Numbers 31-36

Numbers 31-36

31[1-5] Yahweh told Moses, “Take revenge on the Midianites for the people of Israel and afterward you’ll die and go to your people.” Moses told the people, "Get your men ready for war, to go against Midian, to punish Midian for Yahweh. Of every family throughout all the families of Israel, you’ll send 1,000 to the war. So there were 1,000 from each family, 12,000 armed for war out of the people of Israel.”
[6-8] Moses sent them to the war, 1,000 out of every family, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest to the war with the tools of the Place of Worship and the trumpets to blow the alarm. They fought against Midian, as Yahweh had told Moses; and they killed every male. They killed the rulers of Midian with the rest of those who were killed. Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five rulers of Midian were all killed. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor in the war.
[9-12] The people of Israel took prisoner the women of Midian and their children; and took all their tame animals and flocks, and all their goods for a reward. They burnt all the cities and other places they lived. They took all the rewards of war, both human and animal. They brought the prisoners, and all the rewards to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and to the people of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, by the Jordan River at Jericho.
[13-18] Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the people went out to meet them outside the camp. Moses was angry with the officers of the family groups, the captains of the 1,000’s and the captains of the 100’s, who came from the work of the war. Moses said to them, “Why have you saved all the women alive? They have caused the people of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to do wrong to Yahweh in the matter of Peor, and so the trouble started among the people of Yahweh. So kill every male child, and kill every woman who has had sex before. But all the girls, who have not had sex, keep alive for yourselves.
[19-24] Whoever has killed any person, or touched any that were killed stay outside the camp for seven days. Wash yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day, both you and your prisoners. Wash all your clothes, leather, works of goats' hair, and everything made of wood. Eleazar the priest said to the men of war who went to the battle, “This is the rule of the law which Yahweh has told Moses, but the gold, silver, brass, iron, tin, and lead, everything that can stand fire, pass through the fire, and it’ll be fit. Then wash it with water. Everything that can’t withstand fire, wash with water. Wash your clothes on the seventh day, and you’ll be fit; and then come back to the camp.”
[25-31] Yahweh told Moses, “You, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the people count everything that was taken, both human and animal. Divide it in half between the men of war, who went out to the battle, and all the people. Take a tax for Yahweh of the men of war who went out to battle of one for each 500, of the persons, the bulls, the donkeys, and the flocks. Take it out of their half, and give it to Eleazar the priest, for Yahweh's wave offering. Of the people of Israel's half, take one out of every 50, of the persons, the bulls, the donkeys, and the flocks, out of all the tame animals, and give them to the Levites, who take care of the Place of Worship of Yahweh.” So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh told Moses.
[32-41] Now everything which the men of war took, was 675,000 sheep, 72,000 bulls, 61,000 donkeys, and 32,000 persons in all, of the young girls who had not had sex with anyone. The half, which was the rule of those who went out to war, was numbered 337,500 sheep and Yahweh's tax of the sheep was 675. The bulls were 36,000 of which Yahweh's tax was 72. The donkeys were 30,500 of which Yahweh's tax was 61. The persons were 16,000 of whom Yahweh's tax was 32 persons. Moses gave the tax, which was Yahweh's wave offering, to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh had told Moses.
[42-50] Of the people of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men who fought, (the people's half was 337,500 sheep, 36,000 bulls, 30,500 donkeys, and 16,000 persons), Moses took one out of every 50, both human and animal, and gave them to the Levites, who kept the charge of the Place of Worship of Yahweh; as Yahweh had told Moses. The officers who were over the 1,000’s of the family groups, the captains of 1,000’s, and the captains of 100’s, came near to Moses; and said to Moses, “We’ve counted the men of war who are under our charge, and no one is missing. We’ve brought Yahweh an offering from what everyone has gotten of all the gold jewelry, arm bracelets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces, to cover our sins for our souls before Yahweh.
[51-54] So Moses and Eleazar the priest took all the gold jewelry from them. All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to Yahweh, of the captains of 1,000’s, and the captains of 100’s, was worth 16,750 dollars. (For the men of war had each taken a reward for themselves.) Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of 1,000’s and 100’s, and brought it into the Meeting Place as a reminder for the people of Israel before Yahweh.
32[1-5] Now the people of Reuben and of Gad had very many tame animals and when they saw that the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead was a perfect place for tame animals, they came and told Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the people, “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, all the land which Yahweh attacked with the people of Israel, is a land for tame animals; and we have many tame animals. If we’ve pleased you, let this land be given to us for our own; and don't bring us over the Jordan.”
[6-9] So Moses said to the people of Gad and of Reuben, “Will your brothers go to the war, and you stay here? Why do you discourage the heart of the people of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them? Your ancestors did that, when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land. When they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the people of Israel, so that they wouldn’t go into the land which Yahweh had given them.
[10-15] Yahweh was angry that day, and promised, ‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and up, will see the land which I promised to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they haven’t wholly followed Me: except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun;’ Only they had wholly followed Yahweh. Then Yahweh was angry at Israel, and made them wander all over the countryside for forty years, until all that generation, who had done evil in the sight of Yahweh, had died. And now you have risen up in your ancestors' place, the children of sinful men, to add to the great anger of Yahweh toward Israel. If you turn away from following Yahweh, God will yet again leave them in the countryside; and destroy all these people.”
[16-19] They stepped up and said, “We’ll build sheepfolds here for our tame animals, and cities for our children, but we ourselves will be armed and ready to go before the people of Israel, until we’ve brought them to their place, and our children will live in the fenced cities because of the people of the land. We won’t go back to our houses, until the people of Israel have each gotten what will be theirs. We won’t get anything with them on the other side of the Jordan, and forward; because we’ve gotten this land on this side of the Jordan eastward.”
[20-24] So Moses said to them, “If you’ll do this thing, and arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to the war, and every armed man will pass over the Jordan before Yahweh, until all the enemies of God are driven out of the land, and the land is under Yahweh’s control; then afterward you’ll go back, and be without guilt toward Yahweh, and toward Israel; and this land will be yours before Yahweh. But if you don’t do it, you’ve sinned against Yahweh; and you can be sure your sin will be known. Build towns for your children and folds for your sheep; and do what you’ve said.”
[25-27] So the people of Gad and of Reuben told Moses, “We’ll do as you say. Our children, our wives, our flocks, and all our tame animals, will be there in the cities of Gilead; but everyone who’s armed for war will pass over before Yahweh to battle, as you say.”
[28-32] So Moses gave orders concerning them to Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and to the leaders of the family groups of the people of Israel. Moses said to them, “If the people of Gad and of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, everyone who’s armed for battle, before Yahweh, and the land will taken under control of you; then give them the land of Gilead for their own: but if they won’t pass over with you armed, they’ll have land among you in the land of Canaan. The people of Gad and of Reuben answered, “We’ll do as Yahweh has said. We’ll pass over armed before Yahweh into the land of Canaan, and whatever we own will stay with us beyond the Jordan.
[33-39] Moses gave to the people of Gad and of Reuben, and to half the family of Manasseh, the son of Joseph, the realm of Sihon ruler of the Amorites, and the realm of Og ruler of Bashan, the land by its cities and all the land around them. The people of Gad built Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, Atrothshophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran: all fenced cities, and folds for sheep. The people of Reuben built Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, Nebo, and Baal Meon, (their names being changed), and Sibmah, and they gave new names to the cities which they built. The people of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it from the Amorites who were in it.
[40-42] Moses gave Gilead to Machir, the son of Manasseh; and he lived in it. Jair, the son of Manasseh went and took its small towns, and called them Havvoth Jair. Nobah went and took Kenath, and its towns, and called it Nobah, after his own name.
33[1-4] These are the travels of the people of Israel, when they left the land of Egypt by their family groups under the hand of Moses and Aaron. Moses wrote of their travels by the word of Yahweh and these are their travels. They left from Rameses on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the next day after the Passover the people of Israel went out with power in the sight of all the Egyptians, while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom Yahweh had killed among them. Yahweh punished their gods also.
[5-9] The people of Israel left from Rameses, and stayed in Succoth. They left from Succoth, and stayed in Etham, which is in the edge of the countryside. They left from Etham, and turned back to Pihahiroth, which is near Baal Zephon. Then they stayed at Migdol. They left from Hahiroth, and passed through the middle of the sea into the countryside and went three days into the countryside of Etham, and stayed in Marah. They left from Marah, and came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and 70 palm trees, and they stayed there.
[10-14] They left from Elim, and stayed by the Red Sea. They left from the Red Sea, and stayed in the countryside of Sin. They left from the countryside of Sin, and stayed in Dophkah. They left from Dophkah, and stayed in Alush. They left from Alush, and stayed in Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.
[15-26] They left from Rephidim, and stayed in the countryside of Sinai. They left from the countryside of Sinai, and stayed in Kibroth Hattaavah. They left from Kibroth Hattaavah, and stayed in Hazeroth. They left from Hazeroth, and stayed in Rithmah. They left from Rithmah, and stayed in Rimmon Perez. They left from Rimmon Perez, and stayed in Libnah. They left from Libnah, and stayed in Rissah. They left from Rissah, and stayed in Kehelathah. They left from Kehelathah, and stayed in Mount Shepher. They left from Mount Shepher, and stayed in Haradah. They left from Haradah, and stayed in Makheloth. They left from Makheloth, and stayed in Tahath.
