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44 Then He brought me toward the gate of the outer Sanctuary, which turns toward the East. And it was shut.
2 Then said the LORD to me, “This gate shall be shut and shall not be opened. And no man shall enter by it, because the Lord GOD of Israel has entered by it; and it shall be shut.
3 “As for the prince: The prince himself shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD. He shall enter by way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.”
4 Then He brought me toward the North gate, in front of the House. And when I looked, behold, the Glory of the LORD filled the House of the LORD. And I fell upon my face.
5 And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, mark well and behold with your eyes, and hear with your ears, all that I say to you concerning all the Ordinances of the House of the LORD and all its Laws; and mark well every entrance to the House with every exit from the Sanctuary.
6 “And you shall say to the rebellious, to the House of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, O House of Israel: “Enough of all your abominations,
7 “when you have brought in strangers, who are uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in My Sanctuary, to pollute My House when you offer My bread, fat, and blood. And they have broken My Covenant because of all your abominations.
8 “For you have not kept the Ordinances of My Holy things. But you yourselves have set others to take charge of My Sanctuary.”
9 ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “No stranger, either uncircumcised in heart or uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into My Sanctuary, out of any stranger among the children of Israel.
10 “And the Levites who went back from Me when Israel went astray, who went astray from Me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.
11 “Yet, they shall serve in My Sanctuary, and keep the gates of the House, and minister in the House. They shall kill the Burnt Offering and the Sacrifice for the people. And they shall stand before them, to serve them.
12 “Because they served before their idols, and caused the House of Israel to fall into iniquity, I have therefore lifted up My Hand against them,” says the Lord GOD, “and they shall bear their iniquity.
13 “And they shall not come near Me to do the office of the Priest to Me. Nor shall they come near any of My holy things in the Most Holy Place. But they shall bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed.
14 “And I will make them keepers of the watch of the House, for all its service, and for all that shall be done in it.
15 “But the Priests of the Levites, the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My Sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from Me, they shall come near Me, to serve Me. And they shall stand before Me, to offer Me the fat and the blood,” says the Lord GOD.
16 “They shall enter into My Sanctuary, and shall come near to My Table, to serve Me. And they shall keep My charge.
17 “And when they shall enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments. And no wool shall come upon them while they serve in the gates of the inner court, and within.
18 “They shall have linen turbans upon their heads and shall have linen undergarments upon their loins. They shall not gird themselves with anything that causes sweat.
19 “But when they go forth into the outer court, to the outer court to the people, they shall take off their garments in which they ministered and lay them in the holy chambers; and they shall put on other garments. For they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.
20 “Also, they shall not shave their heads or allow their locks to grow long, but around their heads.
21 “Nor shall any Priest drink wine when he enters into the inner court.
22 “Nor shall they take for their wives a widow, or her who is divorced. But they shall take maidens of the seed of the House of Israel, or a widow who has been the widow of a Priest.
23 “And they shall teach My people the difference between the holy and profane and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
24 “And in controversy, they shall stand to judge. And they shall judge it according to My Judgments. And they shall keep My Laws and My Statutes in all My assemblies. And they shall sanctify My Sabbaths.
25 “And they shall not come near any dead person, to defile themselves, except for their father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister who has yet had no husband. In only these may they be defiled.
26 “And when he is cleansed, they shall count seven days for himself.
27 “And when he goes into the Sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the Sanctuary, he shall offer his Sin Offering,” says the Lord GOD.
28 “And the Priesthood shall be their inheritance. I am their inheritance. Therefore, you shall give them no possession in Israel. I am their possession.
29 “They shall eat the Meat Offering, and the Sin Offering, and the Trespass Offering. And every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.
30 “And the first of all the firstborn, and every oblation, all of every sort of your oblations shall be the Priest’s. You shall also give the Priest the first of your dough, so that he may cause the blessing to rest in your house.
31 “The Priests shall not eat of anything that is dead or torn, whether it be bird or beast.”
45 “Moreover, when you shall divide the land for inheritance, you shall offer an oblation to the LORD, a holy portion of the land, twenty-five thousand reeds long and ten thousand wide. This shall be holy within all its borders, all around.
