Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Numbers 29:12-40 and Acts 2:1-13 (New Living Translation)

NUMBERS 29:12-40
THE OFFERING AT THE FESTIVAL OF SHELTERS
12  “Five days later, on the fifteenth day of the same month, you must call another holy assembly of all the people, and you may do no ordinary work on that day. It is the beginning of the Festival of Shelters, a seven-day festival to the Lord.
13  On the first day of the festival, you must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It will consist of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
14  Each of these offerings must be accompanied by a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil—six quarts for each of the thirteen bulls, four quarts for each of the two rams,
15  and two quarts for each of the fourteen lambs.
16  You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.
17  “On the second day of this seven-day festival, sacrifice twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
18  Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.
19  You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.
20  “On the third day of the festival, sacrifice eleven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
21  Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.
22  You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.
23  “On the fourth day of the festival, sacrifice ten young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
24  Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.
25  You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.
26   “On the fifth day of the festival, sacrifice nine young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
27  Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.
28  You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.
29  “On the sixth day of the festival, sacrifice eight young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
30  Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.
31  You must also sacrifice a male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.
32  “On the seventh day of the festival, sacrifice seven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
33  Each of these offerings of bulls, rams, and lambs must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.
34  You must also sacrifice one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.
35  “On the eighth day of the festival, proclaim another holy day. You must do no ordinary work on that day.
36  You must present a burnt offering as a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the Lord. It will consist of one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all with no defects.
37  Each of these offerings must be accompanied by its prescribed grain offering and liquid offering.
38  You must also sacrifice one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its accompanying grain offering and liquid offering.
39  “You must present these offerings to the Lord at your annual festivals. These are in addition to the sacrifices and offerings you present in connection with vows, or as voluntary offerings, burnt offerings, grain offerings, liquid offerings, or peace offerings.”
40  So Moses gave all of these instructions to the people of Israel as the Lord had commanded him.

ACTS 2:1-13
THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
1    On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place. 
2    Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. 
3    Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. 
4    And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.
5    At that time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem. 
6    When they heard the loud noise, everyone came running, and they were bewildered to hear their own languages being spoken by the believers.
7    They were completely amazed. “How can this be?” they exclaimed. “These people are all from Galilee,
8    and yet we hear them speaking in our own native languages! 
9    Here we are—Parthians, Medes, Elamites, people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, the province of Asia, 
10  Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, and the areas of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome 
11  (both Jews and converts to Judaism), Cretans, and Arabs. And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!” 
12  They stood there amazed and perplexed. “What can this mean?” they asked each other.
13   But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!”

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