[27-37] They left from Tahath, and stayed in Terah. They left from Terah, and stayed in Mithkah. They left from Mithkah, and stayed in Hashmonah. They left from Hashmonah, and stayed in Moseroth. They left from Moseroth, and stayed in Bene Jaakan. They left from Bene Jaakan, and stayed in Hor Haggidgad. They left from Hor Haggidgad, and stayed in Jotbathah. They left from Jotbathah, and stayed in Ebronah. They left from Ebronah, and stayed in Ezion Geber. They left from Ezion Geber, and stayed in the countryside of Zin (the same is Kadesh). They left from Kadesh, and stayed in Mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.
[38-39] Aaron the priest went up into Mount Hor at the word of Yahweh, and died there, in the 40th year after the people of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the 5th month. Aaron was 123 years old when he died in Mount Hor.
[40-49] The Canaanite ruler of Arad, who lived in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the people of Israel. They left from Mount Hor, and stayed in Zalmonah. They left from Zalmonah, and stayed in Punon. They left from Punon, and stayed in Oboth. They left from Oboth, and stayed in the Ruins of Abarim, in the border of Moab. They left from the ruins, and stayed in Dibon Gad. They left from Dibon Gad, and stayed in Almon Diblathaim. They left from Almon Diblathaim, and stayed in the mountains of Abarim, near Nebo. They left from the mountains of Abarim, and stayed in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. They stayed by the Jordan, from Beth Jesthemoth even to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.
[50-56] Yahweh told Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, “Tell the people of Israel when you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, drive out all the people of the land from before you, and destroy all their false gods of stone and metals, and destroy all their places of worship. Take the land, and live in it because I’ve given you the land to own. You’ll inherit the land in parts by your families; to the more you’ll give more land, and to the fewer you’ll give less land. Wherever the Judgment Stones falls to anyone, that land will be theirs and you’ll inherit by the families of your ancestors. But if you don’t drive out the people of the land from before you, then those who you let stay will be as splinters in your eyes, and as thorns in your sides, and they’ll trouble you in the land in which you live. And as I thought to do to them, I’ll do to you.”
34[1-5] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel, “When you come into the land of Canaan (this is the land that will fall to you for your own, even the land of Canaan to its edges), then your south quarter will be from the countryside of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your south border will be from the end of the Salt Sea eastward; and your border will turn about southward of the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass along to Zin; and its end will be southward of Kadesh Barnea; and it’ll go to Hazar Addar, and pass along to Azmon; and the border will turn from Azmon to the brook of Egypt, and its end will be at the sea.
[6-12] For the western border, you’ll have the great sea and its border, which will be your west border. Your north border will be from the great sea to Mount Hor; and from Mount Hor to the entrance of Hamath; and the end of the border will be at Zedad; and the border will go to Ziphron, and its end will be at Hazar Enan, which will be your north border. Mark off your east border from Hazar Enan to Shepham; and the border will go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border will go down, and will reach to the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward; and the border will go down to the Jordan, and its end will be at the Salt Sea. This will be the borders of your land.”
[13-15] Moses told the people of Israel, “This is the land which you’ll inherit in parts, which Yahweh has said to give to the nine and a half families left; for the family of the people of Reuben by their family groups, and the family of the people of Gad by their family groups, have gotten their land, and half the family of Manasseh have gotten their land. These two and half families have gotten their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the east.”
[16-29] Yahweh told Moses, “Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun will divide the land to you for your inheritance. Take one leader of every family, to divide the land for inheritance.” These are the names of the leaders: Of the family of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. Of the family of the people of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. Of the family of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. Of the family of the people of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli. Of the people of Joseph: of the family of the people of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. Of the family of the people of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. Of the family of the people of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. Of the family of the people of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan. Of the family of the people of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. Of the family of the people of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud. These are those who Yahweh told to divide the inheritance to the people of Israel in the land of Canaan.
35[1-5] Yahweh told Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, “Tell the people of Israel to give to the Levites cities out of their inheritance to live in with the land around them. The cities and the land they’ll have to live in will be for all their animals, and for all they have. The land of the cities, which you’ll give to the Levites, will be from the wall of the city and outward 1500’ around. Measure outside of the city for the east side 3,000’, and for the south side 3,000’, and for the west side 3,000’, and for the north side 3,000’, the city being in the middle. This will be the land of the cities.
[6-8] The cities which you’ll give to the Levites, will be the six cities of refuge, which will be for the murderer to run to, and besides them you’ll give 42 more cities. All the cities which you’ll give to the Levites will be 48 cities with their land. As far as the cities which you’ll give out of what the people of Israel own, from the most people you’ll take many cities; and from the least people you’ll take fewer cities. Everyone by their inheritance which he gets will give of their cities to the Levites.
[9-15] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel, ‘When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, then set apart cities to be cities of refuge for you, that whoever kills a person by accident may go there. The cities will be to you for refuge from anyone who would seek revenge, so that the murderer won’t die, until they’re judged by the people. The cities which you’ll give will be for you six cities of refuge. Give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities in the land of Canaan, which will be the cities of refuge. These six cities will be a refuge for the people of Israel, and for anyone else living among them, so that everyone who kills any person by accident may go there.
[16-21] But if they’ve hit the victim with an iron tool, so that the person died, they’re a murderer and the murderer must be put to death. If they’ve hit them with a stone in the hand, by which someone died, they’re a murderer and the murderer must be put to death. Or if they’ve hit them with a wooden weapon, by which someone died, they’re a murderer and the murderer must be put to death. Whoever seeks revenge for their blood will put the murderer to death when they meet them. If they pushed them out of hatred, or threw something at them, planning it ahead of time, so that the victim died, or hit them with their hand as an enemy, so that he died; the one who hit them must be put to death. They’re a murderer, so whoever seeks revenge for their blood will put the murderer to death, when they meet them.
[22-28] But if they pushed them suddenly and wasn’t an enemy, or threw something at them without planning it, or threw a stone, not seeing them, so that the victim died, and they weren’t their enemy, nor meant to hurt them; then the people will judge between the murderer and whoever seeks revenge for their blood by these rules. The people will save the murderer out of the hand of the one who seeks revenge for their blood, and the people will restore them to their city of refuge, where they’ve gone to. They’ll live in it until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil. But if the murderer goes at any time beyond the border of the city of refuge, where they’ve gone to, and the one who seeks revenge for blood finds them outside of the border of the city of refuge, and they kill the murderer; they won’t be guilty of blood, because the murderer should have stayed in the city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest the murderer will go back into their own land.
[29-34] These things will be for a law and a rule to you forever in all the places you live. Whoever kills any person, the murderer will be killed at the word of witnesses, but one witness won’t testify against any person to make them die. And don’t take any fine of money for the life of a murderer who’s guilty of death; but they must be put to death. Don’t take any fine of money for those who’ve gone to a city of refuge, so that they may come again to live in their own land, until the death of the priest. Don’t pollute the land in which you are, for blood makes the land unfit; and the land can’t be cleansed of the blood that’s shed in it, but by the blood of the one who shed it. Don’t make the land unfit which you live in and in which I live. I, Yahweh, live among the people of Israel.
36[1-4] The leaders of the family groups of the family of the people of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came and spoke before Moses, and before the leaders of the family groups of the people of Israel and said, “Yahweh told you to give a part of the land for inheritance to the people of Israel and you were told by Yahweh to give the inheritance of Zelophehad, our brother, to his daughters. If they’re married to any of the sons of the other families of the people of Israel, then their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of our ancestors, and will be added to the inheritance of the family they belong to, so it will be taken away from our inheritance. When the jubilee of the people of Israel comes, then their inheritance will be added to the inheritance of the family in which they belong, so their inheritance will be taken away from the inheritance of the family of our ancestors.”
[5-9] Moses told the people of Israel by the word of Yahweh, “The family of the sons of Joseph speaks right. This is what Yahweh says to the daughters of Zelophehad, “Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of one of the family members of their ancestors. So nothing of their own of the people of Israel will go out from family to family; for the people of Israel will keep the inheritance of the family of their ancestors. Every daughter, who has an inheritance in any family of the people of Israel, will be married to one of the family members of her ancestors, that the people of Israel may keep the inheritance of their ancestors. So nothing of their own will go out from one family to another family; for the families of the people of Israel will keep their own inheritance.”
[10-13] As Yahweh told Moses, the daughters of Zelophehad did. Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad were married to their cousins. They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh, the son of Joseph; and their inheritance stayed in the family of their ancestors. These are the words and the rules which Yahweh told by Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

