Formation Journal Reading Plan

22:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

22:2 “Tell Aaron and his sons to separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they make holy to me, and that they not profane my holy name. I am Yahweh.

22:3 “Tell them, ‘If anyone of all your seed throughout your generations approaches the holy things, which the children of Israel make holy to Yahweh, having his uncleanness on him, that soul shall be cut off from before me. I am Yahweh.

22:4 “‘Whoever of the seed of Aaron is a leper or has an issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he is clean. Whoever touches anything that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goes from him;

22:5 or whoever touches any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;

22:6 the person that touches any such shall be unclean until the evening, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he bathe his body in water.

22:7 When the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he shall eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.

22:8 That which dies of itself, or is torn by animals, he shall not eat, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.

22:9 “‘They shall therefore follow my requirements, lest they bear sin for it, and die therein, if they profane it. I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.

22:10 “‘No stranger shall eat of the holy thing: a foreigner living with the priests, or a hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

22:11 But if a priest buys a slave, purchased by his money, he shall eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they shall eat of his bread.

22:12 If a priest’s daughter is married to an outsider, she shall not eat of the heave offering of the holy things.

22:13 But if a priest’s daughter is a widow, or divorced, and has no child, and has returned to her father’s house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father’s bread: but no stranger shall eat any of it.

22:14 “‘If a man eats something holy unwittingly, then he shall add the fifth part of its value to it, and shall give the holy thing to the priest.

22:15 The priests shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to Yahweh,

22:16 and so cause them to bear the iniquity that brings guilt, when they eat their holy things: for I am Yahweh who sanctifies them.’”

22:17 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

22:18 “Speak to Aaron, and to his sons, and to all the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘Whoever is of the house of Israel, or of the foreigners in Israel, who offers his offering, whether it be any of their vows, or any of their freewill offerings, which they offer to Yahweh for a burnt offering;

22:19 that you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without blemish, of the bulls, of the sheep, or of the goats.

22:20 But whatever has a blemish, that you shall not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

22:21 Whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to Yahweh to accomplish a vow, or for a freewill offering, of the herd or of the flock, it shall be perfect to be accepted; no blemish shall be therein.

22:22 Blind, injured, maimed, having a wart, festering, or having a running sore, you shall not offer these to Yahweh, nor make an offering by fire of them on the altar to Yahweh.

22:23 Either a bull or a lamb that has any deformity or lacking in his parts, that you may offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.

22:24 That which has its testicles bruised, crushed, broken, or cut, you shall not offer to Yahweh; neither shall you do thus in your land.

22:25 Neither shall you offer the bread of your God from the hand of a foreigner of any of these; because their corruption is in them. There is a blemish in them. They shall not be accepted for you.’”

22:26 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

22:27 “When a bull, or a sheep, or a goat, is born, then it shall remain seven days with its mother; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for the offering of an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

22:28 Whether it is a cow or ewe, you shall not kill it and its young both in one day.

22:29 “When you sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh, you shall sacrifice it so that you may be accepted.

22:30 It shall be eaten on the same day; you shall leave none of it until the morning. I am Yahweh.

22:31 “Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them. I am Yahweh.

22:32 You shall not profane my holy name, but I will be made holy among the children of Israel. I am Yahweh who makes you holy,

22:33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I am Yahweh.”

78:1 A contemplation by Asaph. Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.

78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,

78:3 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

78:4 We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous works that he has done.

78:5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;

78:6 that the generation to come might know, even the children who should be born; who should arise and tell their children,

78:7 that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments,

78:8 and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

78:9 The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

78:10 They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.

78:11 They forgot his doings, his wondrous works that he had shown them.

78:12 He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

78:13 He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

78:14 In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

78:15 He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

78:16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

78:17 Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.

78:18 They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.

78:19 Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

78:20 Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?”

78:21 Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,

78:22 because they didn’t believe in God, and didn’t trust in his salvation.

78:23 Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.

78:24 He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.

78:25 Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.

78:26 He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.

78:27 He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas.

78:28 He let them fall in the midst of their camp, around their habitations.

78:29 So they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.

78:30 They didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,

78:31 when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of their fattest, and struck down the young men of Israel.

10:13 They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.

10:14 But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

10:15 Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”

10:16 He took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

10:17 As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”

10:18 Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God.

10:19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”

10:20 He said to him, “Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.”

10:21 Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

10:22 But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.

10:23 Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!”

10:24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, “Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!

10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God.”

10:26 They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, “Then who can be saved?”

10:27 Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”

10:28 Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all, and have followed you.”

10:29 Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News,

10:30 but he will receive one hundred times more now in this time, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come eternal life.

10:31 But many who are first will be last; and the last first.”