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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Monday March 14, 2022 (NIV)

Numbers 21:1-22:20

Arad Destroyed

21 When (A)the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in (B)the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. 2 (C)And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will indeed give this people into my hand, then I will devote their cities to destruction.”[a] 3 And the Lord heeded the voice of Israel and gave over the Canaanites, and they devoted them and their cities to destruction. So the name of the place was called (D)Hormah.[b]

The Bronze Serpent

4 From Mount Hor (E)they set out by the way to the Red Sea, (F)to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. 5 And the people (G)spoke against God and against Moses, (H)“Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and (I)we loathe this worthless food.” 6 (J)Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and (K)they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. 7 (L)And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. (M)Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8 And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” 9 So (N)Moses made a bronze[c] serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.

The Song of the Well

10 And the people of Israel set out and (O)camped in Oboth. 11 (P)And they set out from Oboth and (Q)camped at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness that is opposite Moab, toward the sunrise. 12 From there they set out and camped in (R)the Valley of Zered. 13 From there they set out and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites, for the (S)Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. 14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord,

“Waheb in Suphah, and the valleys of the Arnon,
15 and the slope of the valleys
that extends to the seat of (T)Ar,
and leans to the border of Moab.”

16 And from there they continued (U)to Beer;[d] that is the well of which the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together, so that (V)I may give them water.” 17 Then Israel sang this song:

“Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!—
18 the well that the princes made,
that the nobles of the people dug,
with (W)the scepter and with their staffs.”

And from the wilderness they went on to Mattanah, 19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, 20 and from Bamoth to the valley lying in the region of Moab by the top of Pisgah (X)that looks down on the desert.[e]

King Sihon Defeated

21 Then (Y)Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, 22 (Z)“Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into field or vineyard. We will not drink the water of a well. We will go by the King's Highway until we have passed through your territory.” 23 (AA)But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. He gathered all his people together and went out against Israel to the wilderness and (AB)came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. 24 (AC)And Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the (AD)Jabbok, as far as to the Ammonites, for the border of the Ammonites was strong. 25 And Israel took all these cities, and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages. 26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land out of his hand, as far as the Arnon. 27 Therefore the (AE)ballad singers say,

“Come to (AF)Heshbon, let it be built;
let the city of Sihon be established.
28 For (AG)fire came out from (AH)Heshbon,
flame from the city of Sihon.
It devoured (AI)Ar of Moab,
and swallowed[f] the heights of the Arnon.
29 (AJ)Woe to you, O Moab!
You are undone, O people of (AK)Chemosh!
He has made his sons fugitives,
and his daughters captives,
to an Amorite king, Sihon.
30 So we overthrew them;
Heshbon, as far as (AL)Dibon, perished;
and we laid waste as far as Nophah;
fire spread as far as (AM)Medeba.”[g]

King Og Defeated

31 Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites. 32 And Moses sent to spy out (AN)Jazer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there. 33 Then they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against them, he and all his people, to battle (AO)at Edrei. 34 (AP)But the Lord said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand, and all his people, and his land. And (AQ)you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.” 35 So they defeated him and his sons and all his people, until he had no survivor left. And they possessed his land.

Balak Summons Balaam

22 Then (AR)the people of Israel set out and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho. 2 And (AS)Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 And (AT)Moab was in great dread of the people, because they were many. Moab was overcome with fear of the people of Israel. 4 And Moab said to (AU)the elders of Midian, “This horde will now lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” So Balak the son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, 5 (AV)sent messengers to Balaam the son of Beor (AW)at Pethor, which is near the River[h] in the land of the people of Amaw,[i] to call him, saying, “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt. They cover the face of the earth, and they are dwelling opposite me. 6 (AX)Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

7 So the elders of Moab and (AY)the elders of Midian departed with (AZ)the fees for divination in their hand. And they came to Balaam and gave him Balak's message. 8 And he said to them, “Lodge here tonight, and I will bring back word to you, as the Lord speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam. 9 (BA)And God came to Balaam and said, “Who are these men with you?” 10 And Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent to me, saying, 11 ‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and it covers the face of the earth. Now come, curse them for me. Perhaps I shall be able to fight against them and drive them out.’” 12 God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them. You shall not curse the people, for (BB)they are blessed.” 13 So Balaam rose in the morning and said to the princes of Balak, “Go to your own land, for the Lord has refused to let me go with you.” 14 So the princes of Moab rose and went to Balak and said, “Balaam refuses to come with us.”

15 Once again Balak sent princes, more in number and more honorable than these. 16 And they came to Balaam and said to him, “Thus says Balak the son of Zippor: ‘Let nothing hinder you from coming to me, 17 (BC)for I will surely do you great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. (BD)Come, curse this people for me.’” 18 But Balaam answered and said to the servants of Balak, (BE)“Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, (BF)I could not go beyond the command of the Lord my God to do less or more. 19 So you, too, (BG)please stay here tonight, that I may know what more the Lord will say to me.” 20 (BH)And God came to Balaam at night and said to him, “If the men have come to call you, rise, go with them; (BI)but only do what I tell you.”

Footnotes:

  1. Numbers 21:2 That is, set apart (devote) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verse 3
  2. Numbers 21:3 Hormah means destruction
  3. Numbers 21:9 Or copper
  4. Numbers 21:16 Beer means well
  5. Numbers 21:20 Or Jeshimon
  6. Numbers 21:28 Septuagint; Hebrew the lords of
  7. Numbers 21:30 Compare Samaritan and Septuagint; Hebrew and we laid waste as far as Nophah, which is as far as Medeba
  8. Numbers 22:5 That is, the Euphrates
  9. Numbers 22:5 Or the people of his kindred

Cross references:

  1. Numbers 21:1 : ch. 33:40; [Judg. 1:16]
  2. Numbers 21:1 : See ch. 13:17
  3. Numbers 21:2 : [Gen. 28:20; Judg. 11:30]
  4. Numbers 21:3 : ch. 14:45; Deut. 1:44; Josh. 19:4; Judg. 1:17
  5. Numbers 21:4 : ch. 20:22; 33:41
  6. Numbers 21:4 : Judg. 11:18
  7. Numbers 21:5 : Ps. 78:19
  8. Numbers 21:5 : Ex. 16:3; 17:3
  9. Numbers 21:5 : [ch. 11:6]
  10. Numbers 21:6 : Deut. 8:15; 1 Cor. 10:9; [Isa. 14:29; 30:6]
  11. Numbers 21:6 : Jer. 8:17
  12. Numbers 21:7 : Ps. 78:34; [ch. 11:2]
  13. Numbers 21:7 : [Ex. 8:8, 28; 1 Sam. 12:19; 1 Kgs. 13:6; Acts 8:24]
  14. Numbers 21:9 : John 3:14, 15; [2 Kgs. 18:4]
  15. Numbers 21:10 : ch. 33:43, 44
  16. Numbers 21:11 : [See ver. 10 above]; ch. 33:43, 44
  17. Numbers 21:11 : [See ver. 10 above]; ch. 33:43, 44
  18. Numbers 21:12 : Deut. 2:13
  19. Numbers 21:13 : ch. 22:36; Judg. 11:18
  20. Numbers 21:15 : ver. 28; Deut. 2:9, 18, 29; Isa. 15:1
  21. Numbers 21:16 : [2 Sam. 20:14]
  22. Numbers 21:16 : [ch. 20:8; Ex. 17:6]
  23. Numbers 21:18 : See Gen. 49:10
  24. Numbers 21:20 : [ch. 23:28]
  25. Numbers 21:21 : Deut. 2:26, 27; Judg. 11:19
  26. Numbers 21:22 : [ch. 20:17]
  27. Numbers 21:23 : Deut. 29:7
  28. Numbers 21:23 : Deut. 2:32; Judg. 11:20
  29. Numbers 21:24 : Deut. 2:33; Josh. 12:1, 2; 24:8; Neh. 9:22; Ps. 135:11; 136:19, 20; Amos 2:9
  30. Numbers 21:24 : See Gen. 32:22
  31. Numbers 21:27 : See ch. 23:7
  32. Numbers 21:27 : See ch. 32:37
  33. Numbers 21:28 : Jer. 48:45, 46
  34. Numbers 21:28 : [See ver. 27 above]; See ch. 32:37
  35. Numbers 21:28 : [See ver. 15 above]; ver. 28; Deut. 2:9, 18, 29; Isa. 15:1
  36. Numbers 21:29 : [See ver. 28 above]; Jer. 48:45, 46
  37. Numbers 21:29 : Judg. 11:24; 1 Kgs. 11:7; 2 Kgs. 23:13; Jer. 48:7
  38. Numbers 21:30 : ch. 32:3; Josh. 13:17; Isa. 15:2; Jer. 48:18; [ch. 33:45, 46]
  39. Numbers 21:30 : 1 Chr. 19:7; Isa. 15:2
  40. Numbers 21:32 : ch. 32:1; Josh. 13:25; 2 Sam. 24:5; Jer. 48:32
  41. Numbers 21:33 : Deut. 1:4; 3:1; Josh. 13:12
  42. Numbers 21:34 : Deut. 3:2
  43. Numbers 21:34 : See ver. 24
  44. Numbers 22:1 : ch. 26:3, 63; 31:12; 33:48, 50; 35:1; 36:13
  45. Numbers 22:2 : Judg. 11:25
  46. Numbers 22:3 : Ex. 15:15
  47. Numbers 22:4 : ch. 31:8; Josh. 13:21
  48. Numbers 22:5 : Deut. 23:4; Josh. 24:9; Neh. 13:2; Mic. 6:5; 2 Pet. 2:15; Jude 11; Rev. 2:14
  49. Numbers 22:5 : Deut. 23:4; [ch. 23:7]
  50. Numbers 22:6 : ch. 23:7
  51. Numbers 22:7 : [See ver. 4 above]; ch. 31:8; Josh. 13:21
  52. Numbers 22:7 : [1 Sam. 9:7, 8; Mic. 3:11]
  53. Numbers 22:9 : [Gen. 20:3; Job 33:15, 16]
  54. Numbers 22:12 : See ch. 23:20
  55. Numbers 22:17 : ver. 37; ch. 24:11
  56. Numbers 22:17 : ver. 11
  57. Numbers 22:18 : ch. 24:13
  58. Numbers 22:18 : ver. 38; ch. 23:26; [1 Kgs. 22:14; 2 Chr. 18:13]
  59. Numbers 22:19 : ver. 8
  60. Numbers 22:20 : [See ver. 9 above]; [Gen. 20:3; Job 33:15, 16]
  61. Numbers 22:20 : ver. 35; ch. 23:12, 26; 24:13
English Standard Version (ESV)

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Luke 1:26-56

Birth of Jesus Foretold

26 In the sixth month the angel (A)Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named (B)Nazareth, 27 (C)to a virgin betrothed[a] to a man whose name was Joseph, (D)of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, (E)O favored one, (F)the Lord is with you!”[b] 29 But (G)she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for (H)you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, (I)you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and (J)you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (K)the Most High. And the Lord God (L)will give to him the throne of (M)his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob (N)forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”[c]

35 And the angel answered her, (O)“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of (P)the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born[d] will be called (Q)holy—(R)the Son of God. 36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her (S)who was called barren. 37 For (T)nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant[e] of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And (U)the angel departed from her.

Mary Visits Elizabeth

39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into (V)the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth (W)was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, (X)“Blessed are you among women, and (Y)blessed is (Z)the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of (AA)my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And (AB)blessed is she who believed that there would be[f] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat

46 And Mary said,

(AC)“My (AD)soul (AE)magnifies the Lord,
47 (AF)and my (AG)spirit rejoices in (AH)God my Savior,
48 for (AI)he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations (AJ)will call me blessed;
49 for (AK)he who is mighty (AL)has done great things for me,
and (AM)holy is his name.
50 And (AN)his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 (AO)He has shown strength with his arm;
(AP)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 (AQ)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
(AR)and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled (AS)the hungry with good things,
and the rich (AT)he has sent away empty.
54 He has (AU)helped (AV)his servant Israel,
(AW)in remembrance of his mercy,
55 (AX)as he spoke to our fathers,
(AY)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.

