#Nehemiah 13

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another cleansing

20250506 Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com another cleansing Nehemiah 13:1-31 Nehemiah 13:1 At that time the book of Moses was read publicly to the people. The command was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,Nehemiah 13:2 because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse…

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Rebuilding the Spiritual Walls

1 On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, 2 for they did not meet the people of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing. 3 As soon as the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all…

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Week Twelve: Nehemiah, Chapters 11-13: Finding a Place and Purpose in God’s House

To ensure their safety and that all of their work was not in vain, Nehemiah realized that a certain number of Israelites needed to live in Jerusalem, which required people to leave their cities and lands and move into the city. Nehemiah and the leaders stayed in the city, but among the other people, lots were cast to see who would move to Jerusalem. One out of every ten people were chosen. There…

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Jesus faces temptation alone in the desert

1-2 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit up into the desert, to be tempted by the devil. After a fast of forty days and nights he was very hungry.

3 “If you really are the Son of God,” said the tempter, coming to him, “tell these stones to turn into loaves.”

4 Jesus answered, “The scripture says ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God’.”

5-6 Then the devil took him to the holy city, and set him on the highest ledge of the Temple. “If you really are the Son of God,” he said, “Throw yourself down. For the scripture says—‘He shall give his angels charge concerning you,’ and ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone’.”

7 “Yes,” retorted Jesus, “and the scripture also says ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God’.”

8-9 Once again the devil took him to a very high mountain, and from there showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their magnificence. “Everything there I will give you,” he said to him, “if you will fall down and worship me.”

10 “Away with you, Satan!” replied Jesus, “the scripture says, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only you shall serve’.”

11 Then the devil let him alone, and the angels came to him and took care of him.

Jesus begins his ministry, in Galilee, and calls his first disciples

12-16 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested he went back to Galilee. He left Nazareth and came to live in Capernaum, a lake-side town in the Zebulun-Naphtali territory. In this way Isaiah’s prophecy came true: ‘The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light has dawned’.

17 From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “You must change your hearts—for the kingdom of Heaven has arrived.”

18-19 While he was walking by the lake of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (Peter) and Andrew, casting their large net into the water. They were fishermen, so Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will teach you to catch men!”

20 At once they left their nets and followed him.

21-22 Then he went further on and saw two more men, also brothers, James and John. They were aboard the boat with their father Zebedee repairing their nets, and he called them. At once they left the boat, and their father, and followed him.

Jesus teaches, preaches and heals

23-25 Jesus now moved about through the whole of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news about the kingdom, and healing every disease and disability among the people. His reputation spread throughout Syria, and people brought to him all those who were ill, suffering from all kinds of diseases and pains—including the devil-possessed, the insane and the paralysed. He healed them, and was followed by enormous crowds from Galilee, The Ten Towns, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the river Jordan. — Matthew 4 | J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS) The New Testament in Modern English by J.B Phillips copyright © 1960, 1972 J. B. Phillips. Cross References: Exodus 17:2; Exodus 23:25; Exodus 34:28; Numbers 23:3; Deuteronomy 8:3; 1 Chronicles 29:2; Nehemiah 11:1; Psalm 91:11-12; Isaiah 9:1-2; Ezekiel 47:10; Matthew 3:2; Matthew 9:1; Matthew 9:35; Matthew 10:2; Matthew 11:2; Matthew 14:33; Matthew 26:53; Mark 1:12-13; Mark 3:7-8; Mark 10:28; Luke 5:11; 1 Corinthians 10:20

Matthew 4 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise)

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how to read the Bible

this is in order!

