her people sigh,They [j]seek bread;They have given their [k]valuables for food to restore life.“See, O Lord, and consider,For I am scorned.”
12 “Is it nothing to you, all you who [l]pass by?Behold and seeIf there is any sorrow like my sorrow,Which has been brought on me,Which the Lord has inflictedIn the day of His fierce anger.
13 “From above He has sent fire into my bones,And it overpowered them;He has spread a net for my feetAnd turned me back;He has made me desolateAnd faint all the day.
14 “The yoke of my transgressions was [m]bound;They were woven together by His hands,And thrust upon my neck.He made my strength fail;The Lord delivered me into the hands of those whom I am not able to withstand.
18 “TheLordisrighteous, For Irebelled against His[o]commandment.
Hear now, all peoples, And behold my sorrow My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity.
Lamentations 2
1 How the Lord has covered the daughter of ZionWith a cloud in His anger!He cast down from heaven to the earthThe beauty of Israel,And did not remember His footstoolIn the day of His anger.
2 The Lord has swallowed up and has not pitiedAll the dwelling places of Jacob.He has thrown down in His wrathThe strongholds of the daughter of Judah;He has brought them down to the ground;He has profaned the kingdom and its princes.
13 How shall I console[aa] you?To what shall I liken you,O daughter of Jerusalem?What shall I compare with you, that I may comfort you,O virgin daughter of Zion?For your ruin is spread wide as the sea;Who can heal you?
14 Your prophets have seen for youFalse and deceptive visions;They have not uncovered your iniquity,To bring back your captives,But have envisioned for you false prophecies and delusions.
Philemon 1
10 My request to you concerns my son, of whom I became the father while here in prison, Onesimus. 11 His name means “useful,” and although he was once useless to you, he has now become most useful — not only to you but also to me; 12 so that in returning him to you I am sending a part of my very heart. 13 I would dearly have loved to keep him with me, in order for him to serve me in your place while I am in prison because of the Good News. 14 But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that the good you do for me may be voluntary and not forced.
15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a brief period was so that you could have him back forever, 16 no longer as a slave but as more than a slave, as a dear brother. And that he is, especially to me. But how much dearer he must be to you, both humanly and in union with the Lord!
17 So if you are in fellowship with me, receive him as you would me. 18 And if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to me.
19 I, Sha’ul, write with my own hand. I will repay it.
(I won’t mention, of course, that you owe me your very life.) 20 Yes, brother, please do me this favor in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Messiah.
21 Trusting that you will respond positively, I write knowing that you will indeed do more than I am asking.
22 One more thing: please get a room ready for me. For I hope that through the prayers of you all God will give me a chance to visit you.
Psalm 101
Complete Jewish Bible
101 (0) A psalm of David:
(1) I am singing of grace and justice;I am singing to you, Adonai.2 I will follow the path of integrity;when will you come to me?I will run my life with a sincere heartinside my own house.3 I will not allow before my eyesany shameful thing.I hate those who act crookedly;what they do does not attract me.4 Deviousness will depart from me;I will not tolerate evil.5 If someone slanders another in secret,I will cut him off.Haughty eyes and proud heartsI cannot abide.
6 I look to the faithful of the land,so that they can be my companions;those who live lives of integritycan be servants of mine.7 No deceitful person can live in my house;no liar can be my advisor.8 Every morning I will destroyall the wicked of the land,cutting off all evildoersfrom the city of Adonai.
Proverbs 26:20
20 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no [a]talebearer, strife ceases.
Dear AVI,
HOLY are YOU Adonai and ELOHIM King of the Universe, HOLY One of Israel! Great is YOUR Name O Most worthy to be praised! YOU are Sovereign over all and nothing escapes YOUR eyes. O GOD Almighty, the ONE to whom I belong, whom my soul bows to and clings to. Forgive all my human frailties and sins, forgive me for my flesh that is weak and will that is too strong. Forgive me and heal me, may YOU make me submit and follow YOU with all my heart, taking away all my pride O GOD, I humble myself before YOU. Forgive me ABBA for all my failures and toda raba that no matter how I fail, YOU will always give me the victory! I want to pray for Israel because let them see YOUR SON YESHUA the gentile GOD as their Messiah, open their hearts O GOD so that they will already be ready for YOUR Soon return. I pray comfort and heal all the broken hearted in Israel and bring back that 220 hostages from Gaza. I want to surrender Stephen to YOU because believing in YOUR Promise about him burns me because I am overwhelmed with excitement mixed with aversion. There's just a strong mixed of repelling feelings flooding over me when I think about him that's why I keep praying for him because YOU alone can change my heart and the situation that we are in right now. Right now he has a girlfriend that YOU do not want me to consider a difficult thing for YOU to do away with because YOUR Promise is stronger than any human commitment. I pray O GOD that YOU will do a miraculous thing in his life, do YOU want me to fast for him? O GOD Almighty, didn't YOU tell me to rejoice in thanksgiving because my time has come??? Toda Raba for such a man YOU have chosen for me, may YOU encounter him and fill him with the RUACH HaKodesh just as YOU have Promised so that YOU can use him greatly for YOUR kingdom. O GOD Almighty, reach out to him and his mom, awaken their Spirits, speak to them through dreams and visions. Move in a powerful and mighty way O GOD of heaven and earth!!! I want YOU to move speedily O GOD, I will ask YOU to make it happen for me suddenly because I want it to glorify YOU in such a way that no human can take any credit for O GOD for YOU deserve all the glory honor and praise and credit!!! Please let my parents and siblings see YOUR will for Stephen and me. Please use them to bring this Promise to pass, I pray that my sister Grace will be supportive and will not be envious and that she will even usher a movement for YOUR promise to be realized. I pray O GOD that my family will all be happy for me just as YOU revealed this to my future sister in law Kim Gulfan through her dream of me of a big silver fish that I caught and everyone was happy for me to catch it. I pray O GOD that My family will open themselves to accept Kim to be part of the family. I pray O GOD that YOU will do this miracle also for David. YOU deserve all the honor and glory in every story and every impossible thing that becomes possible. I pray O GOD please have YOUR way in our lives, and save Stephen and his mom. I keep surrendering to YOU and please put me my name and thoughts to the heart of Stephen Moms. I pray that YOU awaken her and speak to her O GOD.
Be glorified always and forever O GOD!
Ba HaShem YESHUA HaMashiach, Amen!