4 Sukkot
18 Tishrei 5994 / 3 October 2023
Day 276 Readings
Torah: Vezot Hab'rachah, 3rd Portion Devarim (Deuteronomy) 33:13-17
New King James Version
13 And of Joseph he said:
“Blessed of the Lord is his land,With the precious things of heaven, with the dew,And the deep lying beneath,14 With the precious fruits of the sun,With the precious produce of the months,15 With the best things of the ancient mountains,With the precious things of the everlasting hills,16 With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let the blessing come ‘on the head of Joseph,And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.’17 His glory is like a firstborn bull,And his horns like the horns of the wild ox;Together with themHe shall push the peoplesTo the ends of the earth;They are the ten thousands of Ephraim,And they are the thousands of Manasseh.”
Dear AVI,
Baruk Ata Adonai Melek HaOlam! Great are YOU O GOD! HOLY are YOU KING of glory! YOU reign victoriously!
Truly since the past 2 days, YOU have been speaking to me that Joseph still exists in my life and that I am Pharoah. And behold! I see here that YOU are confirming that in YOUR WORD when YOU speak about YOSEF in Deuteronomy 33:13. My crown he is Joseph and now he is here and sometimes I get so over excited and overwhelemed by everything I see that I have a hard time waiting. And I struggle with patience that is why I got a lu-as! my body was heating up and so was my brains from overthinking of what could be. But LORD today YOU are giving me assurance that now I am seeing well, and hearing well and that the Promise shall not delay anymore in Jeremiah 1:12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [d]ready to perform My word.” Toda raba for even putting a stop to my anxiety, to stop fretting about the ex lawyer who is planning to rip us more off in Proverbs 24:19 Do not fret because of evildoers,Nor be envious of the wicked; 20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out. Toda Raba for addressing every issue in my being! O GOD for bringing me peace and stillness in my soul through YOUR WORD O GOD YOU ARE SO GOOD to me, so kind and loving!!! I need YOU AVI, I love YOU! YOU are my everything! Please help me to stop feeling whatever I feel for the crown YOU are giving me because it's not time yet. Control my heart but let him fall inlove with me O GOD I pray, let him love me so deeply because this is what I need and want, a manifestation of YOUR Deep love for me through a human marriage. Thank YOU so much O GOD!!!
Ba Shem YESHUA HaMashiach, Amen!
Bible Study Together
Joshua 19:32-20:9
Joshua 20
1 The Lord also spoke to Joshua, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Appoint[e] for yourselves cities of refuge, of which I spoke to you through Moses, 3 that the slayer who kills a person accidentally or unintentionally may flee there; and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And when he flees to one of those cities, and stands at the entrance of the gate of the city, and [f]declares his case in the hearing of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city as one of them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 5 Then if the avenger of blood pursues him, they shall not deliver the slayer into his hand, because he struck his neighbor unintentionally, but did not hate him beforehand. 6 And he shall dwell in that city until he stands before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the one who is high priest in those days. Then the slayer may return and come to his own city and his own house, to the city from which he fled.’ ”
Matthew 18:1-6
Who Is the Greatest?
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.
Luke 9:46-48
Who Is the Greatest?
46 Then a dispute arose among them as to which of them would be greatest. 47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a little child and set him by Him, 48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great.”
365 Daily Kingdom Living
Jeremiah 1
The Prophet Is Called
4 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;Before you were born I sanctified[a] you;I [b]ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
6 Then said I: “Ah, Lord God!Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.”
7 But the Lord said to me: “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’For you shall go to all to whom I send you,And whatever I command you, you shall speak.
8 Do not be afraid of their faces,For I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord.
9 Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me:
“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
10 See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,To root out and to pull down,To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.”
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?”
And I said, “I see a [c]branch of an almond tree.”
12 Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [d]ready to perform My word.”
13 And the word of the Lord came to me the second time, saying, “What do you see?”
And I said, “I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north.”
14 Then the Lord said to me:
“Out of the north calamity shall break forthOn all the inhabitants of the land.15 For behold, I am callingAll the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says the Lord;“They shall come and each one set his throneAt the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem,Against all its walls all around,And against all the cities of Judah.16 I will utter My judgments Against them concerning all their wickedness,Because they have forsaken Me,Burned incense to other gods,And worshiped the works of their own hands.