1. John

2. Mark

3. Matthew

4. Luke

5. Genesis

6. Exodus

7. Leviticus

8. Numbers

9. Dueteronomy

10. Romans

11. Galatians

12. Colossians

13. Proverbs

14. Ecclesiastes

15. Job

16. 1 Peter

17. 1 Corinthians

18. 2 Corinthians

19. Ephesians

20. Philippians

21. 1 Thessalonians

22. 2 Thessalonians

23. 1 Timothy

24. 2 Timothy

25. James

26. 2 Peter

27. 1 John

28. 2 John

29. 3 John

30. Jude

31. Psalms

32. Joshua

33. Judges

34. 1 Samuel

35. 2 Samuel

36. 1 Kings

37. 2 Kings

38. 1 Chronicles

39. 2 Chronicles

40. Ezra

41. Nehemiah

42. Jeremiah

43. Lamentations

44. Ezekiel

45. Joel

46. Amos

47. Obadiah

48. Nahum

49. Habakkuk

50. Zephaniah

51. Haggai

52. Zechariah

53. Malachi

54. Micah

55. Hosea

56. Luke

57. Esther

58. Jonah

59. Song of Solomon

60. Acts

61. Titus

62. Philemon

63. Hebrew

64. Isaiah

65. Daniel

66. Revelation

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“Jesus in the Old Testament” By Bible Love Notes:

“Don't miss the wonderful list that shows how God was "whispering" about Jesus in every Old Testament book!”

“After His resurrection, Jesus met two disciples walking to a village called Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35). They didn't recognize Jesus, but "beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself" (Luke 24:27).

Christ's redemption was part of God's plan from the beginning (Genesis 3:15). When we recognize this important truth, it enhances our understanding and appreciation of both Old and New Testaments.

Enjoy this list of "whispers" (clues, foreshadowings) that God placed in each Old Testament book, preparing us for the coming of Jesus.

In Genesis Jesus is the Seed of the Woman

Exodus…………………...Our Passover Lamb

Leviticus……………………..Our High Priest

Numbers........Guiding Pillar of Fire and Cloud

Deuteronomy……….The Prophet Like Moses

Joshua………………..The Mighty Conqueror

Judges…...…....………....…...Our Rescuer

Ruth………………...Our Kinsman Redeemer

1 & 2 Samuel……......…..The Seed of David

Kings & Chronicles…….....….Our Mighty King

Ezra & Nehemiah…..Re-builder of Our Broken Walls

Esther………………….....Our Way of Escape

Job……………...Our Hope in Times of Trouble

Psalms…………..…..Our Shepherd and Sacrifice

Proverbs & Ecclesiastes…….…..Our Wisdom

Song of Solomon…Our Lover and Bridegroom

Isaiah…………………...Our Suffering Savior

Jeremiah……………....The Righteous Branch

Lamentations…..…Prophet Who Weeps for Us

Ezekiel………..The Watchman Who Warns Us

Daniel……..The 4th Man in the Fiery Furnace

Hosea………………….Our Faithful Husband

Joel…............Our Baptizer in the Holy Spirit

Amos……………………..Our Burden Bearer

Obadiah……………..The One Mighty to Save

Jonah…………....The Sender of Missionaries

Micah……..The Messenger of the Good News

Nahum………..The Avenger of the Righteous

Habakkuk……....The One Crying for Revival

Zephaniah & Haggai….Giver of Another Chance

Zechariah…….…………...The Pierced Son

Malachi.........Sun of Righteousness w/ Healing in His Wings

As you read through the Bible, remember that you are reading the greatest story ever written—the story of mankind's inexcusable fall and God's Unreasonable Love.

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I did not create this list. I compiled and edited it from various non-copyrighted lists.”

There are a lot of links to devotions on this webpage. Check them out!

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Today in the Department of Before They Were Star Trek Stars, Leonard Nimoy guest stars in "The Tiburcio Mendez Story," episode 26 of the fourth season of Wagon Train (original air date March 22, 1961). If you're playing along at home, you probably remember that Gene Roddenberry originally pitched Star Trek to the studio as “Wagon Train to the stars.”

Nimoy plays Joachin Delgado, the protégé and future son-in-law of the titular character. Mendez is the leader of a ragtag group of Californios who were displaced fifteen years earlier when the United States annexed California at the end of the Mexican-American War, and the Gold Rush brought a wave of prospectors and settlers west into the new territory. They've been living rough in the hills at the edge of the desert and robbing the occasional wagon train, partly to survive and partly to try to stem the tide of Anglo settlers.