Footnotes:

  1. Luke 1:27 That is, legally pledged to be married
  2. Luke 1:28 Some manuscripts add Blessed are you among women!
  3. Luke 1:34 Greek since I do not know a man
  4. Luke 1:35 Some manuscripts add of you
  5. Luke 1:38 Greek bondservant; also verse 48
  6. Luke 1:45 Or believed, for there will be

Cross references:

  1. Luke 1:26 : ver. 19
  2. Luke 1:26 : See Matt. 2:23
  3. Luke 1:27 : Matt. 1:16, 18
  4. Luke 1:27 : ch. 2:4; Matt. 1:20
  5. Luke 1:28 : [Ps. 45:2; Dan. 9:23]
  6. Luke 1:28 : Judg. 6:12
  7. Luke 1:29 : See ver. 12
  8. Luke 1:30 : Acts 7:46
  9. Luke 1:31 : Isa. 7:14
  10. Luke 1:31 : ch. 2:21; Matt. 1:21, 25
  11. Luke 1:32 : ver. 76; ch. 6:35; Acts 7:48; See Mark 5:7
  12. Luke 1:32 : ver. 69; 2 Sam. 7:11-13, 16; Ps. 89:4; 132:11; Isa. 9:6, 7; 16:5; Acts 2:30; [Rev. 3:7]
  13. Luke 1:32 : See Matt. 1:1
  14. Luke 1:33 : Dan. 2:44; 7:14, 18, 27; Heb. 1:8; Rev. 11:15; [John 12:34]
  15. Luke 1:35 : Matt. 1:18, 20
  16. Luke 1:35 : [See ver. 32 above]; ver. 76; ch. 6:35; Acts 7:48; See Mark 5:7
  17. Luke 1:35 : John 6:69
  18. Luke 1:35 : See Matt. 14:33
  19. Luke 1:36 : ver. 7
  20. Luke 1:37 : Cited from Gen. 18:14 (Gk.); See Matt. 19:26
  21. Luke 1:38 : [Judg. 6:21; Acts 12:10]
  22. Luke 1:39 : ver. 65; Josh. 20:7; 21:11
  23. Luke 1:41 : ver. 15, 67
  24. Luke 1:42 : [Judg. 5:24]
  25. Luke 1:42 : [Deut. 28:4]
  26. Luke 1:42 : Ps. 127:3
  27. Luke 1:43 : ch. 20:42; John 20:28; [ch. 2:11]
  28. Luke 1:45 : John 20:29; [ver. 20]
  29. Luke 1:46 : For ver. 46-53, [1 Sam. 2:1-10]
  30. Luke 1:46 : 1 Thess. 5:23
  31. Luke 1:46 : Ps. 34:2, 3; 69:30; Acts 10:46; 19:17
  32. Luke 1:47 : Ps. 35:9; Isa. 61:10; Hab. 3:18; [Acts 16:34]
  33. Luke 1:47 : [See ver. 46 above]; 1 Thess. 5:23
  34. Luke 1:47 : Ps. 106:21; 1 Tim. 1:1; 2:3; Titus 1:3; 2:10; 3:4; Jude 25; [2 Tim. 1:9]
  35. Luke 1:48 : 1 Sam. 1:11; Ps. 138:6; [ch. 9:38]
  36. Luke 1:48 : ch. 11:27; Ps. 72:17; [Mal. 3:12]
  37. Luke 1:49 : Ps. 89:8; Zeph. 3:17
  38. Luke 1:49 : Ps. 71:19; 126:2, 3
  39. Luke 1:49 : Ps. 99:3; 111:9; Isa. 57:15
  40. Luke 1:50 : Deut. 5:10; 7:9; Ps. 89:1, 2; 103:17
  41. Luke 1:51 : Ps. 89:10; 98:1; 118:16; Isa. 51:9
  42. Luke 1:51 : Dan. 4:37; See James 4:6
  43. Luke 1:52 : [See ver. 51 above]; Ps. 89:10; 98:1; 118:16; Isa. 51:9
  44. Luke 1:52 : Job 5:11; Ps. 75:7; 107:40, 41; 113:7, 8; 147:6; Ezek. 21:26; [James 4:10]
  45. Luke 1:53 : Ps. 34:10; 107:9; [ch. 6:21, 24, 25]
  46. Luke 1:53 : Job 22:9
  47. Luke 1:54 : Isa. 41:8, 9; Heb. 2:16
  48. Luke 1:54 : Isa. 44:21; 49:3
  49. Luke 1:54 : Ps. 98:3; Mic. 7:20; [ver. 72, 73]
  50. Luke 1:55 : Gen. 17:19; Ps. 132:11; Gal. 3:16
  51. Luke 1:55 : [See ver. 54 above]; Ps. 98:3; Mic. 7:20; [ver. 72, 73]
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Psalm 57

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to (A)Do Not Destroy. A (B)Miktam[a] of David, when he fled from Saul, in (C)the cave.

57 (D)Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul (E)takes refuge;
in (F)the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
(G)till the storms of destruction pass by.
2 I cry out to God Most High,
to God who (H)fulfills his purpose for me.
3 (I)He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame (J)him who tramples on me. Selah
(K)God will send out (L)his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

4 My soul is in the midst of (M)lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose (N)teeth are spears and arrows,
whose (O)tongues are sharp swords.

5 (P)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

6 They set (Q)a net for my steps;
my soul was (R)bowed down.
They (S)dug a pit in my way,
but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
7 (T)My heart is (U)steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody!
8 (V)Awake, (W)my glory![b]
Awake, (X)O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!
9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.
10 For your (Y)steadfast love is great to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.

11 (Z)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 57:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 57:8 Or my whole being

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 57:1 : [Ps. 58, title; 59, title; 75, title]
  2. Psalm 57:1 : Ps. 16, title; 56, title
  3. Psalm 57:1 : 1 Sam. 22:1; 24:1-3; [Ps. 142, title]
  4. Psalm 57:1 : Ps. 56:1; See Ps. 4:1
  5. Psalm 57:1 : Ps. 91:4
  6. Psalm 57:1 : See Ps. 17:8
  7. Psalm 57:1 : Isa. 26:20
  8. Psalm 57:2 : Ps. 138:8
  9. Psalm 57:3 : Ps. 144:5, 7; [Ps. 18:16]
  10. Psalm 57:3 : See Ps. 56:1
  11. Psalm 57:3 : Ps. 43:3
  12. Psalm 57:3 : See Ps. 36:5; 40:11
  13. Psalm 57:4 : Ps. 58:6
  14. Psalm 57:4 : Prov. 30:14
  15. Psalm 57:4 : Ps. 55:21; 59:7; 64:3; Prov. 12:18; [Ps. 52:2; Jer. 9:8]
  16. Psalm 57:5 : Ps. 108:5; [Ps. 113:4]
  17. Psalm 57:6 : See Job 18:8
  18. Psalm 57:6 : Ps. 145:14; 146:8
  19. Psalm 57:6 : See Ps. 7:15
  20. Psalm 57:7 : For ver. 7-11, see Ps. 108:1-5
  21. Psalm 57:7 : Ps. 112:7
  22. Psalm 57:8 : Judg. 5:12
  23. Psalm 57:8 : See Ps. 16:9
  24. Psalm 57:8 : 1 Chr. 15:16
  25. Psalm 57:10 : See Ps. 36:5
  26. Psalm 57:11 : [See ver. 5 above]; Ps. 108:5; [Ps. 113:4]
English Standard Version (ESV)

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Proverbs 11:9-11

9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
10 (A)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but (B)by the mouth of the wicked (C)it is overthrown.

Cross references:

  1. Proverbs 11:10 : [ch. 28:12; Esth. 8:15]
  2. Proverbs 11:11 : Ps. 10:7
  3. Proverbs 11:11 : [ch. 14:1; 29:8]
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03/13/2022 DAB Transcript

Numbers 19:1-20:29, Luke 1:1-25, Psalms 56:1-13, Proverbs 11:8

Today is the 13th day of March welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it’s great to be here with you as we greet a brand-new shiny sparkly week. It’s all out there in front of us and off we go. So, we are continuing our journey through the book of Numbers. This week we’ll read from the English Standard Version. And picking up where he left off yesterday, today Numbers chapters 19 and 20.

Introduction to the gospel of Luke:

Okay. So, yesterday we concluded the gospel of Mark, which means that as we begin our brand-new week here, we’re beginning a brand-new book as well, the third book in the New Testament, the third of the four Gospels, and this is known as the gospel of Luke. And Luke is largely the best written gospel. And that’s a weird thing to say, but in terms of its grammar and tightness and narrative story etc. etc. it is the easiest one to read. Although all of the Gospels were written to specific audiences to accomplish specific things. And, so, it’s not really fair to compare which one is better or anything like that. I mean, how can we even do that? But Luke is also part of the synoptic Gospels, which are Matthew, Mark, and Luke. And just by way of reminder they’re called the synoptic Gospels because they are so similar in the stories that they bring out about Jesus’ life even though Matthew and Luke take some of the stories in Mark further in detail and Matthew and Luke contain stories that aren’t found in Mark. Most scholars believe Mark was the first of the Gospels written. It is more crude in its architecture and language. It is thought widely to be the earliest of the Gospels with Matthew and Luke coming, 10, 15 years later in that vicinity, and then another decade-ish goes by and then the gospel of John is written. And, so, scholars who study this and are looking at the similarities and comparisons in the Gospels can certainly find in Matthew and Luke the stories that were carried forward from the gospel of Mark. But there are things in Matthew and Luke that aren’t in Mark. Where did those things come from? First of all, let’s remember that after Jesus ministry, after His resurrection, after His ascension back to the father the good news of the gospel of Jesus began to spread, but it wasn’t spread around the known world of that time through chapter and verse. So, like the apostles weren’t walking around the Roman Empire with new Testaments under their arms carrying it from village to village and then opening up that New Testament and teaching from it and revealing the story of Jesus through it. The New Testament had not been written yet. And even though it was being written and even though it ended up being written and the collected together it was centuries before it was canonized like this is the New Testament. And during that period of time there were all kinds of different ways of understanding what Jesus came to do and what it represents and what it means for the future, etc., etc. Many people followed many people in many directions in this regard while what we now know as orthodoxy was taking shape. And, so, when scholars look at Matthew and Luke and look at the differences between Mark they wonder like where…where’s this other stuff coming from. And, so, there are a large group of scholars who believe there was some other writing…there was some other writing, and they call it Q, which is short for quell which means source. In other words, a theory is that there is…there was a source document of sayings of Jesus that no longer exists or has not been discovered but was referred to and leaned and drawn from in the gospels. This hypothetical or real document is unverified. It’s never been found. The closest thing that is been found to it, to my understanding, was found in Nag Hammadi Egypt where a trove of early, early pseudo-Christian documents, a lot of them Gnostic in nature were found and have been studied by scholars since. But there was one called the Gospel of Thomas. And that is just the gospel of purported sayings of Jesus Christ. So, it’s not like a narrative. Its quotes. Although a lot of them are very very strange…like they don’t seem like super compatible with the rest of the Gospels that we have. Some strange things in there. But there are also sayings in there that are remarkably similar, if not almost exact to some of the gospel sayings. So, the search for this kind of hypothetical document is still underway and may never ever be found and its…it’s a guess. Like when you run into these problems where you’re trying to look historically, bring context, understand the origin or the provenance of things and you’re just kind of moving back systematically through all of the details that we have then sometimes you reach a place where you’re like okay, we don't…like we can’t get through here. Here’s what we think. Here’s what we think is going on here and until there is further evidence or proof in some sort of direction than this is the placeholder for now. But this kind of stuff that comes into play when you’re trying to date something, trying to find out where it actually sits in history. And, so, the gospel of Luke has been debated. Most scholars ascribe to the idea that Luke and Acts were written by the same author as a two-volume companion, the story of Jesus and then the story of everything that happened after Jesus’ ministry. Because of the construction of Luke in its narrative form and the some of the traditions that are included in it and just the way it reads a lot of scholars believe that this is a later document than Mark for example, because we can see some of the traditions beginning to develop. But Luke was written to a person named Theophilus. So, then you start looking for Theophilus, and there was a Theophilus who was a high priest in Israel between 37 A.D. and somewhere in the 40s. A.D. Most scholars don’t think that these books were written to this high priest, but some do, which would give it a much earlier dating. So, we can see some of the…some of the biblical scholarship challenges in this regard and we’ll talk about these kinds of things as we continue further into the story of the Bible as we make our journey through this year. No matter how this all came to be, like no matter what the story actually is the words of Luke, we understand are written to a Gentile audience and that it introduces the gospel of Jesus Christ to a Gentile audience, which is a pretty big deal because it’s an inclusive gospel, Gentiles are welcome in. It’s not only a Jewish only religion. The whole world, all who believe are welcome to the family. And, so with that, let’s begin the third book of the New Testament, the third gospel, the gospel of Luke. Chapter 1 verses 1 to 25.

