AME Zion Universal Reading July 9th, 2023

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First Portion

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 25

10The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:11Phinehas the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the kohen has turned My anger away from the children of Israel by his zealously avenging Me among them, so that I did not destroy the children of Israel because of My zeal.12Therefore, say, "I hereby give him My covenant of peace.13It shall be for him and for his descendants after him [as] an eternal covenant of kehunah, because he was zealous for his God and atoned for the children of Israel."14The name of the Israelite man who was killed, who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri the son of Salu, the chieftain of the Simeonite paternal house.15And the name of the Midianite woman who was slain was Cozbi the daughter of Zur, a national leader of a paternal house in Midian.16The Lord spoke to Moses saying:17Distress the Midianites, and you shall smite them.18For they distress you with their plots which they contrived against you in the incident of Peor and in the incident of Cozbi their sister, the daughter of the Midianite chieftain, who was slain on the day of the plague [that had come] because of Peor.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 26

1It was after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the kohen, saying:2Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upwards, following their fathers' houses, all that are fit to go out to war in Israel.3Moses and Eleazar the kohen spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:4"From the age of twenty and upward, as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel who had come out of Egypt."

Matthew 12:22–32 (NLT): Jesus and the Prince of Demons

22 Then a demon-possessed man, who was blind and couldn’t speak, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he could both speak and see. 23 The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”

24 But when the Pharisees heard about the miracle, they said, “No wonder he can cast out demons. He gets his power from Satan, the prince of demons.”

25 Jesus knew their thoughts and replied, “Any kingdom divided by civil war is doomed. A town or family splintered by feuding will fall apart. 26 And if Satan is casting out Satan, he is divided and fighting against himself. His own kingdom will not survive. 27 And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said. 28 But if I am casting out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you. 29 For who is powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods? Only someone even stronger—someone who could tie him up and then plunder his house.

30 “Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.

31 “So I tell you, every sin and blasphemy can be forgiven—except blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, which will never be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come.

Second Portion

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 26

5Reuben, Israel's firstborn: The descendants of Reuben were: the family of the Hanochites from Hanoch; the family of the Paluites from Palu,6the family of the Hezronites from Hezron, and the family of the Carmites from Carmi.7These were the families of the Reubenites, and they numbered forty three thousand, seven hundred and thirty.8The sons of Palu were Eliab.9The sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram they are Dathan and Abiram, the chosen of the congregation who incited against Moses and Aaron in the assembly of Korah, when they incited against the Lord.10And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and Korah, when that assembly died, and when fire destroyed two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign.11Korah's sons, however, did not die.12The descendants of Simeon according to their families: the family of the Nemuelites from Nemuel, the family of the Jaminites from Jamin, the family of the Jachinites from Jachin,13the family of the Zerahites from Zerah, the family of the Shaulites from Shaul.14These were the families of the Simeonites twenty two thousand and two hundred.15The descendants of Gad according to their families: the family of the Zefonites from Zefon, the family of the Haggites from Haggi, the family of the Shunites from Shuni,16the family of the Oznites from Ozni, the family of the Erites from Eri,17the family of the Arodites from Arod, the family of the Arelites from Areli.18These were families of Gad according to those of them counted, forty thousand and five hundred.19The sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.20The descendants of Judah according to their families: the family of the Shelanites from Shelah, the family of the Perezites from Perez, the family of the Zerahites from Zerah.21The descendants of Perez were: the family of the Hezronites from Hezron, the family of the Hamulites from Hamul.22These were the families of Judah according to those of them counted, seventy six thousand and five hundred.23The descendants of Issachar according to their families: the family of the Tolaites from Tola, the family of the Punites from Puvah,24the family of the Jashubites from Jashub, the family of the Shimronites from Shimron.25These were the families of Issachar according to those of them counted: sixty four thousand and three hundred.26The descendants of Zebulun according to their families: the family of the Sardites from Sered, the family of the Elonites from Elon, the family of the Jahleelites from Jahleel.27These were the families of Zebulun according to those of them counted, sixty thousand and five hundred.28The descendants of Joseph according to their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.29The descendants of Manasseh: the family of the Machirites from Machir and Machir's son was Gilead; the family of the Gileadites from Gilead.30These were the family of the descendants of Gilead: The family of the Iezerites from Iezer, the family of the Helekites from Helek,31the family of the Asrielites from Asriel, the family of the Shechemites from Shechem,32the family of the Shemidaites from Shemida, the family of the Hepherites from Hepher.33Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, only daughters, and the names of Zelophehad's daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah.34These were families of Manasseh, and those of them counted were fifty two thousand and seven hundred.35These were the descendants of Ephraim according to their families: the family of the Shuthalhites from Shuthelah, the family of the Bachrites from Becher, the family of the Tahanites from Tahan.36And these were the descendants of Shuthelah: the family of the Eranites from Eran.37These were the families of the descendants of Ephraim according to those of them counted, thirty two thousand and five hundred; these were the descendants of Joseph according to their families.38The descendants of Benjamin according to their families: the family of the Belaites from Bela, the family of the Ashbelites from Ashbel, the family of the Ahiramites from Ahiram,39the family of the Shuphamites from Shupham, the family of the Huphamites from Hupham.40The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman; the family of the Ardites [from Ard], the family of the Naamites from Naaman.41These were the descendants of Benjamin according to their families, and those of them counted were forty five thousand and six hundred.42The descendants of Dan according to their families: the family of the Shuhamites from Shuham. These were the families of Dan.43All the Shuhamite families according to those of them counted, were sixty four thousand and four hundred.44The descendants of Asher according to their families: the family of Jimnah from Jimnah, the family of the Ishvites from Ishvi, the family of the Beriites from Beriah.45The descendants of Beriah: the family of the Heberites from Heber, the family of the Malchielites from Malchiel.46The name of Asher's daughter was Serah.47These were the families of the descendants of Asher according to those of them counted, fifty three thousand and four hundred.48The descendants of Naphtali according to their families: the family of the Jahzeelites from Jahzeel, the family of the Gunites from Guni.49The family of the Jezerites from Jezer, the family of the Shillemites from Shillem.50These were the families of Naphtali according to their families, and those of them counted were forty five thousand and four hundred.51These are those counted of the children of Israel: six hundred and one thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

