March 31 - Matthew 24.32-51, Numbers 28-29 and Song of Songs 8.5-14
March 31 - Matthew 24.32-51, Numbers 28-29 and Song of Songs 8.5-14
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The Lesson of the Fig Tree
No One Knows the Day and Hour
 36"No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come--neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows.
37The coming of the Son of Man will be like what happened in the time of Noah.
38In the days before the flood people ate and drank, men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat;
39yet they did not realize what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes.
40At that time two men will be working in a field: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
41Two women will be at a mill grinding meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
42Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come.
43If the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, you can be sure that he would stay awake and not let the thief break into his house.
44So then, you also must always be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him.
The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant
45"Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant? It is the one that his master has placed in charge of the other servants to give them their food at the proper time.
46How happy that servant is if his master finds him doing this when he comes home!
47Indeed, I tell you, the master will put that servant in charge of all his property.
48But if he is a bad servant, he will tell himself that his master will not come back for a long time,
49and he will begin to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
50Then that servant's master will come back one day when the servant does not expect him and at a time he does not know.
51The master will cut him in pieces and make him share the fate of the hypocrites. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.
The Regular Offerings
3These are the food offerings that are to be presented to the LORD: for the daily burnt offering, two one-year-old male lambs without any defects.
4Offer the first lamb in the morning, and the second in the evening,
5each with a grain offering of 2 pounds of flour, mixed with 2 pints of the best olive oil.
6This is the daily offering that is completely burned, which was first offered at Mount Sinai as a food offering, an odor pleasing to the LORD.
7As the wine offering with the first lamb, pour out at the altar 2 pints of wine.
8In the evening offer the second lamb in the same way as the morning offering, together with its wine offering. It also is a food offering, an odor pleasing to the LORD.
The Sabbath Offering 9On the Sabbath day offer two one-year-old male lambs without any defects, 4 pounds of flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering, and the wine offering.
10This burnt offering is to be offered every Sabbath in addition to the daily offering with its wine offering.
The Offering on the First Day of the Month 11Present a burnt offering to the LORD at the beginning of each month: two young bulls, one ram, seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
12As a grain offering, offer flour mixed with olive oil: with each bull, 6 pounds of flour; with the ram, 4 pounds;
13and with each lamb, 2 pounds. These burnt offerings are food offerings, an odor pleasing to the LORD.
14The proper wine offering is 4 pints of wine with each bull, 3 pints with the ram, and 2 pints with each lamb. This is the regulation for the burnt offering for the first day of each month throughout the year.
15And in addition to the daily burnt offering with its wine offering, offer one male goat as a sin offering.
The Offerings at the Festival of Unleavened Bread
16The Passover Festival in honor of the LORD is to be held on the fourteenth day of the first month.
17On the fifteenth day a religious festival begins which lasts seven days, during which only bread prepared without yeast is to be eaten.
18On the first day of the festival you are to gather for worship, and no work is to be done.
19Offer a burnt offering as a food offering to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
20Offer the proper grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil: 6 pounds with each bull, 4 pounds with the ram,
21and 2 pounds with each lamb.
22Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, and in this way perform the ritual of purification for the people.
23Offer these in addition to the regular morning burnt offering.
24In the same way, for seven days offer to the LORD a food offering, an odor pleasing to him. Offer this in addition to the daily burnt offering and wine offering.
25Meet for worship on the seventh day and do no work.
The Offerings at the Harvest Festival
26On the first day of the Harvest Festival, when you present the offering of new grain to the LORD, you are to gather for worship, and no work is to be done.
27Offer a burnt offering as an odor pleasing to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
28Offer the proper grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil: 6 pounds with each bull, 4 pounds with the ram,
29and 2 pounds with each lamb.
30Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, and in this way perform the ritual of purification for the people.
31Offer these and the wine offering in addition to the daily burnt offering and grain offering.
The Offerings at the New Year Festival
The Offerings at the Day of Atonement
7Gather for worship on the tenth day of the seventh month; eat no food and do no work.
8Offer a burnt offering to the LORD, an odor pleasing to him: one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
9Offer the proper grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil: 6 pounds of flour with the bull, 4 pounds with the ram,
10and 2 pounds with each lamb.
11Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the goat offered in the ritual of purification for the people, and the daily burnt offering with its grain offering and wine offering.
The Offerings at the Festival of Shelters
12Gather for worship on the fifteenth day of the seventh month. Celebrate this festival in honor of the LORD for seven days and do no work.
13On this first day offer a food offering to the LORD, an odor pleasing to him: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
14Offer the proper grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil: 6 pounds of flour with each bull, 4 pounds with each ram,
15and 2 pounds with each lamb, with the required wine offerings.
16Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. Offer these in addition to the daily burnt offering with its grain offering and wine offering.
17On the second day offer twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
18-19Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
20On the third day offer eleven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
21-22Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
23On the fourth day offer ten young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
24-25Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
26On the fifth day offer nine young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
27-28Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
29On the sixth day offer eight young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
30-31Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
32On the seventh day offer seven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
33-34Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
35On the eighth day gather for worship and do no work.
36Offer a burnt offering as a food offering to the LORD, an odor pleasing to him: one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
37-38Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
39These are the regulations concerning the burnt offerings, grain offerings, wine offerings, and fellowship offerings that you are to make to the LORD at your appointed festivals. These are in addition to the offerings you give in fulfillment of a vow or as freewill offerings.
40So Moses told the people of Israel everything that the LORD had commanded him.
The Sixth Song The Women Song of Songs 8 5Who is this coming from the desert, arm in arm with her lover?The Woman  Under the apple tree I woke you,
in the place where you were born.
 6Close your heart to every love but mine;
hold no one in your arms but me.
Love is as powerful as death;
passion is as strong as death itself.
It bursts into flame
and burns like a raging fire.
7Water cannot put it out;
no flood can drown it.
But if any tried to buy love with their wealth,
contempt is all they would get.The Woman's Brothers 8We have a young sister,
and her breasts are still small.
What will we do for her
when a young man comes courting?
9If she is a wall,
we will build her a silver tower.
But if she is a gate,
we will protect her with panels of cedar.The Woman  10I am a wall,
and my breasts are its towers.
My lover knows that with him
I find contentment and peace.The Man 11Solomon has a vineyard
in a place called Baal Hamon.
There are farmers who rent it from him;
each one pays a thousand silver coins.
12Solomon is welcome to his thousand coins,
and the farmers to two hundred as their share;
I have a vineyard of my own!13Let me hear your voice from the garden, my love;
my companions are waiting to hear you speak.The Woman 14Come to me, my lover, like a gazelle,
like a young stag on the mountains where spices grow.
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