17 “Therefore prepare yourself and arise,And speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces,Lest I dismay you before them.18 For behold, I have made you this day A fortified city and an iron pillar, And bronze walls against the whole land—Against the kings of Judah,Against its princes, Against its priests, And against the people of the land. 19 They will fight against you, But they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,” says the Lord, “to deliver you.”
Jeremiah 2
1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I remember you,The kindness of your youth,The love of your betrothal,When you [a]went after Me in the wilderness,In a land not sown.3 Israel was holiness to the Lord,The firstfruits of His increase.All that devour him will offend;Disaster will come upon them,” says the Lord.’ ”
4 Hear the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel. 5 Thus says the Lord:
“What injustice have your fathers found in Me,That they have gone far from Me,Have followed [b]idols,And have become idolaters?6 Neither did they say, ‘Where is the Lord,Who brought us up out of the land of Egypt,Who led us through the wilderness,Through a land of deserts and pits,Through a land of drought and the shadow of death,Through a land that no one crossedAnd where no one dwelt?’7 I brought you into a bountiful country,To eat its fruit and its goodness.But when you entered, you defiled My landAnd made My heritage an abomination.8 The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’And those who handle the law did not know Me;The rulers also transgressed against Me;The prophets prophesied by Baal,And walked after things that do not profit.
9 “Therefore I will yet [c]bring charges against you,” says the Lord,“And against your children’s children I will bring charges.
19 Your own wickedness will correct you,And your backslidings will rebuke you.Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thingThat you have forsaken the Lord your God,And the [i]fear of Me is not in you,”Says the Lord God of hosts.
26 “As the thief is ashamed when he is found out,So is the house of Israel ashamed;They and their kings and their princes, and their priests and their prophets,27 Saying to a tree, ‘You are my father,’And to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’For they have turned their back to Me, and not their face.But in the time of their troubleThey will say, ‘Arise and save us.’28 But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves?Let them arise,If they can save you in the time of your [m]trouble;For according to the number of your citiesAre your gods, O Judah.
29 “Why will you plead with Me?You all have transgressed against Me,” says the Lord.30 “In vain I have chastened your children;They received no correction.Your sword has devoured your prophetsLike a destroying lion.
31 “O generation, see the word of the Lord!Have I been a wilderness to Israel,Or a land of darkness?Why do My people say, ‘We [n]are lords;We will come no more to You’?32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments,Or a bride her attire?Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.
33 “Why do you beautify your way to seek love?Therefore you have also taughtThe wicked women your ways.
36 Why do you gad about so much to change your way?
Also you shall be ashamed of Egypt as you were ashamed of Assyria.
37 Indeed you will go forth from him With your hands on your head;
For the Lord has rejected your trusted allies, And you will not prosper by them.
Philippians 4
New King James Version
Be Anxious for Nothing; Think These Thoughts
4 Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.
Be United, Joyful, and in Prayer
2 I implore Euodia and I implore Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 [a]And I urge you also, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
5 Let your [b]gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Meditate on These Things
8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
Psalm 75
New King James Version
Thanksgiving for God’s Righteous Judgment
To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do[a] Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
1 We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks!For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.
2 “When I choose the [b]proper time,I will judge uprightly.3 The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved;I set up its pillars firmly. Selah
4 “I said to the boastful, ‘Do not deal boastfully,’And to the wicked, ‘Do not [c]lift up the horn.5 Do not lift up your horn on high;Do not speak with [d]a stiff neck.’ ”
6 For exaltation comes neither from the eastNor from the west nor from the south.7 But God is the Judge:He puts down one,And exalts another. 8 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, And the wine is red; It is fully mixed, and He pours it out; Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth Drain and drink down.
9 But I will declare forever,I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 “All the [e]horns of the wicked I will also cut off,But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.”
Proverbs 24:17-34
New King James Version
17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; 18 Lest the Lord see it, and [a]it displease Him,And He turn away His wrath from him.
19 Do not fret because of evildoers,Nor be envious of the wicked; 20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.