Numbers 26-30

Numbers 26-30

26[1-4] After the trouble, Yahweh told Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, “Count all the people of Israel from twenty years old and up, by their family groups, all who are able to go to war in Israel. So Moses and Eleazar the priest told them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, “Count the people from twenty years old and up; as Yahweh told Moses and the people of Israel, who came out of the land of Egypt.
[5-7] Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the sons of Reuben were Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; Pallu, the family of the Palluites; Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; Carmi, the family of the Carmites. These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were counted of them were 43,730.
[8-11] The son of Pallu was Eliab. The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the people, who argued against Moses and Aaron in the company of Korah, when they argued against Yahweh, and the earth opened up and swallowed them with Korah. Those people died when the fire burned up 250 men, which was a sign. But, the sons of Korah didn't die.
[12-14] The sons of Simeon after their families were Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. The families of the Simeonites were 22,200.
[15-18] The sons of Gad after their families were Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; Haggi, the family of the Haggites; Shuni, the family of the Shunites; Ozni, the family of the Oznites; Eri, the family of the Erites; Arod, the family of the Arodites; Areli, the family of the Arelites. These are the families of Gad. Those who were counted of them were 40,500.
[19-22] The sons of Judah were Er and Onan; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Judah after their families were Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; Perez, the family of the Perezites; Zerah, the family of the Zerahites. The sons of Perez were Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. These are the families of Judah. Those who were counted of them were 76,500.
[23-25] The sons of Issachar after their families were Tola, the family of the Tolaites; Puvah, the family of the Punites; Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. These are the families of Issachar. Those who were counted of them were 64,300.
[26-27] The sons of Zebulun after their families were Sered, the family of the Seredites; Elon, the family of the Elonites; Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. These are the families of the Zebulunites. Those who were counted of them were 60,500.
[28-37] The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. The son of Manasseh was Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the ancestor of Gilead, the leader of the family of the Gileadites. The sons of Gilead were Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites; Helek, the family of the Helekites; Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. These are the families of Manasseh. Those who were counted of them were 52,700. The sons of Ephraim after their families were Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; Becher, the family of the Becherites; and Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. The son of Shuthelah was Eran, the leader of the family of the Eranites. These are the families of Ephraim. Those who were counted of them were 32,500. These are the sons of Joseph after their families.
[38-41] The sons of Benjamin after their families were Bela, the family of the Belaites; Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; and Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman. Ard was the leader of the family of the Ardites and Naaman was the leader of the family of the Naamites. These are the sons of Benjamin after their families. Those who were counted of them were 45,600.
[42-43] The the son of Dan was Shuham, the leader of the family of the Shuhamites. This is the family of Dan. All the families of the Shuhamites, who were counted of them, were 64,400.
[44-47] The sons of Asher after their families were Imnah, the family of the Imnites; Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; and Beriah, the family of the Berites. The sons of Beriah were Heber, the family of the Heberites; and Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. These are the families of the children of Asher. Those who were counted of them were 53,400.
[48-51] The sons of Naphtali after their families were Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; Guni, the family of the Gunites; Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; and Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. These are the families of Naphtali by their families. Those who were counted of them were 45,400. So all who were counted of the people of Israel, were 601,730.
[52-56] Yahweh told Moses, “The land will be divided to these for their own by the number of their names. Give more land to those who have more, and give less land to those who are fewer. Their land will be given to everyone by those who were counted of them. But the land will be divided in parts by the names of the families of their ancestors. Their inheritance will be divided between those who have more and those who have fewer in parts.
[57-60] Those who were counted of the Levites after their families were Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; and Merari, the family of the Merarites. The families of Levi were the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the ancestor of Amram. The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she gave Aaron, Moses, and Miriam, their sister, to Amram. Aaron had Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Nadab and Abihu died, when they made an unacceptable offering to Yahweh.
[62-65] Those who were counted of them were 23,000, every male from a month old and up. They weren’t counted among the people of Israel, because nothing was given to them of their own among the people of Israel. These are the ones who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. But among these, none of them were counted by Moses and Aaron the priest, who counted the people of Israel in the countryside of Sinai because Yahweh had said of them, “They’ll die in the countryside.” And none of them were left, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
27[1-5] Then the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph came to Moses. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They stood before Moses and Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the people, at the door of the Meeting Place, and said, “Our father died in the countryside, and wasn’t among the company of those who gathered themselves together against Yahweh in those who were with Korah. He died in his own sin, but he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be taken away from among their family, because he had no son? Give us some land along with our uncles. So Moses asked Yahweh what to do.
[6-11] Yahweh told Moses, “The daughters of Zelophehad speak right. Give them some land of their own along with their uncles; and the inheritance of their father will be given to them. Tell the people of Israel, ‘If someone dies, and has no son, then their inheritance will be given to their daughter. If they have no daughter, then give their inheritance to their brothers. If they have no brothers, then give their inheritance to their uncles. If their father has no brothers, then give their inheritance to their closest kin who’s next to them of their family, and they’ll own it.’” This is a law and rule to the people of Israel, as Yahweh told Moses.
[12-17] Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Go up into this mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I’ve given to the people of Israel. When you’ve seen it, you’ll be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was gathered; because you rebelled against My word in the countryside of Zin, when the people caused trouble, and didn’t respect Me at the waters in front of them.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the countryside of Zin.) So Moses told Yahweh, “Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all people, set someone over the people, who may go out before them, and come in before them, and who may lead them out, and bring them in; that the people of Yahweh not be as animals which have no keeper.”
[18-23] Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a person who has the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; and bring him to Eleazar the priest, before all the people; and tell him what he is to do in their sight. Put some of your honor on him, so that all the people of Israel may do what he says. He’ll stand before Eleazar the priest, who will ask Yahweh their questions by the Judgment Stones. At his word they’ll go out and come in, both he, and all the people of Israel with him.” So Moses did what Yahweh told him; and he took Joshua, and brought him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the people. He laid hands on him, and told him what Yahweh said for him to do, as Yahweh spoke by Moses.
28[1-6] Yahweh told Moses, “Tell the people of Israel, My offering, My food for My offerings made by fire, which have a good smell to Me, you’ll offer to Me in their right time. Tell them, ‘The offering made by fire which you’ll offer to Yahweh will be male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them, two each day, for a continual burnt offering. The first lamb you’ll offer in the morning, and the other lamb you’ll offer at evening; along with the 3 quart jar of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with one fourth of a 5 quart jar of beaten oil. It’s a continual burnt offering, which was first done in Mount Sinai for a good smell, an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
[7-10] The drink offering will be one-fourth of a 5 quart jar for the first lamb. Pour out a drink offering of wine to Yahweh in the holy place. Offer the other lamb at evening like the meal offering of the morning, and the drink offering. Give it as an offering made by fire, a good smell to Yahweh. On the Seventh Day, offer two male lambs, a year old without anything wrong with them, and two 3 quart jars of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with oil, and the drink offering. This is the burnt offering of every Seventh Day, besides the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering.
[11-15] At the first of your months offer a burnt offering to Yahweh of two young bulls, one male goat, and seven male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; and three 3 quart jars of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with oil, for each bull; and two 3 quart jars of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with oil, for the first male goat; and a 3 quart jar of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering for every lamb; for a burnt offering of a good smell, an offering made by fire to Yahweh. Their drink offerings will be half a 5 quart jar of wine for a bull, and one-third of a 5 quart jar for the male goat, and one-fourth of a 5 quart jar for a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month for each month of the year. Also give one male goat for a sin offering to Yahweh to be offered besides the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering.
[16-24] On the fourteenth day of the first month, is Yahweh's Passover. On the fifteenth day of this month will be a feast. For seven days bread made without yeast will be eaten. In the first day will be a sacred assembly. Do no ordinary work; but give an offering made by fire, a burnt offering to Yahweh. Give two young bulls, one male goat, and seven male lambs a year old, without anything wrong with them; and their meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil. Offer three 3 quart jars for a bull, and two 3 quart jars for the male goat; a 3 quart jar you’ll offer for each of the seven lambs; and one male goat for a sin offering, to cover your sins. Offer these besides the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering. Offer daily, for seven days, the food of the offering made by fire, a good smell to Yahweh. It’ll be offered besides the continual burnt offering, and the drink offering.
[25-31] On the seventh day have a sacred assembly and do no ordinary work. Also in the day of the first fruits, when you offer a new meal offering to Yahweh in your feast of weeks, have a sacred assembly and do no ordinary work. But offer a burnt offering for a good smell to Yahweh of two young bulls, one male goat, and seven male lambs a year old; and their meal offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three 3 quart jars for each bull, two 3 quart jars for the male goat, a 3 quart jar for each of the seven lambs; and one male goat, to cover your sins. Besides the continual burnt offering, and the meal offering, offer these animals without anything wrong with them, and their drink offerings.
29[1-6] On the first day of the seventh month, have a sacred assembly and do no ordinary work. This is a day to celebrate with trumpet blowing. Offer a burnt offering for a good smell to Yahweh of one young bull, one male goat, and seven male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; and their meal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three 3 quart jars for the bull, two 3 quart jars for the male goat, and one 3 quart jar for each of the seven lambs; and one male goat for a sin offering, to cover your sins; besides the burnt offering of the new moon, and its meal offering, and the continual burnt offering and its meal offering, and their drink offerings, by their rule, for a good smell, an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
[7-11] On the tenth day of this seventh month have a sacred assembly; and be quiet. Do no kind of work; but offer a burnt offering to Yahweh for a good smell of one young bull, one male goat, and seven male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; and their meal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three 3 quart jars for the bull, two 3 quart jars for the first male goat, a 3 quart jar for each of the seven lambs and one young goat for a sin offering; besides the sin offering for sins to be covered, and the continual burnt offering, and its meal offering, and their drink offerings.
[12-16] On the fifteenth day of the seventh month have a sacred assembly and do no ordinary work. Keep a feast to Yahweh for seven days and offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a good smell to Yahweh of thirteen young bulls, two male goats, fourteen male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; and their meal offering of fine flour mixed with oil, three 3 quart jars for each of the thirteen bulls, two 3 quart jars for each of the two male goats, and a 3 quart jar for each of the fourteen lambs; and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and its drink offering.
[17-19] On the second day offer twelve young bulls, two male goats, and fourteen male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; and their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the male goats, and the lambs, by their number, after the rule; and one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, and its meal offering, and their drink offerings.
[20-22] On the third day eleven bulls, two male goats, fourteen male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; and their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the male goats, and the lambs, by their number, after the rule; and one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, and its meal offering, and its drink offering.
[23-25] On the fourth day ten bulls, two male goats, fourteen male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the male goats, and the lambs, by their number, after the rule; and one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and its drink offering.
[26-28] On the 5th day nine bulls, two male goats, fourteen male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; and their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the male goats, and the lambs, by their number, after the rule; and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, and its meal offering, and its drink offering.
[29-31] On the sixth day eight bulls, two male goats, fourteen male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; and their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the male goats, and the lambs, by their number, after the rule; and one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and its drink offerings.
[32-34] On the seventh day seven bulls, two male goats, fourteen male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; and their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, the male goats, and the lambs, by their number, after the rule; and one male goat for a sin offering; besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and its drink offering.
[35-38] On the eighth day have a sacred assembly and do no ordinary work. Offer a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a good smell to Yahweh of one bull, one male goat, seven male lambs a year old without anything wrong with them; their meal offering and their drink offerings for the bull, the male goat, and the lambs, by their number, after the rule: and one male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, and its meal offering, and its drink offering.
[39-40] Offer these to Yahweh in your set feasts, besides your promises, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meal offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.’” So Moses told the people of Israel all that Yahweh had told him.
30[1-5] Moses told the leaders of the families of the people of Israel, “This is what Yahweh has said. When a man makes a promise to Yahweh, or makes a promise of an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he won’t break his word; He’ll do whatever he says. Also when a woman makes a promise to Yahweh, and binds herself by a bond, being in her father's house, in her youth, and her father hears her promise, and her bond with which she has bound her soul, and her father doesn’t say anything to her; then all her promises will stand, and every bond with which she has bound her soul will stand. But if her father hears it and won’t allow it, none of her promises, or her bonds with which she has bound her soul, will stand. Yahweh will forgive her, because her father wouldn’t allow her to do it.
[6-12] If she’s married to a husband, while her promises are on her, or has said something rashly, with which she has bound her soul, and her husband hears it, and doesn’t say anything to her when he hears it; then her promises will stand, and her bonds with which she has bound her soul will stand. But if her husband doesn’t allow her to do it when he hears it, then he’ll undo her promise which is on her, and what she said rashly, with which she has bound her soul. Yahweh will forgive her. But everything a widow, or a divorced woman promises, with which she has bound her soul will stand against her.
[10-13] If she promised in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath, and her husband heard it, and didn’t say anything to her, and didn't undo it; then all her promises will stand, and every bond with which she bound her soul will stand. But if her husband didn’t allow it when he heard it, then whatever she said about her promises, or the bond of her soul, won’t stand because her husband has undone them. Yahweh will forgive her. Every promise, and every binding oath that she says, her husband may keep it or undo it.
[14-16] But if her husband never says anything to her from day to day, then he accepts all her promises, or bonds, which are on her. He has agreed to them, because he hasn’t said anything to her when he heard it. But if he doesn’t accept them when he has heard them, then he’ll be guilty of her fault.” These are the laws, which Yahweh told Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter, being in her youth, in her father's house.