Commentary:

Okay. So, we have already talked about the new territory they we’re moving into in the gospel of Luke, but we can’t just kind of go by what we read in Numbers to some really important…really important things happened today. First of all, Moses’ sister and brother reached the conclusion of their lives. Not simultaneously, but within the space of our reading today. So, Miriam, she passes away. And then at the end of our reading Aaron passes away on Mount Hor. And we remember, Aaron has been by his brother’s side since the wilderness where Moses saw the burning bush. So, we’re saying goodbye to somebody that we have traveled long with who has been a part of this story pretty close to as long as Moses has. And, so, indeed, that is pretty pivotal goodbye. But before Aaron’s death, and after Miriam’s death both Moses and Aaron were disqualified from going into the promised land. That is huge. They had been right at the border and then they had to turn around and go back into the wilderness and now even Moses who has been their leader will not be going in. He was disqualified. He exalted himself to assume the power of God. So…so here’s what happened. The People are complaining, they’re not…they’re just…they want…they’re grumbling the whole way and very, very thirsty, they don’t have water and God tells Moses to gather the leaders of Israel, go to this rock, speak to the rock in the name of the Lord and then see the Lord provide water for the people. They didn’t do that. They went to the rock, stood there at the rock with all of the people watching and said, and I quote from the Scriptures, “hear now, you rebels shall we bring water for you out of this rock? And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice and water came out abundantly and the congregation drank.” Moses was instructed to go and speak to the rock and God would show once again His provision for the people. Instead, what Moses said is, “do I have to do this for you? Do we have to bring water out of his rock for you?” And then he hits the rock and water comes out. The Lord still provides the water for the thirsty souls. But Moses, who could not bring water from any rock like any other person took the glory in front of the people. And, so, the Lord told him, you’re not gonna be…you’re not gonna be leading the people into the promised land. So, we’ll have to see how this just shapes up in the days ahead. It’s just hard to blow by what we’re reading in Numbers because the really big changes have happened today. And we will continue that journey in the days before us.

Prayer:

Father, we love You. We thank You for this brand-new shiny sparkly week that we get to live. It’s a story that we get to tell. You’ve given us dignity in that. We can make mistakes, or we can absolutely willfully do horrible things that are deeply sinful, and we get to reap what we sow. You have given us the opportunity to walk with You though, walk the pathways of righteousness, so that our story is ever increasing in ever upward, that we are becoming more and more aware as the days go by, that we are getting more and more alert as the weeks go by, that we are seeing things we hadn’t seen before and we’re seeing them in a way that we hadn’t seen before. We’re not so uptight and angry at every other human being on the face of this planet. We are now beginning to understand that we’re a part of something and we have many many millions of brothers and sisters all over the world and we are all created in Your image and we are all invited. So, come Holy Spirit and allow where we are right now to sink in, not only in the Scriptures but in our lives. Give us hope, abiding hope for the days before us. We pray this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

Community Prayer and Praise:

Hi everyone, this is Karen in Saint Louis. Brian thank you, thank you for your ministry. The talk that you gave yesterday on the 8th of March, I can so identify with Moses, how he cried out to the Lord to just basically strike him dead because he didn’t like what he was being called to. And I guess if I’ve been called to singleness, I’m thinking I have been. I’m 63. I have been praying and praying and praying for a husband and it’s never happened. I’ve longed to have a husband and a family. I took all the hom-ec classes known to man when I was in high school hoping to get married and there were opportunities, but they were not the right opportunities. And anyway, I…I’ve had friends who have died. I have longed that I was the one that I had died instead of them, why did God take them instead of me? I just…I love the Lord; I spend time with the Lord but I’m lonely and I have so longed to have someone to walk alongside with me to share life with me and it’s never happened, and I’ve actually been angry with the Lord this week really bad about it. And anyway, and with the way things are in the world I’d love to have a man by my side that could hold my hand. And I know that the Lord is there for me but physically I would like to have someone that could be there for me. So, if you could please pray pray pray I would really appreciate it.

Hello, everyone I am calling in response to a prayer request that was called in by a Mama. I don’t think you left your name, but you have a 12-year-old adopted girl and from one adoptive mother to another I wanted to pray for your daughter and also just say a couple things of encouragement to you as a Mama to know that, yes, one thing that I’ve learned a ton about is that your daughter may be processing a lot of extra things. She’s got two families to navigate, lots of thoughts and it would be wise to find a Christian counselor. I say this because we’re doing the same thing and it’s been so great to be able to have a safe place for her to process and even for you and your husband. It sounds like he’s had some hard times. So, I get it Mama. It’s hard and that’s part of the cross, you’d wanna say, that you do bear when you’re adopting. And nobody wants to talk about that side but they’re these kids come in with a lot of trauma even if it’s just one and a half years old and they weren’t really exposed to much. So, just know that, you know, there’s different emotional things and God is going to help you and carry your family through. So, Father God in Jesus’ name we pray for this little 12-year-old. We lift her up to You, we lift up this family to You and I ask God and Your precious and holy name that You would just encourage and strengthen this Mama and this dad and this little girl. And Lord we ask that You would lead her to resources and tools that she can get that will help her to be able to navigate where she is in life right now. God, You know, You’ve done a mighty thing to many adoptive kids and I just pray that You would just let this little girl how loved she is and help her navigate some of the things she’s going through right now. Thank You for being there for mom and dad to. Amen.

Hi, my beautiful Daily Audio Bible family this is Kristen Fletcher in Oceanside CA. I’m calling with a praise report. Treasured to treasure I just heard your prayer from me. Thank you, sister. I want to say thank you to everyone that prayed for my son and I to find a better place to live. And I just wanted to let you know that God found my son and I a beautiful place to live. It’s so much better than where we were living. The whole entire situation surrounding our…our living arrangements is better. Everything is better. And, you know what? It was pretty easy. So, I think that that just like…and everyone keeps asking, “oh you moved. How is it? Oh…” And I just tell them do you believe in divine intervention because that’s the only explanation. Everything is better. So, God has just blessed, blessed us and I want to thank you for your prayers. I love you so much and I love listening to you every single day. Dear heavenly Father I just want to pray for my DAB family and the people that are listening to this. Please bless them today. Please just wrap Your loving arms around them Lord and give them a big hug from me and from You and give them some peace today Lord that surpasses all understanding. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. I love you guys. Thank you so much. Thank you, thank you thank you thank you thank you…

Hi family it’s Katie in Alaska. I’m calling because my dad down the road who is another DABber passed away today. Please pray for him and pray for our family. Thank you.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Sunday March 13, 2022 (NIV)

Numbers 19-20

Laws for Purification

19 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 “This is the statute of the law that the Lord has commanded: Tell the people of Israel to bring you a red heifer without defect, in which there is no blemish, (A)and on which a yoke has never come. 3 And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and (B)it shall be taken outside the camp and slaughtered before him. 4 And Eleazar the priest shall take some of its blood with his finger, and (C)sprinkle some of its blood toward the front of the tent of meeting seven times. 5 And the heifer shall be burned in his sight. (D)Its skin, its flesh, and its blood, with its dung, shall be burned. 6 And the priest shall take (E)cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn, and throw them into the fire burning the heifer. 7 Then the priest (F)shall wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and afterward he may come into the camp. But the priest shall be unclean until evening. 8 (G)The one who burns the heifer (H)shall wash his clothes in water and bathe his body in water and shall be unclean until evening. 9 And a man who is clean shall gather up (I)the ashes of the heifer and deposit them outside the camp in a (J)clean place. And they shall be kept for the water for (K)impurity for the congregation of the people of Israel; it is a sin offering. 10 And the one who gathers the ashes of the heifer (L)shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. And this shall be a perpetual statute for the people of Israel, and for the stranger who sojourns among them.

11 (M)“Whoever touches the dead body of any person shall be unclean seven days. 12 He (N)shall cleanse himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, and so be clean. But if he does not cleanse himself on the third day and on the seventh day, he will not become clean. 13 Whoever touches a dead person, the body of anyone who has died, and does not cleanse himself, (O)defiles the tabernacle of the Lord, (P)and that person shall be cut off from Israel; because the water for impurity was not thrown on him, he shall be unclean. His uncleanness is still on him.

14 “This is the law when someone dies in a tent: everyone who comes into the tent and everyone who is in the tent shall be unclean seven days. 15 And every (Q)open vessel that has no cover fastened on it is unclean. 16 (R)Whoever in the open field touches someone who was killed with a sword or who died naturally, or touches a human bone or a (S)grave, shall be unclean seven days. 17 For the unclean they shall take (T)some ashes of the burnt sin offering, and fresh[a] water shall be added in a vessel. 18 Then a clean person shall take (U)hyssop and dip it in the water and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the furnishings and on the persons who were there and on whoever touched the bone, or the slain or the dead or the grave. 19 And the clean person shall sprinkle it on the unclean (V)on the third day and on the seventh day. (W)Thus on the seventh day he shall cleanse him, and he shall (X)wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and at evening he shall be clean.

20 “If the man who is unclean does not cleanse himself, (Y)that person shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, since he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. Because the water for impurity has not been thrown on him, he is unclean. 21 And it shall be a statute forever for them. The one who sprinkles the water for impurity shall wash his clothes, and the one who touches the water for impurity shall be unclean until evening. 22 And (Z)whatever the unclean person touches shall be unclean, and anyone who touches it shall be unclean until evening.”

The Death of Miriam

20 And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came (AA)into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And (AB)Miriam died there and was buried there.

The Waters of Meribah

2 (AC)Now there was no water for the congregation. (AD)And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people (AE)quarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had perished (AF)when our brothers perished before the Lord! 4 Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we should die here, both we and our cattle? 5 And (AG)why have you made us come up out of Egypt to bring us to this evil place? It is no place for grain or figs or vines or pomegranates, and there is no water to drink.” 6 Then Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting and (AH)fell on their faces. (AI)And the glory of the Lord appeared to them, 7 and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 8 (AJ)“Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aaron your brother, and tell the rock before their eyes to yield its water. So (AK)you shall bring water out of the rock for them and give drink to the congregation and their cattle.” 9 And Moses took the staff (AL)from before the Lord, as he commanded him.

Moses Strikes the Rock

10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, (AM)“Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock?” 11 And Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock with his staff twice, (AN)and water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their livestock. 12 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because (AO)you did not believe in me, (AP)to uphold me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, therefore you shall not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.” 13 (AQ)These are the waters of Meribah,[b] where the people of Israel quarreled with the Lord, and through them he showed himself holy.

Edom Refuses Passage

14 (AR)Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to (AS)the king of Edom: “Thus says (AT)your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that we have met: 15 (AU)how our fathers went down to Egypt, (AV)and we lived in Egypt a long time. (AW)And the Egyptians dealt harshly with us and our fathers. 16 And (AX)when we cried to the Lord, he heard our voice and (AY)sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. 17 (AZ)Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard, (BA)or drink water from a well. We will go along the King's Highway. We will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory.” 18 But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you.” 19 And the people of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway, (BB)and if we drink of your water, I and my livestock, (BC)then I will pay for it. Let me only pass through on foot, nothing more.” 20 But he said, (BD)“You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with a large army and with a strong force. 21 Thus Edom (BE)refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel (BF)turned away from him.

The Death of Aaron

22 And they journeyed from (BG)Kadesh, and the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came to (BH)Mount Hor. 23 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom, 24 (BI)“Let Aaron be gathered to his people, for he shall not enter the land that I have given to the people of Israel, because (BJ)you rebelled against my command at the waters of Meribah. 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor. 26 And strip Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron (BK)shall be gathered to his people and shall die there.” 27 Moses did as the Lord commanded. And they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 28 (BL)And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there (BM)on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain. 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron had perished, (BN)all the house of Israel wept for Aaron thirty days.