A magistrate traveling with the wagon train believes he can get the group's original land grants restored to them if the individual members who actively committed the robberies agree to turn themselves in and stand trial. Seeing how his people, especially the children born in exile, are suffering from the harsh life in hiding, Mendez agrees to the plan. But the younger men, led by the hot-headed Delgado, resolve to stay and keep fighting.

Armed conflict breaks out between the two sides, and Mendez is fatally wounded. In tears at the deathbed of his surrogate father, Delgado promises to take Mendez's place as leader of the reunited group and see them back to California to reclaim their land.

Other Trek Connections:

This episode was written by Gene L. Coon, one of the Founding Fathers of Star Trek. He wrote or co-wrote 13 episodes of The Original Series and produced 33. Working closely with Roddenberry and Justman, he introduced such elements as as the Klingons, the United Federation of Planets, and the Prime Directive into the Trek lore.

Tiburcio Mendez is played by Nehemiah Persoff, who also played the delightfully bitchy Palor Toff in the Next Generation episode “The Most Toys.”

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SAINTS&READING: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025

february 8 _february 21

Week of the prodigal son.

PROPHET ZACHARIAH FROM AMONG THE 12 MINOR PROPHETS (520 BC).

The Prophet Zachariah the Sickle-Seer the eleventh of the twelve Minor Prophets. He was descended from the tribe of Levi, and seems to have been a priest (Nehemiah 12:4,16). He was called to prophetic service at a young age and became, in the wondrous expression of church hymnology, “a spectator of supra-worldly visions.”

The Book of the Prophet Zachariah contains inspired details about the coming of the Messiah (Zach 6:12); about the last days of the Savior’s earthly life, about the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem on a young donkey (Zach 9:9); about the betrayal of the Lord for thirty pieces of silver and the purchase of the potter’s field with them (Zach 11:12-13); about the piercing of the Savior’s side (Zach 12:10); about the scattering of the apostles from the Garden of Gethsemane (Zach 13:7); about the eclipse of the sun at the time of the Crucifixion (Zach 14:6-7).

“Enlightened by dawnings all above,” the Prophet Zachariah, “saw the future as it were the present.” According to Tradition, this “most true God-proclaimer” lived to old age and was buried near Jerusalem, beside his illustrious contemporary and companion, the Prophet Haggai (December 16). The title “Sickle-Seer” given Zachariah comes from a vision in which he saw a sickle flying in the air, destroying thieves and perjurors (Zach 5:1-3).

The holy Prophet Zachariah died around 520 B.C. His tomb was discovered in 415 in a village near Eleutheropolis (Sozomen, Hist. Eccles. VI:32, IX:17). At the prophet’s feet was the body of a child dressed in royal accouterments. His holy relics were transferred to the church of Saint James the Brother of the Lord (October 23) in Constantinople.

St. LYUBOV OF RYAZA, FOOL-FOR-CHRIST (1921)

Liuba Semyonova Sukhanovskaya was born in 1860 the Ryazan region, in the city of Pronsk, into the family of Semyon and Maria Sukhanovsky, humble and God-fearing people. Later, her younger sister Olga was born.

In 1874, the Sukhanovskys moved to Ryazan and settled in a house on the corner of Vladimir and Resurrection Streets, becoming parishioners of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem church. The Lord took special notice of this pious family. The Sukhanovskys lived in poverty and also had a heavy sorrow. Their beloved daughter Liubushka was paralyzed for fifteen years and could neither walk nor stand on her own two feet. Her parents taught her to pray and how to read, however. Liuba prayed and read spiritual books, drawing on these for comfort. In particular, she loved to pray before the family icon of Saint Nicholas. Her pure prayer and her uncomplaining patience in her illness were accepted by the Lord, Who revealed His will for Liubushka. One day, when she was alone in the house, the God-pleaser Saint Nicholas appeared before her and said, "Get up, Liuba, go and play the fool!"

Liubushka stood up, which was a great joy for her mother when she returned home. But then her mother realized that the feat of foolishness was challenging, and she went to the priest for advice. He listened to her and said, "This is God's will! Do not detain your daughter, let her go, let her play the fool! The Lord rightly orders a man's steps (Psalm 36/37:23). From that time, Liubushka embarked on that arduous path.