The Effects of Spiritual Maturity on the Physical Aging Process and Choice of End of Life Measures

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A Christian Perspective on the Crisis of Rape

A Christian Perspective on
The Crisis of Rape
©2009 Sis. Kimberly Hartfield, B.S., M.S.
Christian Counselor
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Just as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the people of the cities around them are an example, having given themselves over to sexual sin, went after those of the same sex, and suffered the punishment of everlasting fire. In this way, too, these filthy people, who don’t know the truth and destroy their own bodies, hate the authority of the Word, and speak evil of church authority. Jude 1: 7-8
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Numbers 21-25

Numbers
Chapters 21-25

21[1-5] The Canaanite, the ruler of Arad, who lived in the South, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim. He fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. Israel made a promise to Yahweh, and said, “If You’ll in fact give us power over these people, then we’ll totally destroy their cities. Yahweh listened to the voice of Israel, and gave the Canaanites over to them; and they totally destroyed them and their cities, so the name of the place was called Hormah. They left from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom: and the people were very discouraged because of the way. The people spoke against God and Moses, saying, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the countryside? There’s no food and water; and we hate this worthless bread.”
[6-9] So Yahweh sent snakes whose bite burned like fire among the people. They bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. Then the people came to Moses, and said, “We’ve sinned, because we’ve spoken against Yahweh and you; Ask Yahweh to take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Make a poisonous snake, and set it on a pole: and when someone is bitten, and looks up at it, they’ll live. So Moses made a snake of brass, and set it on the pole: and when a snake had bitten someone, and they looked up at the snake of brass, they lived.
[10-15] Then the people of Israel moved on, and lived in Oboth. They left from Oboth, and lived at the ruins of Abarim, in the countryside which is near Moab, toward the east. From there they moved on, and lived in the valley of Zered. From there they moved on, and lived on the other side of the Arnon river, which is in the countryside, that comes out of the border of the Amorites: for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. So it’s said in the Book of Wars of Yahweh, “What God did in the Red Sea, and in the valleys of the Arnon, the slope of the valleys that goes down to the home of Ar, and is on the border of Moab.”
[16-20] From there they moved on to Beer: that’s the well where Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I’ll give them water. Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well; sing a song to the well, which the leaders dug, which the leaders of the people dug, with the walking stick of the lawgiver, and all their walking sticks.” From the countryside they moved on to Mattanah; and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth; and from Bamoth to the valley that’s in the field of Moab, to the top of mount Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.
[21-30] Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon ruler of the Amorites, saying, “Let us pass through your land: we won’t go into fields, or into vineyards; we won’t drink of the water of the wells: we’ll go by the ruler's highway, until we’ve passed your border. But Sihon wouldn’t allow Israel to cross their border and gathered all their people together, and went out against Israel into the countryside, and came to Jahaz; and fought against Israel. So Israel killed them in the war, and took their land from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River, all the way to the people of Ammon; for the border of the people of Ammon was strong. Israel took all these cities: and Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its towns. For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the ruler of the Amorites, who had fought against the former ruler of Moab, and taken all their land, all the way to the Arnon. So those who speak in old sayings say, “Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and set up; for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has burned up Ar of Moab, the preists of the high places of the Arnon. Sorrow will come to you, Moab! You’re lost, people of Chemosh! Your sons have run away, and your daughters are prisoners of Sihon ruler of the Amorites. We’ve shot at them. Heshbon has been destroyed all the way to Dibon. We’ve destroyed everything to Nophah, which reaches all the way to Medeba.”
[31-35] So Israel lived in the land of the Amorites. Then Moses sent spies out to Jazer; and they took the towns of it, and drove out the Amorites who were there. They turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og, the ruler of Bashan, went out against them with all his people, to fight at Edrei. Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Don't fear them. I’ve put all their people and their land in your power. Do to them as you did to Sihon ruler of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon. So they fought all their people, until there was no one left alive: and they took their land.
22[1-6] The people of Israel moved on, and lived in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were so many: and Moab was worried because of the people of Israel. Moab said to the leaders of Midian, “Now this great people will lick up all that’s around us, as a bull licks up the grass of the field. Balak the son of Zippor was ruler of Moab at that time. He sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, to Pethor, which is by the river, to the land of his people, to call them, saying, “See, there’s a people that has come out from Egypt and they cover the whole face of the earth, and they stay next to Me. Please come now and curse these people for me; for they’re too strong for me: then I’ll be strong enough to overcome them, that we may hurt them, and drive them out of the land; for I know that whoever you speak well of is blessed, and whoever you speak badly of is punished.
[7-12] The leaders of Moab and Midian went with the payment for the curse in their hand; and they came to Balaam, and told him what Balak had said. He said to them, “Stay here tonight, and I’ll tell you what Yahweh tells Me.” So the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam. God came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?” So Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, ruler of Moab, has sent to me, saying, ‘See, the people that’s come out of Egypt covers the whole face of the earth: now, come curse them for me; so I’ll be able to fight them, and drive them out.’” So God said to Balaam, “Don’t go with them or curse the people because they’re blessed.”
[13-19] So Balaam got up in the morning, and said to the leaders of Balak, “Go back to your land; for Yahweh won’t let me go with you.” So the leaders of Moab got up, and they went to Balak, and said, “Balaam wouldn’t come with us.” Then Balak sent more leaders, who were more honorable than the first ones. They came to Balaam, and said to him, “Balak the son of Zippor says, “Please don’t let anything keep you from coming to Me: for I’ll give you very great honor, and whatever you say to me I’ll do it. Please come and curse these people for Me.” So Balaam answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak gave me his whole house full of silver and gold, I can't do anything more than what Yahweh my God tells me to do, neither less nor more. Now, please stay here tonight, till I know what else Yahweh tells me.
[20-24] God came to Balaam at night, and said to him, “If they come to call you, get up and go with them; but do only what I tell you to do.” So Balaam got up in the morning, and saddled a donkey, and went with the leaders of Moab. Then God's was angry because he went; and the angel of Yahweh stood in the way as an enemy against him. Now he was riding on the donkey, and two servants were with him. The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, holding a drawn sword; and the donkey turned out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam hit the donkey, to turn her back into the way. Then the angel of Yahweh stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, a wall being on both sides.
[25-30] The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she threw herself to the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he hit her again. Then the angel of Yahweh went further, and stood in a narrow place, where there was no way to turn, either right or left. The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she lay down under Balaam: and Balaam's was very angry, so he hit the donkey with his walking stick. Then Yahweh made the donkey speak, and she asked Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you hit me these three times?” Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have made a fool of me, and I wish there were a sword in my hand and I had killed you.” Then the donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden since I was yours until now? Have I ever had the habit of doing so to you?” and he said, “No.”
[31-35] Then Yahweh made Balaam see the angel of Yahweh standing in the way, holding a drawn sword; and he bowed his head, and fell to the ground. Then the angel of Yahweh asked him, “Why have you hit your donkey these three times? See, I have come here to stand in your way, because you have gone ahead before Me: and the donkey saw Me, and turned away from Me these three times: unless she had turned away from Me, I would have killed you by now, and saved her alive. So Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, “I’ve sinned; for I didn't know that you stood in the way against Me: so now, if it displeases you, I’ll go back again. Then the angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, “Go with the men; but you will only say what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the leaders of Balak.
[36-41] When Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet them at the City of Moab, which is on the border of the Arnon, which is in the edge of the border. Balak said to Balaam, “Didn't I send to you to call you? Why didn't you come to Me? Am I not in fact able to give you great honor?” So Balaam said to Balak, “See, I’ve come to you: but I don’t have any power at all to say anything. I can only say whatever words God gives me.” Then Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath Huzoth. Balak sacrificed bulls and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the leaders who were with them. So in the morning, Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal so he could see the whole people from there.
23[1-6] Balaam said to Balak, “Build me here seven altars, and fix seven bulls and seven male goats.” Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bull and a male goat. Balaam said to Balak, “Stand by your burnt offering, and I’ll go, and maybe Yahweh will come to meet me; and whatever God shows me I’ll tell you.” So he went up to an opening on the mountain and God met Balaam there. Balaam said to God, “I’ve made seven altars, and I’ve offered up a bull and a male goat on every altar.” Then Yahweh told Balaam what to say, and said, “Go back to Balak, and say this. So he went back to him and saw that he and all the leaders of Moab were standing by the burnt offering.
[7-10] In the words that God had given, he said, “From Aram has Balak brought me, the ruler of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, Come, punish Israel. How can I curse, whom God hasn’t cursed? How can I punish, whom Yahweh hasn’t punished? From the top of the rocks I see them, and from the hills I see them: See, it’s a people that lives alone, and won’t be counted among the nations. Who can count the dust of Jacob, or even count a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of a good person! Let my descendants be like theirs!”
[11-15] Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, and you’ve blessed them altogether.” So he answered, “Must I not be careful to say what Yahweh tells me to say?” So Balak said, “Please come with me to another place, where you may see them; but see only the edge of them, and won’t see them all: and curse them from there for me.” So he took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bull and a male goat on every altar. Then Balaam said to Balak, “Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet Yahweh over there.”
[16-24] Yahweh met Balaam, and told him what to say, and then said, Go back to Balak, and say this. So he went back to him, and he and the leaders of Moab were standing by the burnt offering. Balak said to him, “What has Yahweh said?” So using the words of God, he said, “Get up, Balak, and hear! Listen to Me, you son of Zippor. God isn’t a human, who would lie, nor born of a human, who would have a change of mind. Has God said anything, and not done it? Or has God spoken, and not made it good? See, I’ve been told to bless. God has blessed, and I can't go against it. God hasn’t seen fault in Jacob, nor seen trouble in Israel. Yahweh their God is with them. The shout of a ruler is among them. God brings them out of Egypt, who has the strength of a wild bull. There’s no spell that can come against Jacob, nor is there any witchcraft that can be used against Israel. Now it’ll be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘What has God done! See, the people get up like a young lion, and as a lion they lift themselves up and won’t lie down until they eat and drink the blood of their kill.’”
[25-30] Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.” But Balaam answered Balak, “Didn't I tell you, I must do all that Yahweh says?” So Balak said to Balaam, “Come now, I’ll take you to another place; and maybe it’ll please God that you may curse them for me from there. Then Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, that looks down on the desert. Balaam said to Balak, “Build me here seven altars, and fix seven bulls and seven male goats. So Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bull and a male goat on every altar.
24[1-9] When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he didn't go, as at the other times, to meet them with spells, but went toward the countryside. Balaam looked and saw Israel living by their families; and the Spirit of God came on him. He used the words of God and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the one who sees says, who hears the words of God, who sees the vision of the Ruler of All, falling under God’s power, and having his eyes opened: How good are your tents, Jacob, and your homes, Israel! As valleys they’re spread out like gardens by the river, like aloe plants which Yahweh has planted, like cedar trees beside the creek. Water will flow from their buckets and their children will live beside many waters. Their ruler will be higher than Agag, whose kingdom will be very great. God brings them out of Egypt. Israel has the strength of the wild bull and will eat up the nations who are its enemies, and will break their bones in pieces, and stab them with their horns. Israel rests, and lays down like a lion, like a young lion; who will wake him up? Everyone who speaks well of you is blessed. Everyone who speaks badly of you will be punished.”
[10-14] Balak's was very angry with Balaam, and clapped his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and, look, you have altogether blessed them these three times. So now go back to where you came from: I thought to give you great honor; but Yahweh has kept you from it.” Balaam said to Balak, “Didn't I also tell the messengers you sent to me, ‘If you gave me your whole house full of silver and gold, I can't do anything more than what Yahweh tells me to do either good or bad of my own mind; what Yahweh says, is what I say?’ See, I go to my people, but come, and I’ll tell you what these people will do to your people in the future.”
[15-19] He used the words of God, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the one who sees says, who hears the words of God, who knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Ruler of All, falling under God’s power, and having his eyes opened: I see the Christ, but not now. I see the Christ, but not near. A rising Star will come out of Jacob. A Ruler will come out of Israel, and will go through the edges of Moab (Jordan), and will break all the people of Seth. Edom (Idumea) will be owned. Seir (Judah), once enemies, will also be owned, while Israel will be strengthened. This One will rule out of Jacob and will destroy anyone left of the city.”
[20-25] He looked at Amalek, and used the words of God, and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, but in the end they’ll be destroyed forever.” He looked at the Kenite, and used the words of God, and said, “Where you live is strong. You put your nest in the rock. But Kain (Palestine) will be ruined until Asshur (Assyria) takes control of it.” He used the words of God, and said, “But who will live when God does all this? Ships will come from the coasts of the Kittim (Cyprus, Mediterranean area of Greece, Rome). They’ll put down Assyria, and the Hebrews (Heber, Eber), and will also be destroyed.” Then Balaam got up, and went back home; and Balak also went back home.
25[1-4] Israel stayed in Shittim; and the people began to be unfaithful with the daughters of Moab. They called the people to the sacrifices of their false gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods. Israel joined up with Baal Peor (the lord of the gap): and Yahweh was very angry with Israel. Yahweh said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people, and hang them before Yahweh in the sun, that the fierce anger of Yahweh may turn away from Israel.”
[5-9] Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Kill everyone of your people who have joined with Baal Peor.” Then one of the people of Israel came and brought to their people a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the people of Israel, while they were crying at the door of the Meeting Place. When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he got up from the middle of the people, and took a spear in his hand; and went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust him through, both the man of Israel, and the woman through her body. So the trouble stopped from the people of Israel. Those that died by that trouble were 24,000 people.
[10-13] Yahweh told Moses, “Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My great anger away from the people of Israel, in that he was jealous with My jealousy among them, so that I didn't destroy all the people of Israel in My jealousy. So say to him, ‘I give you My promise of peace: and it’ll be to you, and to your children after you, the promise of the priesthood forever; because you were jealous for your God, and covered the sins of the people of Israel.’”
[14-18] Now the name of the man of Israel that was killed, who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a leader of a large family group among the Simeonites. The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, who was a leader of a large family group in Midian. Yahweh told Moses, “Trouble the Midianites, and kill them; for they trouble you with their temptations, with which they’ve been untrue with you in the matter of Peor and Cozbi, the daughter of the leader of Midian, their sister, who was killed on the day of the trouble in the matter of Peor.