Footnotes:

  1. Numbers 19:17 Hebrew living
  2. Numbers 20:13 Meribah means quarreling

Cross references:

  1. Numbers 19:2 : Deut. 21:3; 1 Sam. 6:7
  2. Numbers 19:3 : Lev. 4:12; [Heb. 13:11]
  3. Numbers 19:4 : [Lev. 4:6, 17; 16:14, 19]; Heb. 9:13
  4. Numbers 19:5 : Ex. 29:14; Lev. 4:11, 12
  5. Numbers 19:6 : See Lev. 14:4, 6, 49
  6. Numbers 19:7 : See Lev. 11:25
  7. Numbers 19:8 : ver. 5
  8. Numbers 19:8 : [See ver. 7 above]; See Lev. 11:25
  9. Numbers 19:9 : Heb. 9:13
  10. Numbers 19:9 : Lev. 4:12; 6:11; 10:14
  11. Numbers 19:9 : ver. 13, 20, 21; ch. 31:23
  12. Numbers 19:10 : [See ver. 7 above]; See Lev. 11:25
  13. Numbers 19:11 : ver. 16; See ch. 5:2; 9:6, 10; 31:19
  14. Numbers 19:12 : ch. 31:19
  15. Numbers 19:13 : ver. 20; Lev. 15:31
  16. Numbers 19:13 : See Ex. 30:33
  17. Numbers 19:15 : ch. 31:20; Lev. 11:32
  18. Numbers 19:16 : ver. 11
  19. Numbers 19:16 : [Matt. 23:27; Luke 11:44]
  20. Numbers 19:17 : Heb. 9:13
  21. Numbers 19:18 : See Ex. 12:22
  22. Numbers 19:19 : ver. 12
  23. Numbers 19:19 : [Lev. 14:9]
  24. Numbers 19:19 : See Lev. 11:25
  25. Numbers 19:20 : See Ex. 30:33
  26. Numbers 19:22 : [ver. 11; Hag. 2:13]
  27. Numbers 20:1 : See ch. 13:21
  28. Numbers 20:1 : ch. 12:1; 26:59; Ex. 15:20
  29. Numbers 20:2 : [Ex. 17:1]
  30. Numbers 20:2 : ch. 16:19, 42
  31. Numbers 20:3 : ch. 14:2; [Ex. 17:2]
  32. Numbers 20:3 : ch. 11:1, 33; 14:37; 16:32, 33, 35, 49
  33. Numbers 20:5 : [Ex. 17:3]
  34. Numbers 20:6 : ch. 14:5; 16:4, 22, 45
  35. Numbers 20:6 : See Lev. 9:23
  36. Numbers 20:8 : [Ex. 17:5]
  37. Numbers 20:8 : See Ex. 17:6
  38. Numbers 20:9 : ch. 17:10
  39. Numbers 20:10 : Ps. 106:32, 33
  40. Numbers 20:11 : [See ver. 8 above]; See Ex. 17:6
  41. Numbers 20:12 : ch. 27:14; Deut. 1:37; 3:26; 32:51
  42. Numbers 20:12 : Ezek. 20:41; 36:23; 38:16
  43. Numbers 20:13 : ch. 27:14; Ex. 17:7; Deut. 32:51; 33:8; Ps. 81:7; 95:8; 106:32
  44. Numbers 20:14 : Judg. 11:16, 17
  45. Numbers 20:14 : See Gen. 36:31-39
  46. Numbers 20:14 : Deut. 2:4, 8; 23:7; Obad. 10, 12
  47. Numbers 20:15 : Gen. 46:6; Acts 7:15
  48. Numbers 20:15 : See Ex. 12:40
  49. Numbers 20:15 : Ex. 1:11; Deut. 26:6
  50. Numbers 20:16 : Ex. 2:23; 3:7
  51. Numbers 20:16 : Ex. 3:2; 14:19; 23:20; 33:2
  52. Numbers 20:17 : [ch. 21:22; Deut. 2:27]
  53. Numbers 20:17 : [ver. 19]
  54. Numbers 20:19 : [ver. 17]
  55. Numbers 20:19 : Deut. 2:6, 28
  56. Numbers 20:20 : [Judg. 11:17; Amos 1:11]
  57. Numbers 20:21 : [Deut. 2:29]
  58. Numbers 20:21 : [ch. 21:4; Deut. 2:8; Judg. 11:18]
  59. Numbers 20:22 : ch. 33:37
  60. Numbers 20:22 : ch. 21:4; 33:37
  61. Numbers 20:24 : ch. 27:13; Deut. 32:50; [ch. 31:2; Gen. 25:8]
  62. Numbers 20:24 : ver. 12
  63. Numbers 20:26 : [See ver. 24 above]; ch. 27:13; Deut. 32:50; [ch. 31:2; Gen. 25:8]
  64. Numbers 20:28 : Ex. 29:29, 30
  65. Numbers 20:28 : ch. 33:38; Deut. 32:50; [Deut. 10:6]
  66. Numbers 20:29 : Deut. 34:8
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Luke 1:1-25

Dedication to Theophilus

1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that (A)have been accomplished among us, 2 (B)just as those who (C)from the beginning were (D)eyewitnesses and (E)ministers of (F)the word (G)have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write (H)an orderly account for you, (I)most excellent (J)Theophilus, 4 that you may have (K)certainty concerning the things (L)you have been taught.

Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

5 (M)In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah,[a] (N)of (O)the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both (P)righteous before God, walking (Q)blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. 7 But they had no child, because (R)Elizabeth was barren, and (S)both were advanced in years.

8 Now (T)while he was serving as priest before God when (U)his division was on duty, 9 according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot (V)to enter (W)the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people (X)were praying (Y)outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of (Z)the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and (AA)fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for (AB)your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and (AC)you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will (AD)rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be (AE)great before the Lord. And (AF)he must not drink wine or strong (AG)drink, and (AH)he will be (AI)filled with the Holy Spirit, (AJ)even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and (AK)he will go before him (AL)in the spirit and power of Elijah, (AM)to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and (AN)the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, (AO)to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

18 And Zechariah said to the angel, (AP)“How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” 19 And the angel answered him, “I am (AQ)Gabriel. (AR)I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20 And behold, (AS)you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” 21 And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in (AT)the temple. 22 And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in (AU)the temple. And (AV)he kept making signs to them and remained mute. 23 And (AW)when his time of (AX)service was ended, he went to his home.

24 After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, 25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, (AY)to take away my reproach among people.”

Footnotes:

  1. Luke 1:5 Greek Zacharias

Cross references:

  1. Luke 1:1 : 2 Tim. 4:5, 17 (Gk.); [Acts 3:18]
  2. Luke 1:2 : [Heb. 2:3]
  3. Luke 1:2 : John 15:27; 16:4; [Mark 1:1; Acts 11:15]
  4. Luke 1:2 : 2 Pet. 1:16; 1 John 1:1, 3; [Acts 4:20; 1 Pet. 5:1]
  5. Luke 1:2 : Acts 26:16; 1 Cor. 4:1
  6. Luke 1:2 : See Mark 4:14
  7. Luke 1:2 : 1 Cor. 11:2, 23
  8. Luke 1:3 : Acts 11:4
  9. Luke 1:3 : Acts 23:26; 24:3; 26:25
  10. Luke 1:3 : Acts 1:1
  11. Luke 1:4 : Acts 2:36 (Gk.); [2 Pet. 1:16, 19]
  12. Luke 1:4 : Acts 18:25; Rom. 2:18; 1 Cor. 14:19; Gal. 6:6 (Gk.)
  13. Luke 1:5 : Matt. 2:1
  14. Luke 1:5 : 1 Chr. 24:10
  15. Luke 1:5 : ver. 8
  16. Luke 1:6 : ch. 2:25
  17. Luke 1:6 : Phil. 2:15; 3:6; 1 Thess. 2:10; 3:13; 5:23; [Acts 23:1; 24:16]
  18. Luke 1:7 : ver. 36; [Judg. 13:2; 1 Sam. 1:2]
  19. Luke 1:7 : [Gen. 18:11; Heb. 11:11, 12]
  20. Luke 1:8 : 1 Chr. 24:19; 2 Chr. 8:14; 31:2; [ver. 23]
  21. Luke 1:8 : ver. 5
  22. Luke 1:9 : Ex. 30:7, 8; 1 Sam. 2:28; 1 Chr. 23:13; 2 Chr. 29:11
  23. Luke 1:9 : ver. 21, 22; Rev. 11:2, 19; [Heb. 9:2, 3]
  24. Luke 1:10 : Ps. 141:2; [Rev. 5:8; 8:3, 4]
  25. Luke 1:10 : [Lev. 16:17]
  26. Luke 1:11 : Ex. 30:1-10; 40:26, 27
  27. Luke 1:12 : Acts 19:17
  28. Luke 1:13 : [Acts 10:4, 31]
  29. Luke 1:13 : ver. 60, 63
  30. Luke 1:14 : [ver. 58]
  31. Luke 1:15 : ch. 7:28; Matt. 11:11
  32. Luke 1:15 : ch. 7:33; Num. 6:3; Judg. 13:4, 7, 14; Matt. 11:18
  33. Luke 1:15 : [Acts 2:15, 17; Eph. 5:18]
  34. Luke 1:15 : [Acts 2:15, 17; Eph. 5:18]
  35. Luke 1:15 : ver. 41, 67; See Acts 2:4
  36. Luke 1:15 : Isa. 49:1, 5; Jer. 1:5; Gal. 1:15
  37. Luke 1:17 : ver. 76; John 3:28
  38. Luke 1:17 : See Matt. 11:14
  39. Luke 1:17 : Cited from Mal. 4:6
  40. Luke 1:17 : Rom. 10:21
  41. Luke 1:17 : ch. 7:27; Mal. 3:1; Matt. 11:10; Mark 1:2
  42. Luke 1:18 : Gen. 15:8; [Gen. 17:17]
  43. Luke 1:19 : ver. 26; Dan. 8:16; 9:21
  44. Luke 1:19 : Rev. 8:2; [1 Kgs. 17:1; Job 1:6; Isa. 63:9; Matt. 18:10]
  45. Luke 1:20 : [Ezek. 3:26; 24:27]
  46. Luke 1:21 : See ver. 9
  47. Luke 1:22 : [See ver. 21 above]; See ver. 9
  48. Luke 1:22 : ver. 62
  49. Luke 1:23 : 2 Chr. 23:8; [ver. 8; 2 Kgs. 11:5; 1 Chr. 9:25]
  50. Luke 1:23 : Heb. 10:11
  51. Luke 1:25 : [Gen. 30:23; 1 Sam. 1:6; Ps. 113:9; Isa. 4:1]
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Psalm 56

In God I Trust

To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A (A)Miktam[a] of David, when the (B)Philistines seized him in Gath.

56 (C)Be gracious to me, O God, for man (D)tramples on me;
all day long an attacker oppresses me;
2 my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.
3 When I am afraid,
I (E)put my trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; (F)I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?

5 All day long they injure my cause;[b]
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They (G)stir up strife, they (H)lurk;
they (I)watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.
7 For their crime will they escape?
(J)In wrath (K)cast down the peoples, O God!

8 You have kept count of my tossings;[c]
(L)put my tears in your bottle.
(M)Are they not in your book?
9 Then my enemies will turn back
(N)in the day when I call.
This I know, that[d] (O)God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise,
11 in God I trust; (P)I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

12 I must perform my (Q)vows to you, O God;
I will (R)render thank offerings to you.
13 (S)For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
(T)that I may walk before God
(U)in the light of life.

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 56:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 56:5 Or they twist my words
  3. Psalm 56:8 Or wanderings
  4. Psalm 56:9 Or because

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 56:1 : Ps. 16, title; 57, title
  2. Psalm 56:1 : [1 Sam. 21:10, 11; 22:1]
  3. Psalm 56:1 : Ps. 57:1; See Ps. 4:1
  4. Psalm 56:1 : Ps. 57:3
  5. Psalm 56:3 : See Ps. 11:1
  6. Psalm 56:4 : Ps. 27:1; 118:6; Isa. 51:12; Heb. 13:6
  7. Psalm 56:6 : Ps. 59:3; 140:2; Isa. 54:15
  8. Psalm 56:6 : Ps. 10:8
  9. Psalm 56:6 : Ps. 71:10
  10. Psalm 56:7 : Ps. 7:6; 59:5
  11. Psalm 56:7 : See Ps. 55:23
  12. Psalm 56:8 : [Ps. 39:12; 2 Kgs. 20:5]
  13. Psalm 56:8 : [Mal. 3:16]
  14. Psalm 56:9 : Ps. 102:2
  15. Psalm 56:9 : Ps. 118:6; [Rom. 8:31]
  16. Psalm 56:11 : [See ver. 4 above]; Ps. 27:1; 118:6; Isa. 51:12; Heb. 13:6
  17. Psalm 56:12 : See Ps. 50:14
  18. Psalm 56:12 : See Ps. 50:14
  19. Psalm 56:13 : Ps. 49:15; 116:8
  20. Psalm 56:13 : Ps. 116:9
  21. Psalm 56:13 : [Ps. 49:19]
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Proverbs 11:8

8 (A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
and the wicked walks into it instead.