Monday

Luke 11:1–13 (NLT): Teaching about Prayer

Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2 Jesus said, “This is how you should pray:

“Father, may your name be kept holy.

May your Kingdom come soon.

3 Give us each day the food we need,

4 and forgive us our sins,

as we forgive those who sin against us.

And don’t let us yield to temptation.”

5 Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story: “Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, 6 ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’ 7 And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’ 8 But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.

9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

11 “You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? 12 Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! 13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”

Third Portion

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 26

52The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:53You shall apportion the Land among these as an inheritance, in accordance with the number of names.54To the large [tribe] you shall give a larger inheritance and to a smaller tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance, each person shall be given an inheritance according to his number.55Only through lot shall the Land be apportioned; they shall inherit it according to the names of their fathers' tribes.56The inheritance shall be apportioned between the numerous and the few, according to lot.57These were the numbers of the Levites according to their families: the family of the Gershonites from Gershon, the family of the Kohathites from Kohath, the family of the Merarites from Merari.58These were the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites and Kehat begot Amram.59The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, whom [her mother] had borne to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram, Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.60Born to Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.61Nadab and Abihu died when they offered up an unauthorized fire before the Lord.62And those counted of them were twenty three thousand, every male aged one month and upward, for they were not counted among the children of Israel, since no inheritance was given them among the children of Israel.63This was the census of Moses and Eleazar the kohen, who counted the children of Israel in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan at Jericho.64Among these there was no man who had been [included] in the census of Moses and Aaron when they counted the children of Israel in the Sinai desert.65For the Lord had said to them, "They shall surely die in the desert," and no one was left of them but Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 27

1The 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 forward, and his daughters' names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.2They stood before Moses and before Eleazar the kohen and before the chieftains and the entire congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, saying,3"Our father died in the desert, but he was not in the assembly that banded together against the Lord in Korah's assembly, but he died for his own sin, and he had no sons.4Why should our father's name be eliminated from his family because he had no son? Give us a portion along with our father's brothers. "5So Moses brought their case before the Lord.

Tuesday

Matthew 6:5–15 (NLT): Teaching about Prayer and Fasting

5 “When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.

7 “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. 8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! 9 Pray like this:

Our Father in heaven,

may your name be kept holy.

10 May your Kingdom come soon.

May your will be done on earth,

as it is in heaven.

11 Give us today the food we need,

12 and forgive us our sins,

as we have forgiven those who sin against us.

13 And don’t let us yield to temptation,

but rescue us from the evil one.

