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Bible Reading for February 21

Numbers 15
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your
habitations, which I give unto you, [3] And will make an offering by fire
unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in
a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto
the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock: [4] Then shall he that offereth his
offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour
mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil.
[5] And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou
prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. [6] Or for a
ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour
mingled with the third part of an hin of oil. [7] And for a drink offering
thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto
the LORD. [8] And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or
for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the LORD: [9]
Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of
flour mingled with half an hin of oil. [10] And thou shalt bring for a
drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a
sweet savour unto the LORD. [11] Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or
for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid.
[12] According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every
one according to their number.
[13] All that are born of the country shall do these things after this
manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the
LORD.
[14] And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your
generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour
unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do. [15] One ordinance shall be both
for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with
you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the
stranger be before the LORD. [16] One law and one manner shall be for you,
and for the stranger that sojourneth with you.
[17] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [18] Speak unto the children of
Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,
[19] Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall
offer up an heave offering unto the LORD. [20] Ye shall offer up a cake of
the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering
of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it.
[21] Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave
offering in your generations.
[22] And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which
the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,
[23] Even all that the LORD hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from
the day that the LORD commanded Moses, and henceforward among your
generations;
[24] Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the
knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one
young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with
his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one
kid of the goats for a sin offering. [25] And the priest shall make an
atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall
be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering,
a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering before the
LORD, for their ignorance: [26] And it shall be forgiven all the
congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth
among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance.
[27] And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat
of the first year for a sin offering. [28] And the priest shall make an
atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by
ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be
forgiven him. [29] Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through
ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for
the stranger that sojourneth among them.
[30] But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in
the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall
be cut off from among his people.
[31] Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his
commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon
him.
[32] And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a
man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. [33] And they that found him
gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the
congregation. [34] And they put him in ward, because it was not declared
what should be done to him.
[35] And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death:
all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. [36] And
all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with
stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses. [37] And the LORD spake
unto Moses, saying, [38] Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them
that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout
their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a
ribband of blue: [39] And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may
look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them;
and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye
use to go a whoring: [40] That ye may remember, and do all my commandments,
and be holy unto your God.
[41] I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to
be your God: I am the LORD your God.

Numbers 16
[1] Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and
Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of
Reuben, took men:
[2] And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel,
two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation,
men of renown:
[3] And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron,
and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation
are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then
lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? [4] And when
Moses heard it, he fell upon his face: [5] And he spake unto Korah and unto
all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and
who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he
hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
[6] This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company; [7] And put fire
therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be
that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much
upon you, ye sons of Levi. [8] And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you,
ye sons of Levi: [9] Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of
Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you
near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to
stand before the congregation to minister unto them? [10] And he hath
brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee:
and seek ye the priesthood also? [11] For which cause both thou and all thy
company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye
murmur against him? [12] And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons
of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
[13] Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that
floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make
thyself altogether a prince over us? [14] Moreover thou hast not brought us
into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of
fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not
come up. [15] And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not
thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I
hurt one of them.
[16] And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the
LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow: [17] And take every man his
censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his
censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you
his censer. [18] And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them,
and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation with Moses and Aaron.
[19] And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of
the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto
all the congregation.
[20] And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, [21] Separate
yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a
moment.
[22] And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the
spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all
the congregation?
[23] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [24] Speak unto the
congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah,
Dathan, and Abiram. [25] And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram;
and the elders of Israel followed him.
[26] And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from
the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be
consumed in all their sins.
[27] So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on
every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their
tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children. [28] And
Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these
works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. [29] If these men die the
common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all
men; then the LORD hath not sent me. [30] But if the LORD make a new thing,
and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain
unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand
that these men have provoked the LORD.
[31] And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these
words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: [32] And the
earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all
the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. [33] They, and
all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth
closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.
[34] And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for
they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. [35] And there came out a
fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered
incense. [36] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [37] Speak unto
Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the
burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed.
[38] The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make
them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before
the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the
children of Israel.
[39] And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that
were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of
the altar:
[40] To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which
is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD;
that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the
hand of Moses.
[41] But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel
murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people
of the LORD.
[42] And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses
and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the
congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD
appeared.
[43] And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
[44] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [45] Get you up from among this
congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon
their faces. [46] And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire
therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the
congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out
from the LORD; the plague is begun.
[47] And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the
congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he
put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. [48] And he stood
between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
[49] Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven
hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah. [50] And Aaron
returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
and the plague was stayed.

Numbers 17
[1] And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Speak unto the children of
Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their
fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers
twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.
[3] And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod
shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. [4] And thou shalt lay
them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I
will meet with you. [5] And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom
I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the
murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. [6]
And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes
gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers'
houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
[7] And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of
witness. [8] And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the
tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi
was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded
almonds. [9] And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto
all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
[10] And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the
testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite
take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. [11] And Moses did
so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he. [12] And the children of Israel
spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.
[13] Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall
die: shall we be consumed with dying?

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