Cross references:

  1. Proverbs 11:8 : ver. 6; [ch. 21:18]
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3/12/2022 DAB Transcript

Numbers 16:41-18:32, Mark 16:1-20, Psalm 55:1-23, Proverbs 11:7

Today is the 12th day of the month of March, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian, it is awesome to be here with you today as we gather around the Global Campfire bring another of our weeks to a close. It’s a joy to…to be sitting here with you as we take another step forward in our journey, on our journey that takes us through the Bible this year. We have been working our way through the Book of Numbers and we’re going to continue to do that, obviously till we reach the last sentence but we haven’t reached that point yet. We’re reading from the New Living translation this week, Numbers chapter 16 verse 41 through 18 verse 32.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word and we thank You for bringing us successfully to the end of another week, but also to the end of another book, as we complete the gospel of Mark today. And so, as we prepare our hearts moving forward into a new week, we move into new territory and so, we ask Holy Spirit, that You plant what we’ve read and what we reflect upon, that You nurture it and that we collaborate with You in that, so that we are being transformed from within, that the fruit of the spirit is growing within us and there will be a harvest. Come Holy Spirit, into all of this we pray, in the name of Jesus, we ask. Amen.

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Prayer and Encouragements:

Hey DAB, it’s Refined by the Fire in Ohio. I just love how the Spirit works. And I was listening to Brian’s teaching today about the women who was anointing Jesus with oil and they like turned on her about what a waste that was, what was she doing and how inappropriate it was and all these things and it just struck me that out of decades of hearing this story how for the first time I caught and was drawn to the fact that Simon the host of the party, so to speak, it says was the former leper. So, leprosy is not something that was curable so, I guess we can conclude Jesus probably had healed him. I don’t know, I know that’s a stretch. This text doesn’t say that as but then to turn around as a leper, just to be alienated from society, people avoiding him, what he would have experienced from that. And obviously coming out of COVID we can kind of relate right like, gearing up to avoid people and not knowing what they have and let alone leprosy and it just struck me how he turned around then and was just picking on this woman for pouring out her love on Christ and anointing Him. And, gosh, I do that, I forget where I came from, I forget what God’s done for me and it’s so easy to be critical of those who are showing God’s love in a way that might be different than me. And I don’t know, it was just convicting and a little surprising. Always refreshing and I love the Spirit for that. So, just thought I’d share. Love all you guys. I will talk to you soon.

Father God, in the name of Jesus. We lift up Josey, a 19-year-old girl who is involved in drugs with her boyfriend. And her Aunty Tammy from the Adirondacks called in March 8th. And Father God, we come to You with thanksgiving in our hearts. We thank You Father God that You hear our prayers, You honor our prayers and You answer our prayers. And Father God, we just lift up Josey to You in the name of Jesus. We know where she’s at, she’s suffering from a drug addiction in a hard way, along with her boyfriend. She is not herself, Lord God. She’s being afflicted by the enemy. The powers and principalities and the rulers of the air Lord God, You know who they are, the evil ones Lord, she’s under attack. And we ask You Father God to spare her life. Father God, we ask that You send messengers, Your soldiers. Father God, send Godly people to assist her and minister to her and Father God, we pray You bring her out of this situation right now, in the name of Jesus. We plead the blood of Jesus over her and her boyfriend and over Tammy Lord God, the entire family. We pray Father God, for Your protection and that You would bring healing over her entire body and fill up the voids that she is lacking Lord God. We come against everything that sets itself against You Lord, in Jesus’ name. We pray for peace, Lord God, and Lord God, just bring her to herself Lord God. Fill her with Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus name we pray, we thank You Jesus, we glorify You.

Hi Daily Audio Bible family, this is Renzo in Florida. And I just want to pray Tammy from the Adirondacks who called in, I want to pray for her situation. Father God, I just pray in the name of Jesus, Lord God, that these chains of addiction be completely broken from her niece Josey Lord God. I just pray the addictions of drugs can be completely gone out of her system Lord God. In the name of Jesus, Lord God. I just pray for her boyfriend too that is struggling with it too. Lord God, I just pray that the addiction to drugs would be completely gone Lord God. We know that You can do the impossible Lord God. It’s only through You that You can do all things Lord God. And we ask and pray Lord God, the saints, we ask in prayer that of this healing of her niece Lord God, from the drug addiction Lord God. I just pray in your precious name we pray. Amen. So, God bless you guys. Thank you, thank you Brian, thank you Hardin Family for everything. Thank you for the Daily Audio Bible community. I really appreciate everything. Just a perfect place to just get closer to God and just get deep into the scripture and just be consistent. But thank you guys, God Bless you. Jesus loves you.

Hi DAB family, I just wanted to call in a prayer for the lady who was aired on March 7th, I think. About having a daughter adopted and going through some impulse control and then the husband being angry. Lord God, I just, I pray for this little girl. I ask for Your Holy Spirit to comfort her and show her who she is and build her up according to what You say about her. And I pray that her mom would come close to her and listen and support her through this time. Ask her to talk about her feelings and not judge her. And I pray that her dad would be able to work through his feelings as well, Lord God, and not express them in anger which may destroy their family and their daughter. And I just, I pray that You would bring him into Your fold and show him how to care for her in a way that would be supportive God. And give him a vent for those feelings, a way to express them in a way that doesn’t harm. But God we know that this family loves You and wants Your best for this little girl, their daughter. And I pray that you would just help her, I know, I want to pray that You put her out of all this troubles Lord but I know that You use those in our lives. So, into Your hands we commit this family. In Jesus name.  

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Saturday March 12, 2022 (NIV)

Numbers 16:41-18:32

41 But the very next morning the whole community of Israel began muttering again against Moses and Aaron, saying, “You have killed the Lord’s people!” 42 As the community gathered to protest against Moses and Aaron, they turned toward the Tabernacle and saw that the cloud had covered it, and the glorious presence of the Lord appeared.

43 Moses and Aaron came and stood in front of the Tabernacle, 44 and the Lord said to Moses, 45 “Get away from all these people so that I can instantly destroy them!” But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground.

46 And Moses said to Aaron, “Quick, take an incense burner and place burning coals on it from the altar. Lay incense on it, and carry it out among the people to purify them and make them right with the Lord.[a] The Lord’s anger is blazing against them—the plague has already begun.”

47 Aaron did as Moses told him and ran out among the people. The plague had already begun to strike down the people, but Aaron burned the incense and purified[b] the people. 48 He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague stopped. 49 But 14,700 people died in that plague, in addition to those who had died in the affair involving Korah. 50 Then because the plague had stopped, Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

The Budding of Aaron’s Staff

17 [c]Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the people of Israel to bring you twelve wooden staffs, one from each leader of Israel’s ancestral tribes, and inscribe each leader’s name on his staff. 3 Inscribe Aaron’s name on the staff of the tribe of Levi, for there must be one staff for the leader of each ancestral tribe. 4 Place these staffs in the Tabernacle in front of the Ark containing the tablets of the Covenant,[d] where I meet with you. 5 Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people’s murmuring and complaining against you.”

6 So Moses gave the instructions to the people of Israel, and each of the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron, brought Moses a staff. 7 Moses placed the staffs in the Lord’s presence in the Tabernacle of the Covenant.[e] 8 When he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron’s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds!

9 When Moses brought all the staffs out from the Lord’s presence, he showed them to the people. Each man claimed his own staff. 10 And the Lord said to Moses: “Place Aaron’s staff permanently before the Ark of the Covenant[f] to serve as a warning to rebels. This should put an end to their complaints against me and prevent any further deaths.” 11 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him.

12 Then the people of Israel said to Moses, “Look, we are doomed! We are dead! We are ruined! 13 Everyone who even comes close to the Tabernacle of the Lord dies. Are we all doomed to die?”

Duties of Priests and Levites

18 Then the Lord said to Aaron: “You, your sons, and your relatives from the tribe of Levi will be held responsible for any offenses related to the sanctuary. But you and your sons alone will be held responsible for violations connected with the priesthood.

2 “Bring your relatives of the tribe of Levi—your ancestral tribe—to assist you and your sons as you perform the sacred duties in front of the Tabernacle of the Covenant.[g] 3 But as the Levites go about all their assigned duties at the Tabernacle, they must be careful not to go near any of the sacred objects or the altar. If they do, both you and they will die. 4 The Levites must join you in fulfilling their responsibilities for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle,[h] but no unauthorized person may assist you.

5 “You yourselves must perform the sacred duties inside the sanctuary and at the altar. If you follow these instructions, the Lord’s anger will never again blaze against the people of Israel. 6 I myself have chosen your fellow Levites from among the Israelites to be your special assistants. They are a gift to you, dedicated to the Lord for service in the Tabernacle. 7 But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the priestly rituals associated with the altar and with everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special privilege of service. Any unauthorized person who comes too near the sanctuary will be put to death.”

Support for the Priests and Levites

8 The Lord gave these further instructions to Aaron: “I myself have put you in charge of all the holy offerings that are brought to me by the people of Israel. I have given all these consecrated offerings to you and your sons as your permanent share. 9 You are allotted the portion of the most holy offerings that is not burned on the fire. This portion of all the most holy offerings—including the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings—will be most holy, and it belongs to you and your sons. 10 You must eat it as a most holy offering. All the males may eat of it, and you must treat it as most holy.

11 “All the sacred offerings and special offerings presented to me when the Israelites lift them up before the altar also belong to you. I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters as your permanent share. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat of these offerings.

12 “I also give you the harvest gifts brought by the people as offerings to the Lord—the best of the olive oil, new wine, and grain. 13 All the first crops of their land that the people present to the Lord belong to you. Any member of your family who is ceremonially clean may eat this food.

14 “Everything in Israel that is specially set apart for the Lord[i] also belongs to you.

15 “The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the Lord will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn of ceremonially unclean animals. 16 Redeem them when they are one month old. The redemption price is five pieces of silver[j] (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).

17 “However, you may not redeem the firstborn of cattle, sheep, or goats. They are holy and have been set apart for the Lord. Sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 18 The meat of these animals will be yours, just like the breast and right thigh that are presented by lifting them up as a special offering before the altar. 19 Yes, I am giving you all these holy offerings that the people of Israel bring to the Lord. They are for you and your sons and daughters, to be eaten as your permanent share. This is an eternal and unbreakable covenant[k] between the Lord and you, and it also applies to your descendants.”

20 And the Lord said to Aaron, “You priests will receive no allotment of land or share of property among the people of Israel. I am your share and your allotment. 21 As for the tribe of Levi, your relatives, I will compensate them for their service in the Tabernacle. Instead of an allotment of land, I will give them the tithes from the entire land of Israel.

22 “From now on, no Israelites except priests or Levites may approach the Tabernacle. If they come too near, they will be judged guilty and will die. 23 Only the Levites may serve at the Tabernacle, and they will be held responsible for any offenses against it. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation. The Levites will receive no allotment of land among the Israelites, 24 because I have given them the Israelites’ tithes, which have been presented as sacred offerings to the Lord. This will be the Levites’ share. That is why I said they would receive no allotment of land among the Israelites.”

25 The Lord also told Moses, 26 “Give these instructions to the Levites: When you receive from the people of Israel the tithes I have assigned as your allotment, give a tenth of the tithes you receive—a tithe of the tithe—to the Lord as a sacred offering. 27 The Lord will consider this offering to be your harvest offering, as though it were the first grain from your own threshing floor or wine from your own winepress. 28 You must present one-tenth of the tithe received from the Israelites as a sacred offering to the Lord. This is the Lord’s sacred portion, and you must present it to Aaron the priest. 29 Be sure to give to the Lord the best portions of the gifts given to you.

30 “Also, give these instructions to the Levites: When you present the best part as your offering, it will be considered as though it came from your own threshing floor or winepress. 31 You Levites and your families may eat this food anywhere you wish, for it is your compensation for serving in the Tabernacle. 32 You will not be considered guilty for accepting the Lord’s tithes if you give the best portion to the priests. But be careful not to treat the holy gifts of the people of Israel as though they were common. If you do, you will die.”

Footnotes:

  1. 16:46 Or to make atonement for them.
  2. 16:47 Or and made atonement for.
  3. 17:1 Verses 17:1-13 are numbered 17:16-28 in Hebrew text.
  4. 17:4 Hebrew in the Tent of Meeting before the Testimony. The Hebrew word for “testimony” refers to the terms of the Lord’s covenant with Israel as written on stone tablets, which were kept in the Ark, and also to the covenant itself.
  5. 17:7 Or Tabernacle of the Testimony; also in 17:8.
  6. 17:10 Hebrew before the Testimony; see note on 17:4.
  7. 18:2 Or Tabernacle of the Testimony.
  8. 18:4 Hebrew the Tent of Meeting; also in 18:6, 21, 22, 23, 31.
  9. 18:14 The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.
  10. 18:16 Hebrew 5 shekels [2 ounces or 57 grams] of silver.
  11. 18:19 Hebrew a covenant of salt.
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Mark 16

The Resurrection

16 Saturday evening, when the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early on Sunday morning,[a] just at sunrise, they went to the tomb. 3 On the way they were asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” 4 But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside.

