Formation Journal Reading Plan

4:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

4:2 “Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,

4:3 from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.

4:4 “This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, the most holy things.

4:5 When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it,

4:6 and shall put a covering of sealskin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in its poles.

4:7 “On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it.

4:8 They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

4:9 “They shall take a blue cloth, and cover the lampstand of the light, and its lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it.

4:10 They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.

4:11 “On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

4:12 “They shall take all the vessels of ministry, with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, and cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.

4:13 “They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it.

4:14 They shall put on it all its vessels, with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the flesh hooks, the shovels, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.

4:15 “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary, and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it: but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting.

4:16 “The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings.”

4:17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

4:18 “Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites;

4:19 but thus do to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach to the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them everyone to his service and to his burden;

4:20 but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die.”

4:21 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

4:22 “Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families;

4:23 you shall count them from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old; all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.

4:24 “This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens:

4:25 they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above on it, and the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,

4:26 and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatever shall be done with them. Therein shall they serve.

4:27 At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities.

4:28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting: and their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

4:29 “As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families, by their fathers’ houses;

4:30 you shall count them from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who enters on the service, to do the work of the Tent of Meeting.

4:31 This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,

4:32 and the pillars of the court around it, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name you shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden.

4:33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”

4:34 Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

4:35 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting.

4:36 Those who were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty.

4:37 These are those who were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

4:38 Those who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

4:39 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting,

4:40 even those who were numbered of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty.

4:41 These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh.

4:42 Those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses,

4:43 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service, for work in the Tent of Meeting,

4:44 even those who were numbered of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred.

4:45 These are those who were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

4:46 All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel numbered, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,

4:47 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting,

4:48 even those who were numbered of them, were eight thousand five hundred eighty.

4:49 According to the commandment of Yahweh they were numbered by Moses, everyone according to his service, and according to his burden. Thus were they numbered by him, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

82:1 A Psalm by Asaph. God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

82:2 “How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.

82:3 “Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

82:4 Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”

82:5 They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

82:6 I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.

82:7 Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”

82:8 Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.

13:1 As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!”

13:2 Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down.”

13:3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

13:4 “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are all about to be fulfilled?”

13:5 Jesus, answering, began to tell them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray.

13:6 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and will lead many astray.

13:7 “When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be troubled. For those must happen, but the end is not yet.

13:8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.

13:9 But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.

13:10 The Good News must first be preached to all the nations.

13:11 When they lead you away and deliver you up, don’t be anxious beforehand, or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

13:12 “Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

13:13 You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.

13:14 But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,

13:15 and let him who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house.

13:16 Let him who is in the field not return back to take his cloak.

13:17 But woe to those who are with child and to those who nurse babies in those days!

13:18 Pray that your flight won’t be in the winter.

13:19 For in those days there will be oppression, such as there has not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.

13:20 Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.

13:21 Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ don’t believe it.

13:22 For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.

13:23 But you watch. “Behold, I have told you all things beforehand.

13:24 But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,

13:25 the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

13:26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

13:27 Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.

13:28 “Now from the fig tree, learn this parable. When the branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near;

13:29 even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors.

13:30 Most certainly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen.

13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

13:32 But of that day or that hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

13:33 Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don’t know when the time is.

13:34 “It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

13:35 Watch therefore, for you don’t know when the lord of the house is coming, whether at evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning;

13:36 lest coming suddenly he might find you sleeping.

13:37 What I tell you, I tell all: Watch.”