The residents of Ryazan know her as an ascetic who enclosed herself in a wall between the stove and a wall in her house. She stood there for three years, like an ancient stylite, immersed in prayer and in the knowledge of God. Her humility before God's Providence, her patience and heavenly grace helped her to accomplish this unprecedented feat. The Lord prepared her for her contest by her fifteen years of paralysis, just as He did for Saint Elias of Murom (December 19). Three years later, Blessed Liubov, strengthened from above by divine love, left her "torture-chamber" and went out among the people, bearing this love.

Now living in Ryazan away from her relatives, she became a constant intercessor in all the city churches, and above all other monasteries, she loved visiting the Kazan Monastery, where she lived for a long time with some sisters, especially with the Superior, Igoumeness Katherine, who consoled with her sublime discourses. Liubushka was often seen on the street, in the shops of merchants, or in the homes of friends. And her conversations always had some spiritual purpose. The Blessed one prayed for people, giving them good and wise advice, and warning them of dangers. Everyone waited for her impatiently, for honorable people understood that the Lord Himself spoke through Liubushka, and had granted her both clairvoyance and the gift of love.

As with all fools for Christ, her actions were not quite ordinary. For example, the Blessed one would go into the shop of a wealthy merchant and take whatever she needed without asking. The merchant was only too happy about this, for he knew that he would do good business that day. Another time, Liubushka would pass by the shop without stopping, even if she were invited. When she was tired, the Blessed one would sit on someone's porch and be given food. She would accept it from some, but to others she said: "You don't have very much." If she did accept food, she gave it to the needy she met along the way. Poor people and beggars loved her very much.

Being clairvoyant, the Blessed one addressed even strangers by name, and would reply to unspoken questions. More often than not, Liubushka clothed her clairvoyance in a mysterious form, revealing things by means of paper figures. Knowing where her hostess kept scissors and paper, she took them, cut the figures out, and gave them to those for whom they were intended. If someone was about to travel, she would make a horse or a train. If a person was to be married, she would fashion a crown. If someone was about to die, she would cut out a tombstone. Some people feared her predictions and hid the scissors, but the Blessed one just tore the paper with her fingers and still gave the appropriate figures to those for whom they were meant. She made these figures with great skill, and silently she handed them to that person and then left. All of her predictions came true.

Some people, however, did not believe Liubushka, and laughed at her. She endured everything very complacently and patiently, and the smile never left her face. She dressed in very plain clothes, and on her head she wore a kerchief - sometimes blue, or pink. As a child, Liubushka loved the color pink, and she even asked that her coffin be lined with pink cloth when she died.

The Blessed one made predictions not only with paper figures, but also by other means. For example, they mention the following incident. During the Nativity Fast, Liubushka visited the Sh. family, where their grandmother was pouring tea for everyone at 4:00 P.M. At that time, Liubushka came in with a piece of velvet and said: "I was walking past the funeral parlor, where a coffin was being lined, and I took a piece of velvet. Here, take it!" The grandmother was perplexed, but soon they received news that their relative had died, and the velvet was for her coffin. This is how the Blessed one prepared everyone for the sad event.

On another occasion, Blessed Liubushka foretold the fate of two little girls through the icons that she gave them. One received an icon of Saint Alexander Nevsky, and later she married a man named Alexander, and they lived by the Alexander Nevsky train station. The other girl was given an icon of Saint Anna of Kashin, and like that Saint, she too was left as a widow with two children.

The Blessed one foresaw many things at her beloved Kazan Monastery. Once she cut out an entire monastery with scissors. The paper monastery had a fence, a church, and a choir. So, in this way, she answered a question posed by the sister of a particular novice, who wondered whether she should be a nun. When the time came, this girl entered the Monastery, and as one who possessed a rare voice (a female bass), she was placed in the choir to chant and read. After the Monastery was closed, she sang in the church until she was pretty old.