5 When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side. The women were shocked, 6 but the angel said, “Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth,[b] who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body. 7 Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you before he died.”

8 The women fled from the tomb, trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing to anyone because they were too frightened.[c]

[The most ancient manuscripts of Mark conclude with verse 16:8. Later manuscripts add one or both of the following endings.]

[Shorter Ending of Mark]

Then they briefly reported all this to Peter and his companions. Afterward Jesus himself sent them out from east to west with the sacred and unfailing message of salvation that gives eternal life. Amen.

[Longer Ending of Mark]

9 After Jesus rose from the dead early on Sunday morning, the first person who saw him was Mary Magdalene, the woman from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went to the disciples, who were grieving and weeping, and told them what had happened. 11 But when she told them that Jesus was alive and she had seen him, they didn’t believe her.

12 Afterward he appeared in a different form to two of his followers who were walking from Jerusalem into the country. 13 They rushed back to tell the others, but no one believed them.

14 Still later he appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating together. He rebuked them for their stubborn unbelief because they refused to believe those who had seen him after he had been raised from the dead.[d]

15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. 16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. 17 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages.[e] 18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”

19 When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 20 And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.

Footnotes:

  1. 16:2 Greek on the first day of the week; also in 16:9.
  2. 16:6 Or Jesus the Nazarene.
  3. 16:8 The most reliable early manuscripts of the Gospel of Mark end at verse 8. Other manuscripts include various endings to the Gospel. A few include both the “shorter ending” and the “longer ending.” The majority of manuscripts include the “longer ending” immediately after verse 8.
  4. 16:14 Some early manuscripts add: And they excused themselves, saying, “This age of lawlessness and unbelief is under Satan, who does not permit God’s truth and power to conquer the evil [unclean] spirits. Therefore, reveal your justice now.” This is what they said to Christ. And Christ replied to them, “The period of years of Satan’s power has been fulfilled, but other dreadful things will happen soon. And I was handed over to death for those who have sinned, so that they may return to the truth and sin no more, and so they may inherit the spiritual, incorruptible, and righteous glory in heaven.”
  5. 16:17 Or new tongues; some manuscripts do not include new.
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Psalm 55

Psalm 55

For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.

1 Listen to my prayer, O God.
Do not ignore my cry for help!
2 Please listen and answer me,
for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
3 My enemies shout at me,
making loud and wicked threats.
They bring trouble on me
and angrily hunt me down.

4 My heart pounds in my chest.
The terror of death assaults me.
5 Fear and trembling overwhelm me,
and I can’t stop shaking.
6 Oh, that I had wings like a dove;
then I would fly away and rest!
7 I would fly far away
to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude
8 How quickly I would escape—
far from this wild storm of hatred.

9 Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans,
for I see violence and conflict in the city.
10 Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders,
but the real danger is wickedness within the city.
11 Everything is falling apart;
threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.

12 It is not an enemy who taunts me—
I could bear that.
It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me—
I could have hidden from them.
13 Instead, it is you—my equal,
my companion and close friend.
14 What good fellowship we once enjoyed
as we walked together to the house of God.

15 Let death stalk my enemies;
let the grave[b] swallow them alive,
for evil makes its home within them.

16 But I will call on God,
and the Lord will rescue me.
17 Morning, noon, and night
I cry out in my distress,
and the Lord hears my voice.
18 He ransoms me and keeps me safe
from the battle waged against me,
though many still oppose me.
19 God, who has ruled forever,
will hear me and humble them. Interlude
For my enemies refuse to change their ways;
they do not fear God.

20 As for my companion, he betrayed his friends;
he broke his promises.
21 His words are as smooth as butter,
but in his heart is war.
His words are as soothing as lotion,
but underneath are daggers!

22 Give your burdens to the Lord,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.

23 But you, O God, will send the wicked
down to the pit of destruction.
Murderers and liars will die young,
but I am trusting you to save me.

Footnotes:

  1. 55:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
  2. 55:15 Hebrew let Sheol.
New Living Translation (NLT)

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Proverbs 11:7

7 When the wicked die, their hopes die with them,
for they rely on their own feeble strength.

New Living Translation (NLT)

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Hi there. God bless you and keep you. Thanks for the question. Yes…there is a read tab for the scriptures in the app. The transcriptions for the DAB and DABC aren’t available in the app so we post them here in the hope that anyone who is listening that needs to or wants to go back and read what Brian, Jill, or China say is available…

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03/11/2022 DAB Transcript

Numbers 15:17-16:40, Mark 15:1-47, Psalms 54:1-7, Proverbs 11:5-6

Today is the 11th day of March welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian is awesome to be here with you today around the Global Campfire taking the next step forward together. And, of course, we’ve been working our way through the book of Numbers, and we haven’t reached the conclusion yet so we’ll pick up where we left off yesterday in the book of Numbers which will be chapter 15 verse 17 through 16 verse 40 today. And by way of reminder, the children of Israel have been literally at the precipice of moving into the promised land. They sent spies into the land to…well…10 out of the 12 of them brought a report of danger and doom and the people have rebelled against God. And, so, they will go back into the wilderness. The lesson of the wilderness is still yet to be learned and an entire generation has been doomed to live in the wilderness and die in the wilderness, making way for the next generation to hopefully go into the promised land. And, so, that’s where we pick up today with numbers 15.

Commentary:

Okay. So, in the book of Numbers today we obviously see that the people, especially some of the leaders of the people are not excited about dying in the wilderness and going back out and living in the wilderness. And, so, it’s like this really interesting transfer of blame going on where a number of the Levites, number of leaders rise up against Moses and basically say, you know you don’t have a corner on God. God is all of our God and you have taken us from a land of milk and honey in Egypt. Like so quickly they’ve forgotten just how hard slave life was for them when they were the property of the Egyptians. But they’re blaming Moses for bringing them into the wilderness and not being able to take them into another land of milk and honey, the promised land, which is transference of blame. They did this and that is the thing that has Moses exasperated. He’s basically saying I haven’t done anything to anybody. I haven’t done anything but what the Lord has told me to do, and I didn’t want to be doing all of this. Like, I’m obeying God. You don’t have a claim against me. If you’re upset how things are going, then you need to talk to God about it. And what ends up happening because we just read it is a complete shutdown of the rebellion. And not a complete shutdown by Moses, a complete shutdown by God. And, so, the people…well…the leaders that were rising up against Moses are no more. The people have witnessed this and seen this. They know that they must obey God because there’s nothing…there’s like no other choice. They’re not going into the promised land and taking it. They’re going to have to utterly depend upon God in the wilderness, which is fundamentally the lesson of the wilderness in each of our lives.

And then in the book of Mark, and we are reaching the conclusion of the book of Mark soon, but we have witnessed for the second time the passion narrative, the death of Jesus by crucifixion. After betrayal and abuse and mockery and beating, He’s nailed to a cross, and He dies. As Christians we…like, we know the story and we know that it centers around Easter, and we understand that He died for our sins and that's…that’s Christianity 101 stuff there. But this is Jesus, our Savior, our best friend, a loyal one, one who has stood beside us when we didn’t deserve anyone to stand beside us. This is our Savior being nailed to a cross. And, so, it’s important as we come to these passages, and we already have in Matthew, so this is the second time that we’ve come to this narrative, that we really don’t just blow by it because we’ve heard it a thousand times. It’s really important that we consider the story because we’re looking at a kind of love that is perfect. We’re looking at something that we can’t just see everywhere. We’re looking at God coming to earth, becoming one of us showing us what life can look like and modeling it for us and then laying down His life to make it possible for us. There really isn’t any other story without this story as far as our journey goes. This is the centerpiece. And, so, as we encounter these stories and we have two more gospels and so we’ll encounter it a couple more times, but let’s allow this year for it to become deeply planted within our hearts because what kind of response is there? I mean, we can turn away from the vision of Jesus dying bloody nailed to a cross gasping in agony. We can turn away from that because it’s too painful to look at or we can enter into the story and see it for what it was, a sacrifice on our behalf to eradicate the claims of sin over our lives and our futures. This is important. And, so, let’s spend some time considering, meditating upon, contemplating, whatever…whatever term you want to use thinking about it silently, allowing it to sink in, inviting the Holy Spirit to guide us.

Prayer:

Jesus, thank You, thank You again. Some of these passages are hard to read because we love You. You’re our best friend. There is no one else more faithful and loyal and kind and loving. There is nothing else in our lives that we have like You. And, so, see this being done, just to imagine spit on Your face, bruises on her cheek, blood pouring from Your four head from a crown of thorns to anoint a king. It’s hard to consider these things, but there here in the Scriptures and they’re here repeatedly and so we’re supposed to consider them. And, so, Holy Spirit come and help us to enter into this story that set us free. And we offer deep gratitude from our hearts, and we offer our lives as a living sacrifice to You to do Your work, to be Your hands and feet in this world. Come Holy Spirit we pray. In the name of Jesus, we ask. Amen.

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Community Prayer and Praise:

Hi this is Mary from North Carolina this is my first time calling in and…and this is my first year as a DABber. Actually, I’m a double DABber and it’s just been such a blessing to me since I started. And last year I asked for the Lord to just give me a refreshing in the word, and He has done just that through the Daily Audio Bible lessons. I wanted to ask the community to pray for my brother, his name is Julian, and he has been in the hospital for about three weeks with acute kidney failure. And first of all, I just want the DABbers to pray that he knows the Lord. We’ve talked about the Lord several times but I’m not sure if he’s made a decision for Christ. And the other thing is that he wouldn’t give up. There’s signs that he’s depressed and wants…seems like wants to give up but would you all please pray that God let him know that he’s loved and he’s cared for and that all will be well? I’m also praying for…for the DABber community. I hear all you alls prayers and I do pray. So, God bless you all. Thank you, Brian, Jill, and China for such an awesome ministry. Have a good day everybody.

Good morning DAB family this is God’s Life Speaker it is March 7th. I am calling in because there are a bunch of men praying for Lazarus. And he had called in and given his age and now all the sudden there are men in their mid to late 60s calling in and supporting him. I was just reading in Numbers I believe it was chapter 8 to my husband this morning how it says the Levite’s were retiring at age 50, but they weren’t really retiring, they’re just passing on some of that physical work to the younger men and allowing them to get involved as it should be. But they are to remain in an advising and counselors’ type of role, and I see this being played out supporting each other here on this worldwide ministry. Calls coming in from everywhere, men of…and women of all ages but I just caught the ear of the men who are in the same season as Lazarus…Lazarus and still walking with him, encouraging him, advising him, praying over him. It is absolutely Biblical and what God has called us to do. So, in the name of Jesus Lazarus and all of you, but especially those of you in his season, God be glorified in your lives, in the things that you say, think and do. May He have the first of your fruit even if the circumstance is not that great, God is so we declare that over your lives. And in the mighty name of Jesus God is good all the time. All the time God is good. Amen.

Hello Latifa here calling from California just think a miracle is happening right now. I’ve heard a couple of stories from two gentlemen who are in their mid or late 60s and I…I just want to say I’m a female in her early 60s and who is dealing with work search. And then I marvel at the fact that a couple of people have already mentioned and that it’s been on my mind thinking that I might be alone in…in this journey and that I’m on. But I know it’s a faith journey. I've…I’ve lived a good life a tough life sometimes, a tough upbringing. I’m a miracle in that I am not an atheist because of the tough…tough Christian hostile environment I was in. So, I’m here in my life now. God has got my undivided attention and I know He has something planned for me. I've…I'm…I’ve got skill, I’ve got education. But I know that age is a factor when I’m interviewed. So, gentlemen I’m with you. I’m with you in this journey. And I’ve not been perfect, but God works His strength through all my weaknesses. So, I am here. Thank you.

