Daily Bible GNT February 28 Scroll

Jesus Heals a Man
(Mark 1.40-45; Luke 5.12-16)

Matthew 8 When Jesus came down from the hill, large crowds followed him. ²Then a man suffering from a dreaded skin disease came to him, knelt down before him, and said, "Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean."

³Jesus reached out and touched him. "I do want to," he answered. "Be clean!" At once the man was healed of his disease. ⁴Then Jesus said to him, "Listen! Don't tell anyone, but go straight to the priest and let him examine you; then in order to prove to everyone that you are cured, offer the sacrifice that Moses ordered."

Jesus Heals a Roman Officer's Servant
(Luke 7.1-10)

⁵When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman officer met him and begged for help: ⁶"Sir, my servant is sick in bed at home, unable to move and suffering terribly."

⁷"I will go and make him well," Jesus said.

⁸"Oh no, sir," answered the officer. "I do not deserve to have you come into my house. Just give the order, and my servant will get well. ⁹I, too, am a man under the authority of superior officers, and I have soldiers under me. I order this one, 'Go!' and he goes; and I order that one, 'Come!' and he comes; and I order my slave, 'Do this!' and he does it."

¹⁰When Jesus heard this, he was surprised and said to the people following him, "I tell you, I have never found anyone in Israel with faith like this. ¹¹I assure you that many will come from the east and the west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of heaven. ¹²But those who should be in the Kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness, where they will cry and gnash their teeth." ¹³Then Jesus said to the officer, "Go home, and what you believe will be done for you."

And the officer's servant was healed that very moment.

Making the Garments for the Priests
(Exodus 28.1-14)

Exodus 39 With the blue, purple, and red wool they made the magnificent garments which the priests were to wear when they served in the Holy Place. They made the priestly garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²They made the ephod of fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; and gold thread. ³They hammered out sheets of gold and cut them into thin strips to be worked into the fine linen and into the blue, purple, and red wool. ⁴They made two shoulder straps for the ephod and attached them to its sides, so that it could be fastened. ⁵The finely woven belt, made of the same materials, was attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it, as the LORD had commanded Moses. ⁶They prepared the carnelians and mounted them in gold settings; they were skillfully engraved with the names of the twelve sons of Jacob. ⁷They put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Making the Breastpiece
(Exodus 28.15-30)

⁸They made the breastpiece of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery. ⁹It was square and folded double, 9 inches long and 9 inches wide. ¹⁰They mounted four rows of precious stones on it: in the first row they mounted a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet; ¹¹in the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; ¹²in the third row, a turquoise, an agate, and an amethyst; ¹³and in the fourth row, a beryl, a carnelian, and a jasper. These were mounted in gold settings. ¹⁴Each of the twelve stones had engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, in order to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. ¹⁵For the breastpiece they made chains of pure gold, twisted like cords. ¹⁶They made two gold settings and two gold rings and attached the two rings to the upper corners of the breastpiece. ¹⁷They fastened the two gold cords to the two rings ¹⁸and fastened the other two ends of the cords to the two settings and in this way attached them in front to the shoulder straps of the ephod. ¹⁹They made two rings of gold and attached them to the lower corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod. ²⁰They made two more gold rings and attached them to the lower part of the front of the two shoulder straps of the ephod, near the seam and above the finely woven belt. ²¹Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that the breastpiece rested above the belt and did not come loose.

Making the Other Priestly Garments
(Exodus 28.31-43)

²²The robe that goes under the ephod was made entirely of blue wool. ²³The hole for the head was reinforced with a woven binding to keep it from tearing. ^24-26All around its lower hem they put pomegranates of fine linen and of blue, purple, and red wool, alternating with bells of pure gold, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²⁷They made the shirts for Aaron and his sons, ²⁸and the turban, the caps, the linen shorts, ²⁹and the sash of fine linen and of blue, purple, and red wool, decorated with embroidery, as the LORD had commanded Moses. ³⁰They made the ornament, the sacred sign of dedication, out of pure gold, and they engraved on it "Dedicated to the LORD." ³¹They tied it to the front of the turban with a blue cord, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

The Completion of the Work
(Exodus 35.10-19)

³²All the work on the Tent of the LORD's presence was finally completed. The Israelites made everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses. ³³They brought to Moses the Tent and all its equipment, its hooks, its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases; ³⁴the covering of rams' skin dyed red; the covering of fine leather; the curtain; ³⁵the Covenant Box containing the stone tablets, its poles, and its lid; ³⁶the table and all its equipment, and the bread offered to God; ³⁷the lampstand of pure gold, its lamps, all its equipment, and the oil for the lamps; ³⁸the gold altar; the anointing oil; the sweet-smelling incense; the curtain for the entrance of the Tent; ³⁹the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its equipment; the washbasin and its base; ⁴⁰the curtains for the enclosure and its posts and bases; the curtain for the entrance of the enclosure and its ropes; the Tent pegs; all the equipment to be used in the Tent; ⁴¹and the magnificent garments the priests were to wear in the Holy Place--the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and for his sons. ⁴²The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses. ⁴³Moses examined everything and saw that they had made it all just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