The Blessed one returned to her home. At that time, her grandfather was still alive. One day, she arrived when her grandfather's kum1 was in the house, and he decided to joke with her and ask, "Tell us, Liubov Semyonovna, to whom will your house go when you die?" She smiled and replied, "To the soldiers." Everyone laughed at such an unexpected answer. No one could imagine that one day, the house would be demolished, and in its place, a military warehouse would be built to store equipment. Liuba's sister did not take her seriously either, and only after her death did she realize her mistake, seeing how many people came to accompany Blessed Liuba on her final journey, calling her the holy intercessor of Ryazan.

Before the abdication of the Tsar in 1917, the Blessed one walked through the streets and repeated: "The walls of Jericho are falling, the walls of Jericho are falling." Only later did people realize what that meant.

Three weeks before her death, Liubuska warned her good friend Elizabeth M. about it: "Lizon'ka, I am going to die soon, and you must pray to God for me. Go to my grave and take dirt from it, and line my coffin with pink cloth."

Blessed Liubov reposed on February 8, 1921. Everything was in ruins, the stores were empty, and Elizabeth decided to go to the pharmacy for some gauze at least. And O, the wonder! She was given some pink cloth. The coffin was beautifully decorated, and even ruffles and bows were made. So, to everyone's joy, Liubushka's wish was miraculously fulfilled. When the Blessed one was carried on her final journey, the streets around the funeral procession resembled a living wall of weeping people. Everyone abandoned their businesses in order to bid farewell to the marvelous God-pleaser. Later, over Blessed Liubov's grave, a monument was put up by the efforts of a resident of Ryazan, a Deacon, and others who admired her.

As the years passed, God was gradually displaced from the life and consciousness of formerly devout people who forgot their covenants and their own ancestors. Churches were being closed and destroyed, and priests were tortured and killed. Soon, there was only one functioning church in Ryazan - dedicated to the "Joy of All Who Sorrow" Icon of the Mother of God. And there was a cemetery. However, few people visited the cemetery, and Liubushka's grave became overgrown.

One day a certain soldier appeared at the cemetery and began to ask where Blessed Liubushka was buried. He wanted to put up a cross and a metal fence around her grave. This soldier happened to be very sick, but the doctors could not help him. Saint Liubov appeared to him in a dream and said: "Do not grieve or worry, but go to Ryazan, find the grave of Liubov Semyonovna Sukhanovskaya in the cemetery, and enclose it with a fence, and then you shall be healthy and happy."

He did as the Blessed one commanded him to do, and he was healed. He visited her grave every year and had a Panikhida served for her. Thus Saint Liubov came forth once more to the people who had forgotten her, in order to demonstrate that "love never fails" (I Corinthians 13:8).

Many other miracles were performed, and are still being performed, by prayers offered to Blessed Liubov of Ryazan. In 1992, by the diligence of the brethren of Saint John the Theologian Monastery, a chapel was built over her grave, and on June 10/23, 1998, Blessed Liubov was numbered with the Saints of Ryazan (June 23) and her holy relics were transferred to the Saint Nicholas-Yamsk church in Ryazan.

1 Kum = A godparent, or those who hold the crowns at an Orthodox wedding (from the Greek word κουμπάρος).

Source: Orthodox Church in America_OCA

2 John 1:1-13

1 The Elder, To the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth, and not only I, but also all those who have known the truth, 2 because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever: 3 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4 I rejoiced greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father. 5 And now I plead with you, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we have had from the beginning: that we love one another. 6 This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it. 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward. 9 Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him; 11 for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds. 12 Having many things to write to you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. 13 The children of your elect sister greet you. Amen.

Mark 15:22-25, 33-41

22 And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull. 23 Then they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. 24 And when they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots for them to determine what every man should take. 25 Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. 33 Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" 35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, "Look, He is calling for Elijah!" 36 Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink, saying, "Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down." 37 And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. 38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, "Truly this Man was the Son of God!" 40 There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, 41 who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.