2 “Of this, there shall be for the Sanctuary five hundred in length and five hundred in width, all square all around, and fifty cubits all around for its suburbs.
3 “And of this measure shall you measure: the length of twenty-five thousand and the width of ten thousand. And in it shall be the Sanctuary, the Most Holy Place.
4 “The holy portion of the land shall be the Priest’s, who ministers in the Sanctuary, who comes near to serve the LORD. And it shall be a place for their housing and a holy place for the Sanctuary.
5 “And within the twenty-five thousand of length and the ten thousand of width shall the Levites who minister in the House have their possessions for twenty chambers.
6 “Also, you shall appoint five thousand wide and twenty-five thousand long as a possession of the city, alongside the oblation of the holy portion. It shall be for the whole House of Israel.
7 “And a portion shall be for the prince on one side, and for the oblation of the holy portion on the other side, and for the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the West corner Westward and from the East corner Eastward. And the length shall be the same as one of the portions from the West border to the East border.
8 “In this land shall be his possession in Israel. And My princes shall no longer oppress My people. And the rest of the land shall they give to the House of Israel, according to their tribes.”
9 ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel. Cease all cruelty and oppression and execute judgment and justice. Take away your violence from My people,” says the Lord GOD.
10 “You shall have just balances and a true ephah and a true bath.
11 “The ephah and the bath shall be equal. A bath shall contain a tenth of an homer, and an ephah a tenth of an homer. Its equality shall be after the homer.
12 “And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels and twenty-five shekels and fifteen shekels shall be your mina.
1 Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, To the strangers who dwell here and there throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia;
2 Elect, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, for sanctification of the Spirit through obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you.
3 Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who, according to His abundant mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection from the dead of Jesus Christ,
4 to an immortal and undefiled inheritance which does not wither, reserved in Heaven for us
5 who are kept for salvation through faith by the power of God (which is prepared to be revealed in the last time
6 and in which you rejoice. Though now for a season, if need be, you are in heaviness through various trials
7 so that the trial of your faith—being much more precious than gold, which perishes even though it is tried with fire—might be found to your praise, honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ,
8 Whom you have not seen and yet love; in Whom now, though you do not see Him, you still believe and rejoice with unspeakable and glorious joy,
9 receiving the purpose of your faith: the salvation of your souls).
10 Of such salvation the Prophets have inquired and searched, prophesying of the grace that would come to you,
11 searching when or at what time the Spirit of Christ (Who testified before) was in them, declaring the sufferings that would come to Christ and the glory that would follow.
12 To them it was revealed—not to themselves, but to us— that they should minister the things which are shown to you by those who have preached the Gospel by the Holy Ghost, sent down from Heaven. These things the angels desire to behold.
GIMEL
17 Be beneficial to Your servant, that I may live and keep Your Word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may see the wonders of Your Law.
19 I am a stranger upon Earth. Do not hide Your Commandments from me.
20 My heart breaks for the desire of Your Judgments always.
21 You have rebuked the proud. Cursed are those who stray from Your Commandments.
22 Remove from me shame and contempt, for I have kept Your Testimonies.
23 Princes also sat and spoke against me, but Your servant meditated on Your Statutes.
24 Also Your Testimonies are my delight and my counselors.
DALETH
25 My soul clings to the dust, quicken me according to Your Word.
26 I have declared my ways, and You heard me. Teach me Your Statutes.
27 Make me to understand the way of Your Precepts, and I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
28 My soul melts for heaviness, raise me up according to Your Word.
29 Take from me the way of lying and grant me graciously Your Law.
30 I have chosen the way of truth and Your Judgments have I laid before me.
31 I have clung to Your Testimonies, O LORD, do not confound me.
32 I will run the way of Your Commandments, when You shall enlarge my heart.
8 He who increases his riches by usury and extortion, gathers them for him who will be merciful to the poor.
9 He who turns away his ear from hearing the Law, even his prayer shall be abominable.
10 He who causes the righteous to go astray by an evil way, shall fall into his own pit. And the upright shall inherit good things.
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