14 “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. 15 But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Fourth Portion

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 27

6The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:7Zelophehad's daughters speak justly. You shall certainly give them a portion of inheritance along with their father's brothers, and you shall transfer their father's inheritance to them.8Speak to the children of Israel saying: If a man dies and has no son, you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter.9If he has no daughter, you shall give over his inheritance to his brothers.10If he has no brothers, you shall give over his inheritance to his father's brothers.11If his father has no brothers, you shall give over his inheritance to the kinsman closest to him in his family, who shall inherit it. This shall remain a decreed statute, as the Lord commanded Moses.12The Lord said to Moses, "Go up to this mount Abarim and look at the land that I have given to the children of Israel.13And when you have seen it, you too will be gathered to your people, just as Aaron your brother was gathered.14Because you disobeyed My command in the desert of Zin when the congregation quarreled, [when you were] to sanctify Me through the water before their eyes; these were the waters of dispute at Kadesh, in the desert of Zin.15Moses spoke to the Lord, saying:16"Let the Lord, the God of spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,17who will go forth before them and come before them, who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the Lord will not be like sheep without a shepherd."18The Lord said to Moses, "Take for yourself Joshua the son of Nun, a man of spirit, and you shall lay your hand upon him.19And you shall present him before Eleazar the kohen and before the entire congregation, and you shall command him in their presence.20You shall bestow some of your majesty upon him so that all the congregation of the children of Israel will take heed.21He shall stand before Eleazar the kohen and seek [counsel from] him through the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. By his word they shall go, and by his word they shall come; he and all Israel with him, and the entire congregation."22Moses did as the Lord had commanded him, and he took Joshua and presented him before Eleazar the kohen and before the entire congregation.23He laid his hands upon him and commanded him, in accordance with what the Lord had spoken to Moses.

Wednesday

Psalm 97:1–12 (NLT): 1 The Lord is king!

Let the earth rejoice!

Let the farthest coastlands be glad.

2 Dark clouds surround him.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3 Fire spreads ahead of him

and burns up all his foes.

4 His lightning flashes out across the world.

The earth sees and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness;

every nation sees his glory.

7 Those who worship idols are disgraced—

all who brag about their worthless gods—

for every god must bow to him.

8 Jerusalem has heard and rejoiced,

and all the towns of Judah are glad

because of your justice, O Lord!

9 For you, O Lord, are supreme over all the earth;

you are exalted far above all gods.

10 You who love the Lord, hate evil!

He protects the lives of his godly people

and rescues them from the power of the wicked.

11 Light shines on the godly,

and joy on those whose hearts are right.

12 May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord

and praise his holy name!

Fifth Portion

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 28

1The Lord spoke to: Moses, saying:2Command the children of Israel and say to them: My offering, My food for My fire offerings, a spirit of satisfaction for Me, you shall take care to offer to Me at its appointed time.3And you shall say to them: This is the fire offering which you shall offer to the Lord: two unblemished lambs in their first year each day as a continual burnt offering.4The one lamb you shall offer up in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer up in the afternoon.5And one tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a meal offering, mixed with a quarter of a hin of crushed [olive] oil.6A continual burnt offering, as the one offered up at Mount Sinai, for a spirit of satisfaction, a fire offering to the Lord.7Its libation shall be one quarter of a hin for each lamb, to be poured on the holy [altar] as a libation of strong wine to the Lord.8And the second lamb you shall offer up in the afternoon. You shall offer it up with the same meal offering and libation as the morning [sacrifice], a fire offering with a spirit of satisfaction to the Lord.9And on the Sabbath day, two unblemished lambs in the first year, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a meal offering, mixed with oil, and its libation.10[This is] the burnt offering of each Sabbath on its Sabbath, in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.11And on the beginning of your months, you shall offer up a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in the first year, [all] unblemished.12Three tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a meal offering, mixed with oil for each bull, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a meal offering, mixed with oil for each ram.13And one tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a meal offering for each lamb. A burnt offering with a spirit of satisfaction, a fire offering to the Lord.14And their libations: a half of a hin for each bull, a third of a hin for each ram, and a quarter of a hin for each lamb wine; this is the burnt offering of each new month in its month, throughout the months of the year.15And one young male goat for a sin offering to the Lord; it shall be offered up in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.

Thursday

Psalm 47:1–9 (NLT): 1 Come, everyone! Clap your hands!

Shout to God with joyful praise!

2 For the Lord Most High is awesome.

He is the great King of all the earth.

3 He subdues the nations before us,

putting our enemies beneath our feet.