Go Fish Ministries, Inc. News Letter Aug.1, 2010

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August is here and summer is almost over. The kids are back in school and I’m about to start homeschooling Selah and Joey again. I got them a few new pencils and colors and reorganized all their school books last month, so as soon as Selah gets back in town we should be ready to go. Selah will be traveling home with Rose on August 13 by car, as the train thing didn’t work out. Pray for their safe travel. I’m so excited as I just found out my oldest daughter Rose is expecting her first child. Tommy and Amanda are having theirs around the end of Nov. to early Dec. and Rose will be having hers around early March. I’m getting two grandbabies at once!!!!! Tommy did get another job at the water company, but it doesn’t pay much, so he kept the one at Roper’s too. Pray for his safety at each, as he has to fight at one job and works with convicts at the other job. But he’s doing his best to provide for his coming baby, which we found out is a girl! Rose and David are well off, so they can well provide for their coming baby. David writes computer programs and Rose is just finishing up her Master’s Degree. Both have well paying jobs.



We went to the Choctaw Indian Fair last month in Philadelphia, MS. and had a real good time. Rocky took us up and we camped at one of the state parks up there and then went to the fair for a couple a days. It was a much needed mini vacation for all of us, and didn’t cost a whole lot. We primitive camped in our tents and the fee was only $10 per night. The entrance fee for the fair was $15 per person for the season pass, which got us in all three days. It was a wonderful cultural and education experience that we will remember for the rest of our lives. With Native American Indian in the history of both mine and my husband’s ancestral heritage, we thoroughly enjoyed learning more about that culture with our children. We both had great grandparents of native Choctaw, Cherokee, and Creek heritage.



While there at the fair, we got to participate in some hands on activities with the kids, who each got to learn the art of Indian drum making, beading bracelets, and pottery making. We also toured their museum, the Choctaw Museum of the Southern Indian, where we learned about basket weaving, and the cultural dress making of the MS Band of Choctaw Indians. There we met the grand daughter of the famous Chief Pushmataha, who showed us how to make the diamond shapes on a traditional Choctaw Indian dress.



The Choctaws were known for their gardening knowledge as well, and were able to answer a couple of questions I had about gardening techniques. Earlier this year, I had tried a Native American technique of planting corn, beans, and squash together, but the corn, nor the beans germinated well. I found out that instead of planting them at the same time, I should have planted the corn a little earlier, then the beans, and lastly the squash. Then the beans could grow up the corn stalk, and the squash would shade out the weeds.



On the Choctaw Ways Path, we also saw some of the Choctaws traditional houses and other structures they used while traveling. Their huts were made of large saplings, sticks and daub, with woven walls and thatch type roofs and were quite interesting to see. The kids really enjoyed playing in and around them and I enjoyed learning about the architecture of the Choctaws. I might just try to build one for fun with the kids for a home school project this year.



We also got to view some of the Native American Indian social dances and hear some of their beautiful flute playing. We learned about the rabbit sticks that they hunted with and their stick ball game sticks that are still handmade by their craftsmen today. We watched the Choctaw Stickball World Series stick ball game and saw the Beaver Dam team take the trophy, though it was a very close game. Afterwards, they had a nice award ceremony and then ended the fair with a fireworks display for us all to enjoy.



Needless to say, we all had a great time enjoying the sights and sounds of the traditional Native American Choctaws. We toured through their crafts booths and viewed many of their handmade arts and crafts, which were all very beautiful. The fair also included several musical concerts in their large amphitheater, which was one of the biggest attractions of the fair. The fair had something for everyone, whether adult or child, Native American or not. Having Native American deep in my own cultural heritage, I thoroughly enjoyed this cultural event of my native Mississippi. If you have the opportunity to go in the future, I highly recommend it as an inexpensive and educational family vacation. You can find more information on the fair and the Choctaws at www.choctaw.org



My garden is finished for the summer and I’ll be planting a fall garden soon. I’ve put up jam and pickles, squash and blueberries, a few figs, enjoyed eating some home grown grapes, and a few other earthly treasures. I just got my first few egg plants, too. I’ve got to figure out a better way to handle the bugs and caterpillars though as they got most of my greens, but I’m working on that one. Maybe I’ll do better next year. We’ll see. But it’s been hard work and lots of fun too, so I highly recommend every one try a small garden of their own. It sure beats going to Wal-Mart and paying exuberant prices for fresh vegetables.



Sasha’s pups are ready if anyone is interested. Just let me know. I’ve been working on this breed for several years now. They have lab, golden retriever, Australian Shepherd, and Husky in them. I’m calling them American Southern Shepherds (ASS, I know, it’s a little southern humor). Anyway I wanted the best of the breeds all rolled into one. Goldens and Huskies are two of the healthiest breeds, and labs and Aussies have the instincts I love. Anyway I designed this breed over several years and finally have all the components I wanted in them. I think their going to be a great breed. I’d like to get a hundred each for them, but I’ll take whatever you can afford to pay if you really want one. I’ve only got two left, so let me know soon if you want one. They look just like golden retrievers, with a few small white markings on them. I sold all the Black and Tan ones except for what I’m keeping. I didn’t have much to tithe this month, but I gave five dollars when I sold a puppy. A few days later, Rocky unexpectedly bought us $50 worth of groceries and household supplies. God is so good!





I’ve had to give up on my website for my Go Fish Christian Books for now. I still have the books though, so if you saw something you wanted, just let me know. It’s still about $5 for hardbacks and $3 for softbacks, but that’s always negotiable. My book inventory is listed below, so you can still let me know if you see anything you want. If you can’t afford that, let me know and I’ll let you have them for whatever you can afford, as long as it covers my cost. Well, that’s all for now, so God bless to all and go fish for Jesus!



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• Pray for Amanda and my first grandbaby that she is carrying! It’s a girl!

• Pray for Rose, my oldest, whose having a baby as well.

• I am a Christian Counselor and would be willing to provide services to those in need. I have a master’s degree in Psychological Counseling and am an ordained Minister as well. Please pray that I may be useful to God’s kingdom. I can also mow yards, clean houses or anything else that needs doing. I charge $50 for a yard or 3 BR house. You provide the equipment.

• I have published all of my New Testament paraphrases on the Triond website. You can see all of my writings by going to my main Triond link at https://www.triond.com/users/Mama+Heartfilled

• I’ve also began to publish my working drafts of the Old testament on my Blogspot. I’ve done Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and am now working on Numbers. It’s Go Fish Ministries at Blogspot.

• I would appreciate if you’d let me know of grammar, punctuation, and other mistakes I may have made. My goal is to make the paraphrase as simple and clear as possible. I know they still need much work, as they are drafts of a work in progress. I don’t know of many other Bibles that use the Name of Yahweh (I am in Hebrew), so I have worked hard to get it right. Please pray that God helps me in this work, and let me know of any mistakes you find. Thank all of you who are praying for me on this.