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Lord Give Me Strength

Everywhere you turn you simply can’t escape the pain, suffering and death in this sinful world. It can be so discouraging that your heart feels heavy and weary under the load. When you struggle with finding the words to even describe how you feel, turn to Isaiah 41:10 where it says; “Fear not for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” When life seems too heavy to bear - give your troubles to the greatest burden-bearer of all, Jesus Christ! Instead of plunging ahead trying to fix our own problems, pray for strength and patience to wait upon the Lord. Claim God’s promise in Isaiah 40:29, “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” Push away all negative thoughts, and hold on to God’s promise in Nehemiah 8:10, “Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”  Text: Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 40:31, Philippians 4:13

Bible Texts:

Isaiah 41:10 KJV - Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 40:31 KJV - But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

Philippians 4:13 KJV - I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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Praise of God's Law pt 20

153. Look upon my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law. (Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest i sleep the sleep of death. Psalms 13:3 ESV)

(For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted. Psalms 9:12 ESV)

(How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous man in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and destroy you from the earth. 2nd Samuel 4:11 ESV)

154. Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promises. (Their redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon. Jeremiah 50:34 ESV)

(Therefor say to the Israelites I am the Lord and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians I will free you from being slaves to them and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with might acts of judgement. Exodus 6:6 NIV)

(And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of the land to a food and broad land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites. Exodus 3:8 ESV)

155. Salvation is far from the wicked for they do not seek out your decrees. (Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts. Psalms 119:94 ESV)

(O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. Psalms 54:1 ESV)

(Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hachilah, which is South of Jeshimon? 1st Samuel 23:19 ESV)

156. Your compassion is great, O Lord; preserve my life according to your laws. (There for you gave them unto the hand of the enemies, who made then suffer. And in the time of their suffering, they cried out to you, and you heard them from heaven, and according to your great mercies you gave them saviors who saved them from the hand of their enemies Nehemiah 9:27 ESV)

(Harass the Midianites and strike them down. Numbers 25:7 ESV)

(But if you carefully obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. Exodus 23:22 ESV)

157. Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes. (O Lord my God, in you I do take refuge; save me from all pursuers and deliver me Psalms 7:1 ESV)

(O Lord, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O Lord do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy. Habakkuk 3:2 ESV)

158. I look on the faithfulness with loathing, for they do not obey your word. (I gain understanding from your precepts; therefor I hate every wrong path. Psalms 119:104 NIV)

(The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever. Psalms 111:10 ESV)

(Therefor I am terrified at his presence; when I consider, I am in dread of him. Job 23:15 ESV)

159. See how I love your precepts; preserve my life O Lord, according to your love. (I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word. Psalms 119:25 NIV)

(For our soul is bowed down to the dust, our belly clings to the ground. Psalms 44:25 ESV)

160. All your words are true; all your righteous laws are ETERNAL. (Your word O Lord, IS ETERNAL it stands firm in the heavens. Psalms 119:89 NIV)

(Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. Psalms 119:111 NIV)

(I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil. Psalms 119:162 NIV)

Spoil- plunder, loot, or goods taken from a defeated enemy

Psalms 119:153-160 NIV

[timesimmer]

1310 Decade End Summary - Royal Family Edition

Here is an update of where the royal and noble families are at the end of 1319.