4 He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance,

the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves.

Interlude

5 God has ascended with a mighty shout.

The Lord has ascended with trumpets blaring.

6 Sing praises to God, sing praises;

sing praises to our King, sing praises!

7 For God is the King over all the earth.

Praise him with a psalm.

8 God reigns above the nations,

sitting on his holy throne.

9 The rulers of the world have gathered together

with the people of the God of Abraham.

For all the kings of the earth belong to God.

He is highly honored everywhere.

Sixth Portion

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 28

16In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, [you shall offer up] a Passover offering to the Lord.17On the fifteenth day of this month, a festival [begins]; you shall eat unleavened bread for seven days.18On the first day is a holy convocation; you shall not perform any mundane work.19You shall offer up a fire offering, a burnt offering to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in the first year they shall be unblemished for you.20Their meal offerings [shall be] fine flour mixed with oil; three tenths for each bull and two tenths for the ram you shall offer up.21And you shall offer up one tenth for each lamb, for all seven lambs.22And one young male goat for a sin offering to atone for you.23You shall offer these up besides the morning burnt offering which is offered as a continual burnt offering.24Like these, you shall offer up daily for seven days, food of the fire offering, a spirit of satisfaction to the Lord; you shall offer up this in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.25The seventh day shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall not perform any mundane work.26On the day of the first fruits, when you offer up a new meal offering to the Lord, on your festival of Weeks; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall not perform any mundane work.27You shall offer up a burnt offering with a spirit of satisfaction to the Lord: two young bulls, one ram, and seven lambs in the first year.28Their meal offerings [shall be] fine flour mixed with oil; three tenths for each bull and two tenths for the ram.29One tenth for each lamb, for all seven lambs.30One young male goat to atone for you.31You shall offer this up besides the continual burnt offering and its meal offering they shall be unblemished for you, as well as their libations.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 29

1And in the seventh month, on the first day, there shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall not perform any mundane work. It shall be a day of shofar sounding for you.2You shall offer up a burnt offering for a spirit of satisfaction to the Lord: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs in the first year, [all] unblemished.3And their meal offering [shall be] fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths for the bull and two tenths for the ram.4And one tenth for each lamb, for the seven lambs.5And one young male goat as a sin offering, to atone for you.6[This is] besides the burnt offering of the new month and its meal offering, and the continual burnt offering and its meal offering, and their libations as prescribed for them, as a spirit of satisfaction, a fire offering to the Lord.7And on the tenth day of this seventh month, there shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall afflict your souls. You shall not perform any work.8You shall offer up a burnt offering to the Lord, [for] a spirit of satisfaction: one young bull, one ram, and seven lambs in the first year; they shall [all] be unblemished.9And their meal offering [shall be] fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths for the bull and two tenths for the ram.10One tenth for each lamb, for the seven lambs.11A young male goat for a sin offering, besides the atonement sin offering and the continual burnt offering, its meal offering and their libations.

Friday

Matthew 12:1–14 (NLT): A Discussion about the Sabbath

At about that time Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them. 2 But some Pharisees saw them do it and protested, “Look, your disciples are breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath.”

3 Jesus said to them, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He went into the house of God, and he and his companions broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests are allowed to eat. 5 And haven’t you read in the law of Moses that the priests on duty in the Temple may work on the Sabbath? 6 I tell you, there is one here who is even greater than the Temple! 7 But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ 8 For the Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath!”

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

9 Then Jesus went over to their synagogue, 10 where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?” (They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him.)

11 And he answered, “If you had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull it out? Of course you would. 12 And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.”

13 Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored, just like the other one! 14 Then the Pharisees called a meeting to plot how to kill Jesus.