# Title of Book Author Description

001HB Discovering Matthew Guidepost Guidepost Home Bible Study

002HB Raising Them Right Focus on the Family Best advice on child rearing

003HB The Weigh Down Diet Gwen Shamblin Inspirational way to lose weight

004HB Hello Future! Insights for Graduates Howard Books A guide to fulfilling your dreams

005HB Self Esteem: The New Reformation Robert Schuller Calls for the church to affirm the worth and dignity of persons

006HB The Jouney Billy Graham How to live by faith in an uncertain world

007HB When God Doesn’t Make Sense Dr. James Dobson For those struggling with trials and heartaches they don’t understand

008HB The De-valuing of America William J. Bennet The fight for our culture and our children

009HB The Journey Toward Wholeness Kenneth Bakken

K. Hofeller A Christ-centered approach to health and healing

010HB A Dangerous Grace Charles Colson Collection of daily readings for the Christian who wants to live dangerously

011HB In The Company of Jesus Bill Donahue Finding unconventional wisdom and unexpected hope

012HB The Magdalene Woman Margaret Rogers A Novel about Mary Magdalene, history’s most mysterious heroine

013HB If life is a bowl of cherries-what am I doing in the pits? Erma Bombeck A hilarious look at the institute of the family

014HB Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus John Gray, Ph.D. A practical guide for improving communication and getting what you want in relationships.

015HB Sold- The Hope: A Novel Herman Wouk The saga of Israel - a historical novel about the fragile periods of peace from the 1948 War Independence to the astounding triumph of the Six-Day War in 1967.

016HB The Prayer of Jabez

4 copies Bruce Wilkonson Breaking through to the blessed life- discover how the remarkable prayer of a little known Bible hero can release God’s favor, power, and protection.

017HB Sold-Smart Money: Understanding and Successfully Controlling your Financial Behavior Jerry and Ramona Tuma and Tim Lahaye Jerry and Ramona Tuma and Tim Lahaye , Helps you discover why you spend the way you do, master your financial impulses, and resolve financial conflicts in marriage.

018HB Master Your Money: A Step by Step Plan for Financial Freedom Ron Blue Ron Blue combines the Bible’s timeless teachings on stewardship and responsibility with advice on financial management and cash control.

019HB The Complete Financial Guide for Young Couples Larry Burkett Larry Burkett offers a practical guide for couples who want to know what the Bible teaches about managing family finances.

020HB The Complete Financial Guide for Single Parents Larry Burkett Larry Burkett - Advice on developing a budget, facing the job market, understanding child support, dealing with wills, trusts, and insurance.

021HB The Purpose Driven Life

3 copies Rick Warren Rick Warren’s book will help you understand why you’re alive and God’s amazing plan for you, both here and now and for eternity.

022HB Sold-The Great Investment: Faith, Family, and Finance T.D. Jakes T.D. Jakes presents three aspects that are essential to the life traveler to be happy and successful.

023HB Leading from Your Strengths: Building Close-knit Ministry Teams John Trent, Rodney Cox, and Eric Tooker John Trent, Rodney Cox, and Eric Tooker -Understand your strengths and learn to blend your differences into a strong effective ministry team.

024HB The Refuge: A Look into the Future and the Power of Living in a Christian Community Jim Bakker and Ken Abraham Jim Bakker and Ken Abraham - New Testament Christianity applied to twenty-first century living. Bakker believes that a strong faith in God and commitment to the body of Christ are crucial for every believer.

025HB Go the Distance: The Making of a Promise Keeper John Trent with others John Trent with others - These inspiring pages reveal an exciting approach to setting and pursuing your goals, and they’ll help you see more clearly where you’ve come from, where you stand, and where you want to go.



026HB Sold-Tender Warrior: God’s Intention for a Man Stu Weber Stu Weber - Every man’s purpose, every woman’s dream, every child’s hope…It’s time for real mean to emerge.

027HB Spirit Warriors: Strategies for the battles Christian men and women face everyday. Stu Weber Stu Weber shows you how to push back the enemies advance, protect your loved ones, and step into the triumph of Jesus Christ.

028HB Sold -Who is This King of Glory? Experiencing the Fullness of Christ’s Work in our Lives. Tony Evans Come along with Dr. Evans on this life-changing journey to know the One and Only Son and the Only God.

029HB Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The fourth title in the best selling Left Behind series- Follow what’s left of the tribulation force as each member struggles to survive and fight antichrist until the glorious appearing of Christ.

030HB Apollyon: The Destroyer is Unleashed Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The fifth title in the best selling Left Behind series will fascinate and captivate newcomers and fans. It’s the most shocking and explicit portrayal yet in the continuing drama of those left behind.

031HB Assassins:

Assignment Jerusalem, Target-Antichrist Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The sixth title in the best selling Left Behind series- world history and prophecy collide in Jerusalem at the middle of the tribulation for the most explosive episode of the continuing drama of those left behind.

032HB The Indwelling: The Beast takes Possession

3 copies Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The seventh title in the best selling Left Behind series- time and eternity seem suspended, and the destiny of mankind hangs in the balance.

033HB The Mark: The Beast Rules the World Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The eighth title in the best selling Left Behind series- the battle is launched between the forces of good and evil for the very souls of men and women around the globe.

034HB Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The ninth title in the best selling Left Behind series-

God inflicts the first Bowl Judgment upon the flesh of those who have taken the mark, while his chosen ones flee to the wilderness, on the brink of Armageddon.

035HB The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The tenth title in the best selling Left Behind series-

All pretense is gone, even on the part of the Antichrist, as the planet hurtles toward Armageddon and the ultimate showdown between good and evil.

036HB Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages

2 copies Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The eleventh title in the best selling Left Behind series- Who will be left standing when the battle leaves the Tribulation Force on the brink of the End of time and the glorious appearing?

037HB Glorious Appearing: The End of Days Tim LaHaye

Jerry Jenkins The twelfth title in the best selling Left Behind series- Believer’s look to the heavens for the glorious appearing of Christ, as the world stands on the brink of the end of time.

038HB A Life God Rewards: Why Everything You Do Today Matters Forever Bruce Wilkinson Bruce Wilkinson - What you’ll discover will unlock the power and potential of your life, starting now. And you’ll begin to live with the unshakeable certainty that what you do today matters.

039HB Not a Sparrow Falls Linda Nichols Linda Nichols - Mary longs to bring joy to the troubled family, but wonders if her own secrets will tarnish them all.

040HB Rose’s Garden Carrie Brown Carrie Brown - Conrad and rose had the kind of love that lasts deep into old age, and a long way past death. At Rose’s death Conrad finds himself horribly alone, rejecting offers of consolation, neglecting Rose’s Garden…



041HB In My Enemy’s House Carol Matas Award winning novelist Carol Matas brings readers into the heart of Nazi Germany with the harrowing story of Marisa, a Polish Jew, whose blonde hair and blue eyes make it easy for her to pass as a Christian.

042HB My Bridges of Hope: Searching for Life and Love after Auschwitz Livia Bitton- Jackson Livia Bitton- Jackson - Elli Friedman was fourteen years old in 1945 when American soldiers liberated her from her Nazi captors and the harrowing year she spent at Auschwitz, the concentration camp where Jews were mass murdered.

043HB Gap Creek: The Story of a Marriage Robert Morgan Robert Morgan returns to the vivid world of the Appalachian high country to follow Julie and Hank in their new life on Gap Creek and their efforts to make sense of the world in the last years of the nineteenth century.

044HB The Tender Years Janette Oke Janette Oke- A prairie legacy- Virginia comes of age in this inspiring novel.

045HB Love’s Unending Legacy Janette Oke Janette Oke - Marty returns home to find her family growing and herself in a weary and secretive place. Once again, Marty places her faith in the Lord and faces the future with courage and hope. Fifth in the Love Comes Softly series.

046HB Love’s Unfolding Dream Janette Oke Janette Oke - The joys and trials of girlhood swirled around Belinda- but underneath it all was the dream…Although the setting is of days gone by, the issues of life, love, and faith in God are relevant for today. Sixth in the Love Comes Softly series.

047HB The Beloved Land Janette Oke Janette Oke - An old family diary reveals an extraordinary piece of information, and begins a search spanning two continents. The fifth book in the Song of Acadia series.

048HB The Meeting Place Janette Oke

T. D. Bunn Janette Oke and T.D. Bunn- Two young women, whose lives were shadowed by nations in conflict, begin a friendship that will propel them on a journey that will forever change their lives and destinies. First book in the Song of Acadia series.

049HB When Hope Springs New- When Breaks the Dawn Janette Oke Volume 11 and 12 in the Janette Oke Keepsake series. Older book, a little worn on the cover.

050HB Love Comes Softly- Love’s Enduring Promise Janette Oke Volume 1 and 2 in the Janette Oke Keepsake series. Older book, a good bit worn on the cover.







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051HB The Secret on Ararat Tim LaHaye and Bob Phillips In a quest to find a Biblical symbol of hope for mankind, one man can stop a global conspiracy to steal an incredible secret and unleash a hidden power. Michael Murphy, a man of action and faith, is about to be tested to the very limit.

052HB The Cross Centered Life C.J. Mahaney Sometimes the most important truths are the easiest to forget. It’s time to get back to the starting point of the Christian Life- the cross of Christ. You must keep the gospel of Jesus’ Work on your behalf the main thing.

053HB Jesus Day by Day Beth Moore There are times when you just want your weekday to be interrupted by worship. This book is for those kinds of moments.

054HB Summer of the Midnight Sun Tracie Peterson Leah struggles to put aside the past and the love her heart can’t forget, but when Jayce returns she discovers she can’t hide behind a façade of forgiveness. She begins a heart-wrenching journey that could bring her face to face with loss once again.

055HB Lord, Teach Me How to Love Creflo Dollar Learn from the ultimate example. The information in this book will change your life as It challenges you to love others as God loves you, unconditionally.

056HB Reduce Me to Love By Joyce Meyer Unlocking the Secret to Lasting Joy. In this powerful book, Joyce Meyer provides Biblical insight and draws from her personal experiences to how God changed her life and to introduce you to a life filled with God’s love.

057HB The Preacher’s Daughter Beverly Lewis Annie, the only daughter of an old order Amish preacher, wants to please her parents and the community, but her passion for art is forbidden. She must choose between her art and the people.