Setting Up and Dedicating the Tent of the LORD's Presence

Exodus 40 The LORD said to Moses, ²"On the first day of the first month set up the Tent of the LORD's presence. ³Place in it the Covenant Box containing the Ten Commandments and put the curtain in front of it. ⁴Bring in the table and place the equipment on it. Also bring in the lampstand and set up the lamps on it. ⁵Put the gold altar for burning incense in front of the Covenant Box and hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tent. ⁶Put in front of the Tent the altar for burning offerings. ⁷Put the washbasin between the Tent and the altar and fill it with water. ⁸Put up the surrounding enclosure and hang the curtain at its entrance.

⁹"Then dedicate the Tent and all its equipment by anointing it with the sacred oil, and it will be holy. ¹⁰Next, dedicate the altar and all its equipment by anointing it, and it will be completely holy. ¹¹Also dedicate the washbasin and its base in the same way.

¹²"Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent, and have them take a ritual bath. ¹³Dress Aaron in the priestly garments, anoint him, and in this way consecrate him, so that he can serve me as priest. ¹⁴Bring his sons and put the shirts on them. ¹⁵Then anoint them, just as you anointed their father, so that they can serve me as priests. This anointing will make them priests for all time to come."

¹⁶Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded. ¹⁷So on the first day of the first month of the second year after they left Egypt, the Tent of the LORD's presence was set up. ¹⁸Moses put down its bases, set up its frames, attached its crossbars, and put up its posts. ¹⁹He spread out the covering over the Tent and put the outer covering over it, just as the LORD had commanded. ²⁰Then he took the two stone tablets and put them in the Covenant Box. He put the poles in the rings of the Box and put the lid on it. ²¹Then he put the Box in the Tent and hung up the curtain. In this way he screened off the Covenant Box, just as the LORD had commanded.

²²He put the table in the Tent, on the north side outside the curtain, ²³and placed on it the bread offered to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded. ²⁴He put the lampstand in the Tent, on the south side, opposite the table, ²⁵and there in the LORD's presence he lit the lamps, just as the LORD had commanded. ²⁶He put the gold altar in the Tent, in front of the curtain, ²⁷and burned the sweet-smelling incense, just as the LORD had commanded. ²⁸He hung the curtain at the entrance of the Tent, ²⁹and there in front of the curtain he placed the altar for burning offerings. On it he sacrificed the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded. ³⁰He put the washbasin between the Tent and the altar and filled it with water. ³¹Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there ³²whenever they went into the Tent or to the altar, just as the LORD had commanded. ³³Moses set up the enclosure around the Tent and the altar and hung the curtain at the entrance of the enclosure. So he finished all the work.

The Cloud over the Tent of the LORD's Presence
(Numbers 9.15-23)

³⁴Then the cloud covered the Tent and the dazzling light of the LORD's presence filled it. ³⁵Because of this, Moses could not go into the Tent. ³⁶The Israelites moved their camp to another place only when the cloud lifted from the Tent. ³⁷As long as the cloud stayed there, they did not move their camp. ³⁸During all their wanderings they could see the cloud of the LORD's presence over the Tent during the day and a fire burning above it during the night.

Proverbs 18 People who do not get along with others are interested only in themselves; they will disagree with what everyone else knows is right.

²A fool does not care whether he understands a thing or not; all he wants to do is show how smart he is.

³Sin and shame go together. Lose your honor, and you will get scorn in its place.

⁴A person's words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean, fresh as a flowing stream.

⁵It is not right to favor the guilty and keep the innocent from receiving justice.

⁶When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.

⁷When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.

⁸Gossip is so tasty--how we love to swallow it!

⁹A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.

¹⁰The LORD is like a strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe. ¹¹Rich people, however, imagine that their wealth protects them like high, strong walls around a city.

¹²No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.

¹³Listen before you answer. If you don't, you are being stupid and insulting.

¹⁴Your will to live can sustain you when you are sick, but if you lose it, your last hope is gone.

¹⁵Intelligent people are always eager and ready to learn.

¹⁶Do you want to meet an important person? Take a gift and it will be easy.

¹⁷The first person to speak in court always seems right until his opponent begins to question him.

¹⁸If two powerful people are opposing each other in court, casting lots can settle the issue.

¹⁹Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall, but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.

²⁰You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say. ²¹What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words.

²²Find a wife and you find a good thing; it shows that the LORD is good to you.

²³When the poor speak, they have to be polite, but when the rich answer, they are rude.

²⁴Some friendships do not last, but some friends are more loyal than brothers.

This reading is from The Holy Bible, Today's English Version, Second Edition copyright © American Bible Society, 1992;
Old Testament copyright © American Bible Society, 1976, 1992; New Testament © American Bible Society, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992.

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