Today's Readings and Stuff -- Thursday, 08 March 2018

A real rough night.  Wife wasn't too well yesterday.  By 10:00 p.m. or so,  she hadn't eaten since a late lunch, didn't want anything (her not being hungry is a bad sign), but decided to glom a bowl of cereal and then go to bed.  90 minutes later, she nudged me awake to tell me she was hungry and did I want a "snack" as well.  So, up.  Found something in the fridge, back to bed.  45 minutes later, IBS hit, and she spent time dealing with that, and taking loads of Immodium.  That persisted until after the 04:30 at which point I evicted small black cat from the room, and at least I finally got to sleep.  I don't know when she was finally able to get some shut-eye, but she stayed asleep until around 09:40.
It appears that the cereal she ate has oats in it.  She is extremely reactive to oats of any kind, as well as any other food that is an insoluble fiber.
So, a rough night.  But we're awake, we've eaten, so have cats, and we're warm and dry.
Meanwhile, sections of the North East USA are getting pounded with the second blizzard in around a week, some areas getting some two FEET of that white "global waming" stuff, the snow that Al Gore and the other  "warmist" liars told us was a thing of the past.  Knaves and liars all.  Quite a few dead and many harmed in the worship of the false goddess Gaia.



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the measure, the "hin" used here is a liquid measure that is somewhere between 8 quarts to 1-1/2 gallons.  The "deal" is about 6 pints

Numbers 15

1  And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2  Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,

3  And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock:

4  Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the Lord bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil.

5  And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb.

6  Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil.

7  And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.

8  And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the Lord:

9  Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil.

10  And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

11  Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid.

12  According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number.

13  All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

14  And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord; as ye do, so he shall do.

15  One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the Lord.

16  One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.

17  And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

18  Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,

19  Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the Lord.

20  Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it.

21  Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the Lord an heave offering in your generations.

22  And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses,

23  Even all that the Lord hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the Lord commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations;

24  Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the Lord, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.without…: Heb. from the eyesmanner: or, ordinance

25  And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord, and their sin offering before the Lord, for their ignorance:

26  And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance.

27  And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.

28  And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.

29  Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.sinneth: Heb. doth

30  But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people

31  Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.

32  And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.

33  And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.

34  And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.

35  And the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.

36  And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the Lord commanded Moses.

37  And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

38  Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:

39  And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:

40  That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

41I   am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the Lord your God.

Numbers 16

1  Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

2  And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

3  And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?

4  And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face:

5  And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

6  This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

7  And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.

8  And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:

9  Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

10  And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

11  For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

12  And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:

13  Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

14  Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.

15  And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

16  And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

17  And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.

18  And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.

19  And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation.

20  And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

21  Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.

22  And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?

23  And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

24  Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

25  And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.

26  And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

27  So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.

28  And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind.

29  If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the Lord hath not sent me.the common

30  But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.

31  And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:

32  And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

33  They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

34  And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

35  And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

36  And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

37  Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.

38  The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

39  And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:

40  To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the Lord; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses.

41  But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.

42  And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the Lord appeared.

43  And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.

44  And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

45  Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

46  And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the Lord; the plague is begun.

47  And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.

48  And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.

49  Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.

50  And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.

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Psalm 49

To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.

1  Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

3  My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

4  I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

5  Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

6  They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

7  None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

8  (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

9  That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

10  For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

11  Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.all…: Heb. generation and generation

12  Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

13  This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.approve…: Heb. delight in their mouth

14  Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

15  But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

16  Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

17  For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

18  Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

19  He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

20  Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

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the "song of the day" is from here.  My Name Is Lazarus.   Indeed, all of us are, by nature, dead, crippled, diseased.  Not only do we need to be healed, we need to bring our friends to the Lord as well.

Luke 5

1  And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

2  And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

3  And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

4  Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

5  And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

6  And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.

7  And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

8  When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

9  For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

10  And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

11  And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

12  And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

13  And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

14  And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

15  But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

16  And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

17  And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

18  And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

19  And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

20  And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

21  And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

22  But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

23  Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

24  But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.

25  And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

26  And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.

27  And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

28  And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

29  And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

30  But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

31And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

33  And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

34And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

36And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.

37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

38  But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

39  No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.