Seventh Portion

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 29

12And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, there shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall not perform any mundane work, and you shall celebrate a festival to the Lord for seven days.13You shall offer up a burnt offering, a fire offering for a spirit of satisfaction to the Lord: thirteen young bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs in the first year; they shall [all] be unblemished.14And their meal offering [shall be] fine flour mixed with oil; three tenths for each bull for the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each ram for the two rams.15And one tenth for each lamb, for the fourteen lambs.16And one young male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and its libation.17And on the second day, twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in the first year, [all] unblemished.18And their meal offerings and their libations, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, as prescribed.19And one young male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and their libations.20And on the third day, eleven bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in the first year, [all] unblemished.21And their meal offerings and their libations, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, as prescribed.22And one young male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering and its libation.23And on the fourth day, ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in the first year, [all] unblemished.24Their meal offerings and their libations, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, as prescribed.25And one young male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering and its libation.26And on the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in the first year, [all] unblemished.27And their meal offerings and their libations, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, as prescribed.28And one young male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and its libation.29And on the sixth day, eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs in the first year, [all] unblemished.30And their meal offerings and their libations, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, as prescribed.31And one young male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and its libations.32And on the seventh day, seven bulls, two rams and fourteen lambs in the first year, [all] unblemished.33And their meal offerings and their libations, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, as prescribed for them.34One young male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering, and its libation.35The eighth day shall be a time of restriction for you; you shall not perform any mundane work.36You shall offer up a burnt offering, a fire offering for a spirit of satisfaction to the Lord: one bull, one ram, and seven lambs in the first year, [all] unblemished.37Their meal offerings and their libations, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, as prescribed.38And one young male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering and its libation.39These you shall offer up for the Lord on your festivals, besides your vows and voluntary offerings, for your burnt offerings, for your meal offerings, for your libations, and for your peace offerings.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 30

1Moses spoke to the children of Israel in accordance with all that the Lord had commanded Moses.

Saturday

Matthew 12:14–21 (NLT):

14 Then the Pharisees called a meeting to plot how to kill Jesus.

Jesus, God’s Chosen Servant

15 But Jesus knew what they were planning. So he left that area, and many people followed him. He healed all the sick among them, 16 but he warned them not to reveal who he was. 17 This fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah concerning him:

18 “Look at my Servant, whom I have chosen.

He is my Beloved, who pleases me.

I will put my Spirit upon him,

and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

19 He will not fight or shout

or raise his voice in public.

20 He will not crush the weakest reed

or put out a flickering candle.

Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.

21 And his name will be the hope

of all the world.”

Maftir Portion

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 29

35The eighth day shall be a time of restriction for you; you shall not perform any mundane work.36You shall offer up a burnt offering, a fire offering for a spirit of satisfaction to the Lord: one bull, one ram, and seven lambs in the first year, [all] unblemished.37Their meal offerings and their libations, for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, as prescribed.38And one young male goat for a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its meal offering and its libation.39These you shall offer up for the Lord on your festivals, besides your vows and voluntary offerings, for your burnt offerings, for your meal offerings, for your libations, and for your peace offerings.

Bamidbar (Numbers) Chapter 30

1Moses spoke to the children of Israel in accordance with all that the Lord had commanded Moses.

Haftarah

Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) Chapter 1

1The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.2To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.3And he was in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of eleven years of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the exile of Jerusalem in the fifth month.4And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:5When I had not yet formed you in the womb, I knew you, and when you had not yet emerged from the womb, I had appointed you; a prophet to the nations I made you.6And I said, "Alas, O Lord God! Behold, I know not to speak for I am a youth.7And the Lord said to me; Say not, "I am a youth," for wherever I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.8Fear them not, for I am with you to save you, says the Lord.9And the Lord stretched out His hand and reached my mouth, and the Lord said to me; Behold, I have placed My words in your mouth.10Behold, I have appointed you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to uproot and to crush, and to destroy and to demolish, to build and to plant.11And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: What do you see, Jeremiah? And I said, "I see a rod of an almond tree."12And the Lord said to me; You have seen well, for I hasten My word to accomplish it.13And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, saying: What do you see? And I said, "I see a bubbling pot, whose foam is toward the north."14And the Lord said to me; From the north the misfortune will break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.15For, behold I am summoning all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says the Lord, and they will come and place, each one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem and against all its walls around and against all the cities of Judah.16And I will utter My judgments against them concerning all their evil, that they left Me and offered up burnt-offerings to other gods and they prostrated themselves to the work of their hands.17And you shall gird your loins and arise and speak to them all that I command you; be not dismayed by them, lest I break you before them.18And I, behold I have made you today into a fortified city and into an iron pillar, and into copper walls against the entire land, against the kings of Judah, against its princes, against its priests, and against the people of the land.19And they shall fight against you but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you says the Lord, to save you.

Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) Chapter 2

1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:2Go and call out in the ears of Jerusalem, saying: so said the Lord: I remember to you the lovingkindness of your youth, the love of your nuptials, your following Me in the desert, in a land not sown.3Israel is holy to the Lord, the first of His grain; all who eat him shall be guilty, evil shall befall them, says the Lord.