058HB Divine Karen Kingsbury At the crossroads of her life, only one power set Mary free and gave her a lifetime of love and hope. A power that could only be divine.

059HB Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist Tim LaHaye

Jerry B. Jenkins Rayford Steele becomes the ears of the tribulation saints at the highest levels of the Carpathia regime, while Buck attempts a rescue run from Israel.

060HB True Women Janice Woods Windle Brought up on her families great epic tales of war and adventure, love and murder, violence and redemption, Janice woods Windle crafts a breathtaking work of historical fiction of the true women of Seguin, Texas and the giants whose destinies touched their lives.

061HB Celebrating The Inner Beauty of Women Janette Oke With an endearing warmth and gentle grace, best selling author Janette Oke takes her readers on a new journey to a place where the softer side of a woman is celebrated, where the qualities that portray women are woven together through touching insights from one of the most beloved storytellers.

062HB Rise Above: God Can Set You Free From Your Weight Problems Forever Gwen Shamblin The author of the Weigh Down Diet helps you jump start your journey to thinness, completely ending your struggle with weight plateaus and set backs and finally leave dieting and binging behind. Enjoy all foods without over eating for the rest of your life.

063HB Praying God’s Word Beth Moore Praying God’s Word is written as a Scripture-Prayer resource and companion to Beth Moore’s Breaking Free seminar and book. It includes brief commentary on particular strongholds, testimonies, Scripture prayers, and pages for journaling.

064HB The Bondage Breaker Neil T Anderson A calm, practical, workable plan from Scripture that results in freedom and victory for the child of God. Neil Anderson reveals why and how Satan battles for control of believers and tells you how to win in spiritual warfare. Don’t wait to discover the defense you need to defeat the enemy.

065HB The Battle for the Family Tim LaHaye The family is fast becoming the target of humanism – the amoral, atheistic philosophy that pervades our whole culture. In order to protect your home you need to know what influences saturate your daily life with values that are contrary to your own and to God’s Word. And you need to know what to do about them.

066HB Songs of the Seers The Master Library A beautiful collection of sacred Hebrew poetry. This volume brings out the nature and poetic structure of the best in Hebrew poetry and will help the reader find a new appreciation for the splendor and devotion of the inspired writers of the chosen people.

067HB How to Win When the Roof Caves In Bill Glass To those in the midst of suffering, Glass offers these words of encouragement, “The victorious life does not mean God removes the problems, but that He gives you the power to meet them.” How to Win when the Roof Caves In examines what it really means to live by faith. Autographed Copy by the legendary football All-American, four time All Pro and inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame. List as Gift Item.

068HB Cracking the DaVinci Code Simon Cox Cracking the DaVinci Code is the first book to cut through the confusion and disclose the amazing facts that underpin the plot. It reveals the historical basis of the secrets in the DaVinci Code.

069HB The Threshing Floor Juanita Bynum Bynum gives you the foundational principles to help you understand how to approach God and know when your in His presence and what to do when you get there.

070HB God.net

One of the Best Books

I’ve Ever Read! James Alexander Langteaux God.net wrestles with the ambiguities of keeping your faith fervent even when it is assaulted in deserts and by disappointments. Langteaux describes how listening to God works. Come with James on this journey beyond belief and see what God will do.



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071HB First Place Carol Lewis Beginning with the flaws of typical weight loss plans, diets, and fads, Lewis offers an achievable program that will streamline and strengthen both body and soul, by teaching you how to discipline yourself spiritually as well as physically.

072HB It’s Always Darkest Before the Fridge Door Opens Martha Bolten and Phil Callaway Life is like a refrigerator. It offers us plenty of good things if we look past the leftovers and moldy cheese! Let the award-winning comedy team remind you of how and why we can laugh again. Martha and Phil will help you find a way to bring the joy back to life!

073HB Love and Respect Dr. Emerson Eggerichs A Focus on the Family Book- The love she most desires and the respect he desperately needs. Love and Respect reveals why spouses react negatively to each other, and how to deal with conflict quickly, easily, and biblically.

074HB The Visitation Frank Peretti In the world of Christian Fiction, Frank Peretti’s The Visitation is one of the hottest novels. The Visitation will scare you to death! Not only is Peretti the country’s top selling Christian Fiction author, but one of current fictions biggest stars.

075HB Living the Simple Life Elaine St. James James offers simple solutions to help us remove the clutter from our lives, which allows us to get to our most meaningful and enriching activities. Read this and you’ll be inspired to clear a path to get to what really matters.

076HB Angels: God’s Secret Agents Billy Graham World famous clergyman Billy Graham says we are not alone. Angels are real, sent by God to help and protect people. Their powers are beyond human imagination and their presence can reassure and comfort us in times of crises.

077HB The Holy Spirit: Activating God’s Power in Your Life Billy Graham It is to help plug the gap in our understanding of the Holy spirit that Dr. Graham explores and answers some of the basic questions concerning this much discussed but often misunderstood member of the Godhead. Who is the Holy Spirit and what does He do?

078HB Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire Jim Cymbala Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire is filled with stories of lives transformed by God and inspired by the power of earnest prayer. It shows that God is at work in our day and wishes to be at work in our lives.

079HB The Robe Loyd C. Douglas A Classic 1942 edition. In Good shape.

080HB Facing Death and the Life After Billy Graham Graham calls us to confront the sobering fact of death- realistically, but always with the confidence that through our relationship with Christ we can conquer this final enemy. A landmark book on a vitally important subject.





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001SC Still Living, Still Learning June Titus June Titus- Meditations on moving beyond loss

002SC Handling Opposition as Jesus Did Jeff Kinley Jeff Kinley- Small youth group discipleship study

003SC What Were the Crusades? Third Edition Jonathan Riley Smith Jonathan Riley Smith- Unequalled introduction of the Crusades for students and general readers alike

004SC Ten Commandments Twice Removed Danny Shelton

Shelly Quinn Danny Shelton and Shelly Quinn- A defense of the ten commandments answers critical questions with compelling clarity and Biblical Evidence.

005SC In Christ’s Name: A

Bible Study on Spiritual Growth Larry Taylor Dellanna O’Brien Larry Taylor and Dellanna O’Brien - If you yearn for a deeper spiritual life and a higher spiritual reach, turn to In Christ’s Name for guidance.

006SC If God Loves Me, Why Can’t I Get My Locker Open Lorraine Peterson Lorraine Peterson - Devotional for Teens

007SC The Language of Letting Go Melody Beattie Melody Beattie- Daily meditations inspires us to understand our own codependency recovery process

008SC Angels-

The Hosts of Heaven Dr. David Jeremiah Dr. David Jeremiah reveals ungrounded notions and replaces them with truth from the Biblical Record

009SC Poverty and Joy William J. Short William J. Short sums up the Franciscan tradition as an appealing way of life that is radical and obedient.

010SC The Call to Follow Jesus-Luke Kay Arthur Kay Arthur- 15 minute daily devotionals brings you face to face with the truth of God’s Word.

011SC The Holy Spirit Unleashed in You- Acts Kay Arthur Kay Arthur - 15 minute daily devotionals brings you face to face with the truth of God’s Word.

012SC Look Both Ways: Helping Your Children Stay Innocent and Grow Wise Dan & Elizabeth Hamilton Dan & Elizabeth Hamilton helps you prepare your elementary age child for life in a twisted world by teaching about choices and consequences.



013SC Holding Nothing Back: How Sacrificial Obedience Leads to Intimacy with God Alicia Williamson Alicia Williamson takes you to the next step in your walk with God to a place of indescribable blessing. The place of sacrifice is the place that gives life.

014SC A Moment with God for Teachers: Prayers for Every Teacher Dimensions for Living 58 Prayers that address the common life experiences and concerns of teachers, each accompanied by a relevant scripture.

015SC C.S. Lewis - Through the Shadowlands - The Story of His Life with Joy Davidman Brian Sibley Brian Sibley- A moving tribute to a couple whose faith, hope, and love grew through adversity.

016SC The Pursuit of Holiness Jerry Bridges Jerry Bridges- Whether you’re continuing your pursuit of holiness or just beginning, the principles and guidelines in the Pursuit of Holiness will challenge you to obey God’s command of holiness.

017SC Christianity in the 21st Century- Reflections on the Challenges Ahead Robert Wuthnow Robert Wuthnow - Reflections on the changes taking place in American Society that churches must address if they are to remain vital in the future.

018SC Hide or Seek- How to Build Self-Esteem in Your Child Dr. James Dobson Dr. James Dobson- Presents 12 comprehensive strategies that parents and teachers can cultivate self-esteem and minimize low self-esteem in every child.

019SC Harold Vaughan Harold Vaughan reviews the actual prayers of Jesus and their results to help us understand the essential aspects of prayer.

020SC Tim LaHaye

Jerry B. Jenkins Rayford Steele, Buck Williams, Bruce Barns, and Chloe Steele band together to form the Tribulation Force to fight the enemies of God during the seven year tribulation.

021SC Tim LaHaye

Jerry B. Jenkins Rayford Steele becomes the ears of the tribulation saints at the highest levels of the Carpathia regime, while Buck attempts a rescue run from Israel.

022SC Tim LaHaye

Jerry B. Jenkins In one cataclysmic moment, millions around the world disappear. People are terror stricken as loved ones vanish before their eyes. As devastating as the disappearances have been, the darkest days lie ahead.

023SC Judy Jacobs What do you do when you can’t go on? When you’ve tried everything but nothing works? You just stand! Jacobs teaches you how to become confident, steadfast, immovable, and consistent in your relationship with God.

024SC Beverly Lewis Beverly Lewis unveils the layers of deeply rooted Amish tradition as seen through the eyes of Leah and Sadie Ebersol, two courting age sisters.

025SC Beverly Lewis Beverly Lewis introduces four courting age sisters, their family and community, whose way of life and faith in God are as enduring as their horse and buggy.







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026SC Beverly Lewis Beverly Lewis- Life in Gobler’s Knob was all Leah Ebersol ever wanted until older sister Sadie abandoned faith and family, leaving Leah to believe the worst, that Sadie and her own beloved Jonas had betrayed her.

027SC Beverly Lewis Beverly Lewis- At its heart The Prodigal is a multi-layered mystery and saga of love, a story of deceit and tangled webs, of disgrace and redemption, encompassed by the threads that knit Amish families together.