House Stagfield

King Philip (Gen 1) - 33 years old

Lady Edrea Ashdown (Gen 1) - 40 years old

Arthur Fitzroy (Gen 2) - 8 years old

Princess Letha (Gen 2) - 10 years old

Prince Philip (Gen 2) - 6 years old

Princess Margery (Gen 2) - 5 years old

Queen Genevieve (Gen 1) - 31 years old

Sir Nehemiah (Gen 1) - 31 years old

Prince Evrard (Gen 1) - 31 years old

Princess Fiora (Gen 1) 31 years old

House Dalriada

King Duncan (Gen 1) - 47 years old

Queen Moira (Gen 1) - 37 years old

Prince Ewan (Gen 2) - 19 years old

Princess Fiona (Gen 2) - 11 years old

Princess Alisa (Gen 2) - 7 years old

Princess Mary (Gen 2) - 5 years old

Princess Ceanna Stagfield (Gen 2) - 11 years old

House Gilbert

Earl Ronan (Gen 2) - 6 years old

Lady Annora (Gen 2) - 9 years old

House Davenport

Baron Trystrem (Gen 1) - 44 years old

Baroness Catelyn (Gen 1)- 34 years old

Lady Amelia (Gen 2)- 1 years old

Lord George (Gen 2) - 16 years old

Lady Antonia (Gen 2) - 18 years old

House Clarillot

Queen Dowager Emma (Gen 1)- 37 years old

Princess Isabella (Gen 2) - 13 years old

Princess Blanche (Gen 2) - 13 years old

Prince Louis (Gen 2) - 7 years old

King Geoffroi (Gen 2) - 16 years old

Queen Margaret (Gen 2) - 16 years old

House Brabant

Duke Pierre (Gen 1) - 25 years old

Princess Anais (Gen 1) - 25 years old

Lady Cateline (Gen 2) - 7 years old

Lady Eleanor (Gen 2) - 2 years old

House Almanzor

Queen Regent Ines (Gen 0) - 52 years old

Princess Dionora (Gen 2) - 9 years old

Princess Constance (Gen 2) - 3 years old

Deaths 1310 to 1319: (18 sims)

King Henri I: (1254 -1314) / Age: 60 years old

King Henri II: (1285 - 1315) / Age: 30 years old

Princess Marie Clarillot: (1310-1310) / Age: 0 years old

Prince Henri Clarillot: (1314- 1316) / Age: 2 years old

Prince Robert Clarillot: (1316-1316) / Age: 0 years old

Duke Charles Brabant: (1265-1318) / Age: 53 years old

Lord Richard Brabant: (1315-1315) / Age: 0 years old

Princess Elise Almanzor: (1289-1316) / Age: 27 years old

Prince Adrian Alamanzor: (1281-1316) / Age: 35 years old

Princess Carlota Alamanzor (1312-1313) /Age: 1 years old

King Mateo Alamanzor (1267-1318) / Age: 51 years old

Countess Synnove Gilbert (1265-1316) / Age: 51 years old

Earl Nolan Gilbert (1289-1315) / Age: 26 years old

Countess Eda Gilbert (1296-1315) / Age: 19 years old

Countess Cecilia Gilbert (1289-1310) / Age: 21 years old

Lady Rose Gilbert (1308-1313) / Age: 5 years old

Lady Wilmaette Stagfield (1308-1313) / Age: 5 years old

Lady Jane Stagfield (1314-1314) / Age: 0 years old

Lord Edmund Stagfield (1315-1315) / Age: 0 years old

Lady Elsa Davenport (1313-1318) / Age: 5 years old

Prince Fin Dalriada (1313-1314) / Age: 1 years old

[fundieshaderoom]

Major Fundie (and Adjacent) Birthdays in October

October 1-

Lydia Romeike and Trace Bates celebrate 2 years of marriage.

October 4-

Charles and Tammy Paine celebrate 40 years of marriage.

Jill Noyes and David Rodrigues celebrate 27 years of marriage.

October 5-

Katie Bates Clark turns 24.

Josie Bates and Kelton Balka celebrate 6 years of marriage.

Cade Foehner and Gabby Barrett celebrate 5 years of marriage.

October 7-

Matt Roloff turns 63.

October 8-

Mackynzie Duggar turns 15.

October 9-

Daxton King turns 5.

October 11-

Mark Driscoll turns 54.

John Luke Robertson turns 29.

Johannah Duggar turns 19.

Nehemiah Keller turns 3.

October 12-

Kirk Cameron turns 54.

Laura Lentz turns 45.

October 13-

Curtis Bowers turns 59.

October 14-

Esther Keyes Bates turns 27.

Bethany Baird and Dav Beal celebrate 6 years of marriage.

Emerson Wells and Jack Bates celebrate 1 year of marriage.

October 16-

Isaiah Bates turns 20.

October 17-

Kenna Bates turns 2.

October 19-

Phillip Waller turns 8.

October 21-

Isaac Plath turns 19.