Good morning my DAB family this is Paula calling from Albuquerque, actually in Colorado visiting famil and heading home today. I just finished reading today’s podcast and listening. Today’s Tuesday March 8th. Man, the last couple of days really have spoken to me. You know, I’m going through what many of you probably are as well experiencing things that are very uncomfortable whether it be work or family or whatever and we need to make a decision. And today’s reading really got me in all areas. I am complaining about what’s going on at my job and how unfair it is and…and yet the Israelites were doing the same thing, murmuring, and complaining as though God couldn’t hear them. But, you know, then Psalm 51 has always been a favorite of mine because really that’s what I want. I know once I acknowledge it that God is listening, and He knows my heart and I have to ask Him to forgive me just as Jesus even spoke to the 12 at the Last Supper. What am I withholding? Wow Brian thanks for allowing the Holy Spirit to use you to speak to us. Thank you, Father for Your word and how You speak to us each and every day through Your word if we are willing to listen. You listen to us every time we utter a word. Thank You, father for being forgiving in Your Son’s name. Amen.

Good morning Daily Audio Bible this is A Penny Saved from Missouri. I am calling for a couple of reasons. Number one Sean from UK, you’ve been on my heart since the first time I heard your call. And real, quickly I will say that I’ve been there and though I was never what I considered an alcoholic I definitely abused alcohol as far as binge drinking goes and it was a roller coaster world I lived. Though I did not do it often it always led to very bad choices. And my life looks pretty good on the outside, but I was…I was in torment for decades. And I want you to know that along with anything as far as bondage goes, Satan doesn’t care what it is he just wants you in bondage. And I struggled for so long, but I am 100% delivered now. But it was all down to my focus changing. I changed my focus to I just want to be more like Christ rather than I want deliverance or healing. And it all started 16 years ago when I started listening to Daily Audio Bible. Even though there were days that I didn’t want to hear God’s word I still played it every day for 17 years and I have been transformed, absolutely transformed. But it didn’t happen overnight. I didn’t get my instant deliverance, but I did get deliverance and I’m just praying that you hang in there and just keep going. God bless you.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Friday March 11, 2022 (NIV)

Numbers 15:17-16:40

17 Then the Lord said to Moses, 18 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.

“When you arrive in the land where I am taking you, 19 and you eat the crops that grow there, you must set some aside as a sacred offering to the Lord. 20 Present a cake from the first of the flour you grind, and set it aside as a sacred offering, as you do with the first grain from the threshing floor. 21 Throughout the generations to come, you are to present a sacred offering to the Lord each year from the first of your ground flour.

22 “But suppose you unintentionally fail to carry out all these commands that the Lord has given you through Moses. 23 And suppose your descendants in the future fail to do everything the Lord has commanded through Moses. 24 If the mistake was made unintentionally, and the community was unaware of it, the whole community must present a young bull for a burnt offering as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It must be offered along with its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering and with one male goat for a sin offering. 25 With it the priest will purify the whole community of Israel, making them right with the Lord,[a] and they will be forgiven. For it was an unintentional sin, and they have corrected it with their offerings to the Lord—the special gift and the sin offering. 26 The whole community of Israel will be forgiven, including the foreigners living among you, for all the people were involved in the sin.

27 “If one individual commits an unintentional sin, the guilty person must bring a one-year-old female goat for a sin offering. 28 The priest will sacrifice it to purify[b] the guilty person before the Lord, and that person will be forgiven. 29 These same instructions apply both to native-born Israelites and to the foreigners living among you.

30 “But those who brazenly violate the Lord’s will, whether native-born Israelites or foreigners, have blasphemed the Lord, and they must be cut off from the community. 31 Since they have treated the Lord’s word with contempt and deliberately disobeyed his command, they must be completely cut off and suffer the punishment for their guilt.”

Penalty for Breaking the Sabbath

32 One day while the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they discovered a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 The people who found him doing this took him before Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community. 34 They held him in custody because they did not know what to do with him. 35 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must be put to death! The whole community must stone him outside the camp.” 36 So the whole community took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Tassels on Clothing

37 Then the Lord said to Moses, 38 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord. 39 When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the Lord instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do. 40 The tassels will help you remember that you must obey all my commands and be holy to your God. 41 I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God. I am the Lord your God!”

Korah’s Rebellion

16 One day Korah son of Izhar, a descendant of Kohath son of Levi, conspired with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, from the tribe of Reuben. 2 They incited a rebellion against Moses, along with 250 other leaders of the community, all prominent members of the assembly. 3 They united against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have gone too far! The whole community of Israel has been set apart by the Lord, and he is with all of us. What right do you have to act as though you are greater than the rest of the Lord’s people?”

4 When Moses heard what they were saying, he fell face down on the ground. 5 Then he said to Korah and his followers, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show us who belongs to him[c] and who is holy. The Lord will allow only those whom he selects to enter his own presence. 6 Korah, you and all your followers must prepare your incense burners. 7 Light fires in them tomorrow, and burn incense before the Lord. Then we will see whom the Lord chooses as his holy one. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!”

8 Then Moses spoke again to Korah: “Now listen, you Levites! 9 Does it seem insignificant to you that the God of Israel has chosen you from among all the community of Israel to be near him so you can serve in the Lord’s Tabernacle and stand before the people to minister to them? 10 Korah, he has already given this special ministry to you and your fellow Levites. Are you now demanding the priesthood as well? 11 The Lord is the one you and your followers are really revolting against! For who is Aaron that you are complaining about him?”

12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, “We refuse to come before you! 13 Isn’t it enough that you brought us out of Egypt, a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us here in this wilderness, and that you now treat us like your subjects? 14 What’s more, you haven’t brought us into another land flowing with milk and honey. You haven’t given us a new homeland with fields and vineyards. Are you trying to fool these men?[d] We will not come.”

15 Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord, “Do not accept their grain offerings! I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, and I have never hurt a single one of them.” 16 And Moses said to Korah, “You and all your followers must come here tomorrow and present yourselves before the Lord. Aaron will also be here. 17 You and each of your 250 followers must prepare an incense burner and put incense on it, so you can all present them before the Lord. Aaron will also bring his incense burner.”

18 So each of these men prepared an incense burner, lit the fire, and placed incense on it. Then they all stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle[e] with Moses and Aaron. 19 Meanwhile, Korah had stirred up the entire community against Moses and Aaron, and they all gathered at the Tabernacle entrance. Then the glorious presence of the Lord appeared to the whole community, 20 and the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 21 “Get away from all these people so that I may instantly destroy them!”

22 But Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. “O God,” they pleaded, “you are the God who gives breath to all creatures. Must you be angry with all the people when only one man sins?”

23 And the Lord said to Moses, 24 “Then tell all the people to get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

25 So Moses got up and rushed over to the tents of Dathan and Abiram, followed by the elders of Israel. 26 “Quick!” he told the people. “Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and don’t touch anything that belongs to them. If you do, you will be destroyed for their sins.” 27 So all the people stood back from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Then Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrances of their tents, together with their wives and children and little ones.

28 And Moses said, “This is how you will know that the Lord has sent me to do all these things that I have done—for I have not done them on my own. 29 If these men die a natural death, or if nothing unusual happens, then the Lord has not sent me. 30 But if the Lord does something entirely new and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and all their belongings, and they go down alive into the grave,[f] then you will know that these men have shown contempt for the Lord.”

31 He had hardly finished speaking the words when the ground suddenly split open beneath them. 32 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the men, along with their households and all their followers who were standing with them, and everything they owned. 33 So they went down alive into the grave, along with all their belongings. The earth closed over them, and they all vanished from among the people of Israel. 34 All the people around them fled when they heard their screams. “The earth will swallow us, too!” they cried. 35 Then fire blazed forth from the Lord and burned up the 250 men who were offering incense.

36 [g]And the Lord said to Moses, 37 “Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to pull all the incense burners from the fire, for they are holy. Also tell him to scatter the burning coals. 38 Take the incense burners of these men who have sinned at the cost of their lives, and hammer the metal into a thin sheet to overlay the altar. Since these burners were used in the Lord’s presence, they have become holy. Let them serve as a warning to the people of Israel.”

39 So Eleazar the priest collected the 250 bronze incense burners that had been used by the men who died in the fire, and the bronze was hammered into a thin sheet to overlay the altar. 40 This would warn the Israelites that no unauthorized person—no one who was not a descendant of Aaron—should ever enter the Lord’s presence to burn incense. If anyone did, the same thing would happen to him as happened to Korah and his followers. So the Lord’s instructions to Moses were carried out.

Footnotes:

  1. 15:25 Or will make atonement for the whole community of Israel.
  2. 15:28 Or to make atonement for.
  3. 16:5 Greek version reads God has visited and knows those who are his. Compare 2 Tim 2:19.
  4. 16:14 Hebrew Are you trying to put out the eyes of these men?
  5. 16:18 Hebrew the Tent of Meeting; also in 16:19, 42, 43, 50.
  6. 16:30 Hebrew into Sheol; also in 16:33.
  7. 16:36 Verses 16:36-50 are numbered 17:1-15 in Hebrew text.
New Living Translation (NLT)

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.


Mark 15

Jesus’ Trial before Pilate

15 Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law—the entire high council[a]—met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor.

2 Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?”

Jesus replied, “You have said it.”

3 Then the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes, 4 and Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing against you?” 5 But Jesus said nothing, much to Pilate’s surprise.

6 Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner—anyone the people requested. 7 One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an uprising. 8 The crowd went to Pilate and asked him to release a prisoner as usual.

9 “Would you like me to release to you this ‘King of the Jews’?” Pilate asked. 10 (For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.) 11 But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus. 12 Pilate asked them, “Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?”

13 They shouted back, “Crucify him!”

14 “Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?”

But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!”

15 So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus

16 The soldiers took Jesus into the courtyard of the governor’s headquarters (called the Praetorium) and called out the entire regiment. 17 They dressed him in a purple robe, and they wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head. 18 Then they saluted him and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!” 19 And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship. 20 When they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

21 A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene,[b] was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.) 22 And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”). 23 They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it.

24 Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice[c] to decide who would get each piece. 25 It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26 A sign announced the charge against him. It read, “The King of the Jews.” 27 Two revolutionaries[d] were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left.[e]

29 The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. 30 Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!”

31 The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus. “He saved others,” they scoffed, “but he can’t save himself! 32 Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!” Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him.

The Death of Jesus

33 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. 34 Then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”[f]

35 Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. 36 One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!”

37 Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.

39 When the Roman officer[g] who stood facing him[h] saw how he had died, he exclaimed, “This man truly was the Son of God!”

40 Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph[i]), and Salome. 41 They had been followers of Jesus and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there.

The Burial of Jesus

42 This all happened on Friday, the day of preparation,[j] the day before the Sabbath. As evening approached, 43 Joseph of Arimathea took a risk and went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. (Joseph was an honored member of the high council, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come.) 44 Pilate couldn’t believe that Jesus was already dead, so he called for the Roman officer and asked if he had died yet. 45 The officer confirmed that Jesus was dead, so Pilate told Joseph he could have the body. 46 Joseph bought a long sheet of linen cloth. Then he took Jesus’ body down from the cross, wrapped it in the cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone in front of the entrance. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where Jesus’ body was laid.

Footnotes:

  1. 15:1 Greek the Sanhedrin; also in 15:43.
  2. 15:21 Cyrene was a city in northern Africa.
  3. 15:24 Greek cast lots. See Ps 22:18.
  4. 15:27a Or Two criminals.
  5. 15:27b Some manuscripts add verse 28, And the Scripture was fulfilled that said, “He was counted among those who were rebels.” See Isa 53:12; also compare Luke 22:37.
  6. 15:34 Ps 22:1.
  7. 15:39a Greek the centurion; similarly in 15:44, 45.
  8. 15:39b Some manuscripts add heard his cry and.
  9. 15:40 Greek Joses; also in 15:47. See Matt 27:56.
  10. 15:42 Greek It was the day of preparation.
New Living Translation (NLT)

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.


Psalm 54

Psalm 54

For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, regarding the time the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “We know where David is hiding.” To be accompanied by stringed instruments.

1 Come with great power, O God, and rescue me!
Defend me with your might.
2 Listen to my prayer, O God.
Pay attention to my plea.
3 For strangers are attacking me;
violent people are trying to kill me.
They care nothing for God. Interlude

4 But God is my helper.
The Lord keeps me alive!
5 May the evil plans of my enemies be turned against them.
Do as you promised and put an end to them.

6 I will sacrifice a voluntary offering to you;
I will praise your name, O Lord,
for it is good.
7 For you have rescued me from my troubles
and helped me to triumph over my enemies.