028SC Beverly Lewis Beverly Lewis- Jonas Mast’s return from Ohio has given Leah reason to hope again. The Revelation is a suspenseful story of long awaited forgiveness, undying love, and elusive second chances.

029sc Tim LaHaye

Jerry Jenkins The twelfth title in the best selling Left Behind series- Believer’s look to the heavens for the glorious appearing of Christ, as the world stands on the brink of the end of time.

030Sc Andrew Murray One of the best-known and best loved classics of all time on prayer.

031SC Dave Veerman Dave Veerman - Proven techniques for discovering the truths of scripture and putting them into practice today.



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Billy Graham

An unforgettable portrait of a unique man with a message for all times, Just As I Am is a treasure for readers to keep always.

033SC Eugenia Price The beloved bestseller that has shown thousands the altogether amazing difference it makes when a woman is Christ-controlled. You may find your whole life changed.

034SC James Emery White For those who seek God and are willing to come to that search with an open mind and a listening heart, A Search for the Spiritual will prove to be an invaluable travelers companion for the journey that includes an exploration of the Christian Faith.

035SC Floyd C. McElveen It takes more faith to believe everything happens by chance than to believe that the Bible is God’s Word and that Jesus is truly God. McElveen shows us how we can believe this without a doubt.

036SC Linda Kearns Over 100 recipes to help you overcome symptoms naturally. Linda Kearns inspiring recipes will help you sail through menopause. Dietary changes can reduce symptoms.

037SC Billy Graham Daily selections to encourage you and give you hope. They will challenge you to live more fully for Christ each day and to trust God’s great love. Slightly damaged.

038SC David Jeremiah David Jeremiah - Vol.3 study guide covers chapter 11-17 of Revelation and shows you how to escape!

039SC A Beka Book A Beka Book – Older First Grade Homeschool Reader – Helps students become excellent readers and instills values at the same time.

040SC Grant R.Jeffrey Grant R.Jeffrey - The world is rushing towards its final appointment with destiny. You need to know the incredible prophecies which promise a way of escape.

041SC Kingsley Fletcher Kingsley Fletcher - God’s secret to enduring, meaningful, relationships, the power of covenant can and must be applied to our daily lives and to the life of the church to bind us together forever.

042SC Hal Lindsey In his most important book to date, Hal Lindsey shows us the way to the one kind of faith tough enough to meet the tough times ahead.

043SC Jenkins & LaHaye The young Tribulation Force Goes back to school. As the world spins out of control, four young friends spread the truth and fight the forces of evil that threaten their lives.

044SC Bryan D. Collier Bryan D. Collier- Becoming an Orchard identifies strategies for fruit bearing that any community of faith of any size can use to fulfill Jesus’call.



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Aubrey Malphurs

Aubrey Malphurs - This study clarifies how much freedom each church should have in designing its ministry. It identifies what should and should not change over time.

046SC John Hagee John Hagee will help you understand the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and how it fits into the events prophesied in the Bible and the coming antichrist- Older book with slight damage

047SC The Vatican Vatican Field Guide of a short visit to Rome. It’s contents meet fully the need of the visitor to see the essential things in a few days.

048SC Robert G. Wells & Mary C. Wells Robert G. Wells & Mary C. Wells - Take charge of your physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Clinically accurate, claear, concise, and informative, this book will change your life.

049SC Richard Wurmbrand Richard Wurmbrand- Tortured for Christ is still as important today as it was 30 years ago in calling attention to the plight of persecuted Christians in the modern age.

050SC Mark Mittelberg, Lee Strobel, & Bill Hybels Mark Mittelberg, Lee Strobel, & Bill Hybels -Participant’s Guide- Communicating your faith in a style that fits you. This book will help you identify and develop an evangelism style that’s effective for you.





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1 God is in the Small Stuff Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz God is in the little details. That’s where you’ll find Him encouraging you, challenging you, cherishing you. That’s where you’ll find Him inviting you to stop worrying and start living. That’s where you’ll find Him revealing His love to you.

052SC The Case for Faith Lee Strobel A journalist investigates the toughest objections to Christianity. Strobel turns to the most persistent emotional objections to belief, the eight heart barriers to faith. It will deepen your convictions and give you confidence, even for the most skeptical.

053SC What’s so Amazing About Grace? Philip Yancey and Brenda Quinn Yancey explores grace at street level. If grace is God’s love for the undeserving, what does it look like in action? If Christians are its dispensers, then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a cruel and painful world? This Study Guide will teach you how you can graciously contend with tough moral issues of the day.

054SC Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins The fourth title in the best selling Left Behind series- Follow what’s left of the tribulation force as each member struggles to survive and fight antichrist until the glorious appearing of Christ.

055SC Touch Points for Women Tyndale House God answers your daily needs. Touchpoints for women is a valuable tool for discovering what God says about women’s particular needs and circumstances. Thought provoking questions and answers from scripture is contained in each entry.

056SC 99 Questions for Moms Freeman-Smith LLC From Abundance to Worship, 99 Questions for Moms covers it all. Scriptural answers to today’s hard questions will uplift and encourage Mothers in their daily lives. Like New!

057SC The Bible Promise Book A Barbour Book Whatever the need at the moment, the answer is to be found in Scripture. This collection of Bible verses is a handy reference when you need the Bible’s guidance on a particular problem in your life. NIV version.

058SC Children of the Living God Sinclair Ferguson Ferguson shows us that we were created for joyful fellowship with God, and explains how the Spirit of sonship, Christian freedom, divine discipline, prayer, and the sacraments all contribute to our experience of the love God has for His children.

059SC Chat room Chatter Justin Lookado Scroll through Cat Room Chatter for Justin’s unique and challenging perspective on questions about everything from relationships to forgiveness to understanding the opposite sex. This books is for all the questions teens want to ask and know the answers to, such as “Can I have a second virginity?”

060SC The True Vine Andrew Murray There is not one of the principle temptations and failures of the Christian Life that is not met in The True Vine. A Moody Classic for spiritual growth of new Christians. Like New.

*061SC Revolution in World Missions K. P. Yohannan

062SC Last Light #1 Terry Blackstock Best selling suspense author Terry Blackstock weaves a masterful what-if novel in which global catastrophe reveals the darkness in human hearts and lights the way to restoration for a self-centered world.

063SC Night Light #2 Terry Blackstock In the face of a crises that sweeps the world back to the age before electricity, the Brannings must decide whether to hoard their possessions to survive or trust God to provide as they help others.

065SC True Light Terry Blackstock The darkness deepens in a world without power. Now eight months into global blackout, the struggle to survive can bring out the worst in a person - or a community. But daring to defend a young outcast, one family strikes a light.

066SC Dawn’s Light Terry Blackstock As the end of the worldwide crises comes in sight one family considers the lessons they’ve learned and faces their ultimate test. Will God require more of them than they’re prepared to give?

067SC Check List for Life for Teens Thomas Nelson Publishers Timeless Wisdom and foolproof strategies for making the most of life’s challenges and opportunities.

068SC Cult Watch: What You Need to Know About Spiritual Deception John Ankerberg, John Weldon Cult Watch provides historical background and the vital facts on the major beliefs of modern religious movements and looks closely at the reasons people become entrapped in them.

069SC The Victory Book: The Workbook that will take you rapidly out of debt John Avanzini Patrick Ondrey This book can take you beyond just learning how to manage your debts. You can go step by step, all the way to total debt freedom. Every tool you need to accomplish your goal is provided for you in its pages.

070SC Revolution in World Missions K.P. Yohannan In this exciting and fast moving true story narrative, Yohannan shares how God brought him from his remote Indian village to become the founder of Gospel for Asia.

071SC Why Jesus Matters: The eternal impact of one extraordinary life Bruce Bickel and Stan Janz Jesus walked this earth a mere 33 years, and yet two thousand years later, he hasn’t been forgotten. Jesus is universally recognized as the most influential and controversial person who ever lived.

072SC Right from Wrong: What you need to know to help you make the right choices Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler A new study reveals a majority of church youth can no longer determine Right from Wrong . To them, truth is a matter of taste, morality of individual preference. The Church is painfully aware of the exodus from Biblical values by our own youth. Includes a set of three cassette tapes.

073SC Touch Points for Students Touch Points for Students is a valuable tool for discovering what God says about students particular needs and circumstances. Each entry provides thought provoking questions, answers from scripture, and a promise from God’s word.

074SC Trial by Fire Terri Blackstock Book 4 in the Newpointe 911 suspense series by award winning novelist Terri Blackstock. Trial by Fire is a superbly crafted novel of fear, faith, and close-knit, smalltown relationships, seasoned with romance and tempered by insights into the nature of relationships, redemption, and the human heart.

075SC The Last Star William Proctor A mysterious light has appeared in the eastern sky. Is it an experimental aircraft, a super weapon, a portal to another dimension, extraterrestrial beings, or the reappearance of the star of Bethlehem, signaling Christ’s imminent return?

076SC Fresh Power Jim Cymbala Drawing examples from the Bible and from the sidewalks of NY City, Fresh Power shows what happens when the spirit of God moves in our midst. He longs to reveal the mind of God to us and to release heaven’s limitless resources to meet the desperate needs around us.

077SC Rebel with a Cause Franklin Graham Franklin has provided a very thoughtful and provocative account of how a young man develops and matures in his faith as the son of one of the world’s most respected and admired spiritual leaders.

078SC Tag-Team Youth Ministry Ron Habermas, David Olshine 50 Ways to involve parents and other caring adults. Habermas and Olshine believe that the only good youth ministry is one that is done in the context of family and the extended family of God, the church. Youth ministry must involve the whole church, working together as a team.

079SC More than a Carpenter Josh McDowel Josh McDowel thought Christians must be out of their minds, until he became one. More than a Carpenter is a hard headed book for people who are skeptical about Jesus’ Deity, his resurrection, and his claim on their lives.

080SC The Power of a Praying Wife Stormie O’Martin Worrying about your marriage changes nothing. Praying about it can change everything. Stormie O’martin shares how God has strengthened her own marriage since she began praying for her husband concerning key areas of his life.



Name of Item # Description

St. Anthony Medallion 1 001JS St. Anthony, Saint of Miracles, silvertone Medallion on a silvertone chain. $2.50

Porcelain Trinket Box 1 002TB Porcelain Trinket Box has “I am the Lord’s Servant” Luke 1:38 printed on top with floral décor. New in the Box $5

Navy Coffee Mug 1 003CM U.S. Navy Coffee mug “Blessed are the peacekeepers for they shall be called the children of God.” $5