[clarkes-and-god]

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mrs.moriah.james: Introducing Nehemiah James, our 13th little one! Some folk say that 13 is an “unlucky” number, but luck doesn’t exist, only God’s blessings do, and this little guy is SUCH a blessing. Nehemiah means “comforted by God”, and while I’ve had some struggles recently, having a new baby in my arms is the greatest comfort God could have given me!

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eden.bellamy What a handsome little man! Looks just like his daddy ❤️]

[study-with-aura]

Friday, January 31, 2025

Last day of January! Where has it gone? 🦄

Tasks Completed:

Algebra 2 - Review quiz (100%)

American Literature - Copied vocabulary terms + read chapter 13 of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee + answered discussion questions + worked on rough draft

Spanish 3 - Reviewed the imperfect + completed worksheet

Bible 2 - Read Nehemiah 13

Early American History - Read about Southern Culture + read a letter from a Henry Bibb, a free slave + read part of an interview with W.L. Boost + read Chapter 17 of Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life by Francis Parkman

Earth Science with Lab - Completed self-check on astronomy history (100%) + read about Isaac Newton + watched a video on Newton and gravity + went through a presentation on gravity

P.E./Health 2 - Read a health article about how severe temperature swings impact teen mental health

Art Appreciation -Completed daily critiquing assignment on La Primavera by Sandro Botticelli

Khan Academy - Completed U.S. History Unit 4: Lesson 1.12, 1.14, and 3.13

Duolingo - Studied for approximately 15 minutes (Spanish + French + Chinese) + completed daily quests

Piano - Practiced for two hours

Reading - Read pages 288-328 of This Dark Descent by Kalyn Josephson

Chores - None today

Activities of the Day:

Personal Bible Study (Matthew 11)

Group Bible Study + Devotional (Exodus 4-6)

Volunteered 3 hours at the mission

Ballet

Variations

Journal/Mindfulness

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

The Lord is my Rock

A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High,

2 to show forth Thy lovingkindness in the morning, and Thy faithfulness every night,

3 upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the psaltery, upon the harp with a solemn sound.

4 For Thou, LORD, hast made me glad through Thy work; I will triumph in the works of Thy hands.

5 O LORD, how great are Thy works! And Thy thoughts are very deep.

6 A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this:

7 when the wicked spring up as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish, it is that they shall be destroyed for ever;

8 but Thou, LORD, art Most High for evermore.

9 For lo, Thine enemies, O LORD, for lo, Thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.

10 But my horn shalt Thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn; I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

11 Mine eye also shall see what I desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear what I desire upon the wicked that rise up against me.

12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

13 Those that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing to show

15 that the LORD is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. — Psalm 92 | Third Millennium Bible (TMB) Third Millennium Bible, New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 11:8; Numbers 24:6; Deuteronomy 32:4; Judges 5:31; 1 Samuel 2:1; 1 Samuel 10:5; 1 Chronicles 13:8; Nehemiah 12:43; Job 12:6; Job 39:9; Psalm 9:2; Psalm 8:6; Psalm 14:2; Psalm 33:1; Psalm 37:2; Psalm 49:10; Psalm 54:7; Psalm 55:17; Psalm 59:16; Psalm 80:15; Psalm 83:18; Psalm 91:8; Psalm 93:4; Psalm 100:4; Matthew 3:10; John 15:2; Romans 9:14; Romans 11:33; James 3:18; Revelation 15:3

Psalm 92: A Song for the Sabbath

[countingandsnarkingon]

Nurie is going to have at least 15 children at her rate.

I know Nurie has slowed down a bit between Newman and Baby #3 but, only by potentially 207 days. If she’s due on July 16th (I just picked the midpoint of the month) and she gives birth on that day then Newman and Baby #3 will only be 20 months and 1 day apart, which doesn’t seem like that big of a gap. She’s going to have three under three for a few months.

Nehemiah- Newman: 402 days/ 13 months (13 months, 6 days)

Newman-Baby #3: 609 days/20 months ( 20 months, 1 day)

My math may be off by a day or so but, roughly that’s the age gap we’re looking at.