Footnotes:

  1. 54:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
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Proverbs 11:5-6

5 The godly are directed by honesty;
the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.

6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

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3/10/2022 DAB Transcript

Numbers 14:1-15:16, Mark 14:53-72, Psalm 53:1-6, Proverbs 11:4

Today is the 10th day of March, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian, it’s great to be here with you today as we gather to take the next step forward and of course our next step forward is always right where we left off, which leads us back into the book of Numbers. Where we left off yesterday, the spies had been sent into the Promised Land, spy it out. It’s time to go, it’s time to move into the Promised land. The spies came back with a report that said we can’t, there’s giants like, we can’t take the land and so the people are disturbed and that’s where we pick up, Numbers chapter 14 verse 1 through 15 verse 16 today.

Commentary:

Okay so, in Numbers today, we found out what happened. The spies have come back and given this report that they couldn’t take the land and that’s kind of where we ended yesterday, and we realize today that that completely demoralized the camp, caused all kinds of division and then the Lord spoke. And it’s a sad scene because they’re not going into the Promised Land now. Things have changed. They have to turn around and go back into the wilderness toward the Red Sea and it will be that wilderness that they will remain in until an entire generation dies out, 40 years. So, there are couple of things for us to understand here. Number one, this action, this loss of faith, this breach of covenant, this moving backward away from the promise of God and believing the voice of the spies or believing the bad news that’s coming down from the Promised Land that they’re supposed to go into has not only doomed a generation, but it profoundly affects the next generation. Because those are just little kids and they have to grow up and it is they who will have to do what their parents would not do. These kids were supposed to grow up in the Promised Land. They were supposed to be the first generation of free people in the land of promise to establish. But instead, they have to be the ones to go and take it. The other thing to consider is what the wilderness was representing to these people because we remember that when they left Egypt, they did not go by the short route, straight into the Promised Land and take over. Rather, they were led into the wilderness where a complete identity shift needed to take place; they needed to be washed from the identity of slavery and put on the new clothes of chosen people by God and they needed to learn what that looked like and what the expectations were but they were also in a place where they could not survive were it not for the provision of God. They were learning that there only hope was God. They were utterly and completely dependent upon God for survival. So, once they got to the border of the Promised Land, ready to enter into the Promised Land, from the text we begin to realize that that lesson had not been learned yet - the lesson of the wilderness. And so, they had to go back into the wilderness. And the way that this starts to become a mirror into our own souls is about our own wilderness journey. And the thing is, nobody escapes it, everybody goes through the wilderness, everybody has seasons of wilderness. We can call it by any other name but we have seasons where we feel like it’s barren and it’s dry and we don’t know exactly where were going and we don’t know exactly how we’re going to get out of it. We know what this feels like, and so often every waking moment is invested, all of the energy that we have is invested to somehow get out of it, when maybe the way out of it is to learn the lesson of the wilderness; we are utterly, hopelessly dependent upon God and that is awesome news because we can trust in and rely on God in the face of wilderness, in the face of lack of water, in the face of sickness, in the face of hunger, in the face of whatever. Our only hope is ever then God created us and put us here, our source of life. There is no other place to go. There is no other hope and our seasons of wilderness they can embitter us and we can stay there for another 40 years or we can learn the lesson; there is no other hope God says is true. We will follow and obey. And so, let’s take that to heart and allow the lessons from the Book of Numbers to become immediate to our lives. We will head back into the wilderness with the children of Israel and we will see what becomes of them as we continue our journey forward. We come to a crossroads here about our own wilderness experiences; do we need to stay there for the rest of our lives, or are we ready to navigate under the leadership of the Holy Spirit trusting completely in God, no matter the giants that are before us. Something to think about today.

Prayer:

So, Father, we, as we often do, invite You into what we’ve read, we ask that Your Holy Spirit plant the words from the Scriptures deep into the soil of our hearts that they may yield fruit for Your kingdom and that this fruit may transform us from within. And one of the ways that this happens is that we begin to learn that we are utterly dependent upon You for life itself. And so, come Holy Spirit we want this to become a sovereign truth in our lives and reveal to us the ways that we are working against that we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Thursday March 10, 2022 (NIV)

Numbers 14:1-15:16

The People Rebel

14 Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night. 2 Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egypt, or even here in the wilderness!” they complained. 3 “Why is the Lord taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?” 4 Then they plotted among themselves, “Let’s choose a new leader and go back to Egypt!”

5 Then Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground before the whole community of Israel. 6 Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing. 7 They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful land! 8 And if the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey. 9 Do not rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the Lord is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!”

10 But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle.[a] 11 And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them? 12 I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!”

Moses Intercedes for the People

13 But Moses objected. “What will the Egyptians think when they hear about it?” he asked the Lord. “They know full well the power you displayed in rescuing your people from Egypt. 14 Now if you destroy them, the Egyptians will send a report to the inhabitants of this land, who have already heard that you live among your people. They know, Lord, that you have appeared to your people face to face and that your pillar of cloud hovers over them. They know that you go before them in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night. 15 Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say, 16 ‘The Lord was not able to bring them into the land he swore to give them, so he killed them in the wilderness.’

17 “Please, Lord, prove that your power is as great as you have claimed. For you said, 18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But he does not excuse the guilty. He lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations.’ 19 In keeping with your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people, just as you have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”

20 Then the Lord said, “I will pardon them as you have requested. 21 But as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the Lord’s glory, 22 not one of these people will ever enter that land. They have all seen my glorious presence and the miraculous signs I performed both in Egypt and in the wilderness, but again and again they have tested me by refusing to listen to my voice. 23 They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me with contempt will ever see it. 24 But my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants will possess their full share of that land. 25 Now turn around, and don’t go on toward the land where the Amalekites and Canaanites live. Tomorrow you must set out for the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea.[b]”

The Lord Punishes the Israelites

26 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 27 “How long must I put up with this wicked community and its complaints about me? Yes, I have heard the complaints the Israelites are making against me. 28 Now tell them this: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord, I will do to you the very things I heard you say. 29 You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who is twenty years old or older and was included in the registration will die. 30 You will not enter and occupy the land I swore to give you. The only exceptions will be Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

31 “‘You said your children would be carried off as plunder. Well, I will bring them safely into the land, and they will enjoy what you have despised. 32 But as for you, you will drop dead in this wilderness. 33 And your children will be like shepherds, wandering in the wilderness for forty years. In this way, they will pay for your faithlessness, until the last of you lies dead in the wilderness.

34 “‘Because your men explored the land for forty days, you must wander in the wilderness for forty years—a year for each day, suffering the consequences of your sins. Then you will discover what it is like to have me for an enemy.’ 35 I, the Lord, have spoken! I will certainly do these things to every member of the community who has conspired against me. They will be destroyed here in this wilderness, and here they will die!”

36 The ten men Moses had sent to explore the land—the ones who incited rebellion against the Lord with their bad report— 37 were struck dead with a plague before the Lord. 38 Of the twelve who had explored the land, only Joshua and Caleb remained alive.

39 When Moses reported the Lord’s words to all the Israelites, the people were filled with grief. 40 Then they got up early the next morning and went to the top of the range of hills. “Let’s go,” they said. “We realize that we have sinned, but now we are ready to enter the land the Lord has promised us.”

41 But Moses said, “Why are you now disobeying the Lord’s orders to return to the wilderness? It won’t work. 42 Do not go up into the land now. You will only be crushed by your enemies because the Lord is not with you. 43 When you face the Amalekites and Canaanites in battle, you will be slaughtered. The Lord will abandon you because you have abandoned the Lord.”

44 But the people defiantly pushed ahead toward the hill country, even though neither Moses nor the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant left the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in those hills came down and attacked them and chased them back as far as Hormah.

Laws concerning Offerings

15 Then the Lord told Moses, 2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel.

“When you finally settle in the land I am giving you, 3 you will offer special gifts as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. These gifts may take the form of a burnt offering, a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, a voluntary offering, or an offering at any of your annual festivals, and they may be taken from your herds of cattle or your flocks of sheep and goats. 4 When you present these offerings, you must also give the Lord a grain offering of two quarts[c] of choice flour mixed with one quart[d] of olive oil. 5 For each lamb offered as a burnt offering or a special sacrifice, you must also present one quart of wine as a liquid offering.

6 “If the sacrifice is a ram, give a grain offering of four quarts[e] of choice flour mixed with a third of a gallon[f] of olive oil, 7 and give a third of a gallon of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

8 “When you present a young bull as a burnt offering or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as a peace offering to the Lord, 9 you must also give a grain offering of six quarts[g] of choice flour mixed with two quarts[h] of olive oil, 10 and give two quarts of wine as a liquid offering. This will be a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

11 “Each sacrifice of a bull, ram, lamb, or young goat should be prepared in this way. 12 Follow these instructions with each offering you present. 13 All of you native-born Israelites must follow these instructions when you offer a special gift as a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 14 And if any foreigners visit you or live among you and want to present a special gift as a pleasing aroma to the Lord, they must follow these same procedures. 15 Native-born Israelites and foreigners are equal before the Lord and are subject to the same decrees. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation. 16 The same instructions and regulations will apply both to you and to the foreigners living among you.”

Footnotes:

  1. 14:10 Hebrew the Tent of Meeting.
  2. 14:25 Hebrew sea of reeds.
  3. 15:4a Hebrew 1⁄10 of an ephah [2.2 liters].
  4. 15:4b Hebrew 1⁄4 of a hin [1 liter]; also in 15:5.
  5. 15:6a Hebrew 2⁄10 of an ephah [4.4 liters].
  6. 15:6b Hebrew 1⁄3 of a hin [1.3 liters]; also in 15:7.
  7. 15:9a Hebrew 3⁄10 of an ephah [6.6 liters].
  8. 15:9b Hebrew 1⁄2 of a hin [2 liters]; also in 15:10.
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Mark 14:53-72

Jesus before the Council

53 They took Jesus to the high priest’s home where the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law had gathered. 54 Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and went right into the high priest’s courtyard. There he sat with the guards, warming himself by the fire.

55 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council[a] were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. But they couldn’t find any. 56 Many false witnesses spoke against him, but they contradicted each other. 57 Finally, some men stood up and gave this false testimony: 58 “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.’” 59 But even then they didn’t get their stories straight!

60 Then the high priest stood up before the others and asked Jesus, “Well, aren’t you going to answer these charges? What do you have to say for yourself?” 61 But Jesus was silent and made no reply. Then the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”

62 Jesus said, “I am.[b] And you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand[c] and coming on the clouds of heaven.[d]”

63 Then the high priest tore his clothing to show his horror and said, “Why do we need other witnesses? 64 You have all heard his blasphemy. What is your verdict?”

“Guilty!” they all cried. “He deserves to die!”

65 Then some of them began to spit at him, and they blindfolded him and beat him with their fists. “Prophesy to us,” they jeered. And the guards slapped him as they took him away.

Peter Denies Jesus

66 Meanwhile, Peter was in the courtyard below. One of the servant girls who worked for the high priest came by 67 and noticed Peter warming himself at the fire. She looked at him closely and said, “You were one of those with Jesus of Nazareth.[e]”

68 But Peter denied it. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said, and he went out into the entryway. Just then, a rooster crowed.[f]

69 When the servant girl saw him standing there, she began telling the others, “This man is definitely one of them!” 70 But Peter denied it again.

A little later some of the other bystanders confronted Peter and said, “You must be one of them, because you are a Galilean.”

71 Peter swore, “A curse on me if I’m lying—I don’t know this man you’re talking about!” 72 And immediately the rooster crowed the second time.

Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he broke down and wept.

Footnotes:

  1. 14:55 Greek the Sanhedrin.
  2. 14:62a Or The ‘I am’ is here; or I am the Lord. See Exod 3:14.
  3. 14:62b Greek seated at the right hand of the power. See Ps 110:1.
  4. 14:62c See Dan 7:13.
  5. 14:67 Or Jesus the Nazarene.
  6. 14:68 Some manuscripts do not include Just then, a rooster crowed.
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Psalm 53

Psalm 53

For the choir director: A meditation; a psalm[a] of David.

1 Only fools say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;
not one of them does good!

2 God looks down from heaven
on the entire human race;
he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,
if anyone seeks God.
3 But no, all have turned away;
all have become corrupt.[b]
No one does good,
not a single one!

4 Will those who do evil never learn?
They eat up my people like bread
and wouldn’t think of praying to God.
5 Terror will grip them,
terror like they have never known before.
God will scatter the bones of your enemies.
You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.

6 Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel?
When God restores his people,
Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.

Footnotes:

  1. 53:Title Hebrew According to mahalath; a maskil. These may be literary or musical terms.
  2. 53:3 Greek version reads have become useless. Compare Rom 3:12.
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Proverbs 11:4

4 Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,
but right living can save you from death.

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