Numbers 33:1-14 and Acts 4:23;-31 (New Living Translation)

NUMBERS 33:1-14
THE JOURNEY FROM EGYPT TO MOAB

1    This is the route the Israelites followed as they marched out of Egypt under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. 

2    At the Lord’s direction, Moses kept a written record of their progress. These are the stages of their march, identified by the different places where they stopped along the way.

3    They set out from the city of Rameses in early spring—on the fifteenth day of the first month—on the morning after the first Passover celebration. The people of Israel left defiantly, in full view of all the Egyptians. 

4    Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn sons, whom the Lord had killed the night before.  The Lord had defeated the gods of Egypt that night with great acts of judgment!

5    After leaving Rameses, the Israelites set up camp at Succoth.

6   Then they left Succoth and camped at Etham on the edge of the wilderness.

7   They left Etham and turned back toward Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and camped near Migdol.

8   They left Pi-hahiroth and crossed the Red Sea into the wilderness beyond. Then they traveled for three days into the Etham wilderness and camped at Marah.

9   They left Marah and camped at Elim, where there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees.

10  They left Elim and camped beside the Red Sea.

11  They left the Red Sea and camped in the wilderness of Sin.

12  They left the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah.

13  They left Dophkah and camped at Alush.

14  They left Alush and camped at Rephidim, where there was no water for the people to drink.

ACTS 4:23-31

THE BELIEVERS PRAY FOR BOLDNESS

23  As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said. 

24  When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God: “O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— 

25  you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying, ‘Why were the nations so angry?  Why did they waste their time with futile plans?

26  The kings of the earth prepared for battle; the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against his Messiah.’

27  “In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed. 

28  But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will. 

29  And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word.

30  Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

31  After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.

Numbers 32:28-42 and Acts 4:13-22 (New Living Translation)

NUMBERS 32:28-42 
THE TRIBES EAST OF THE JORDAN (continued)
28  So Moses gave orders to Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the leaders of the clans of Israel.
29  He said, “The men of Gad and Reuben who are armed for battle must cross the Jordan with you to fight for the Lord. If they do, give them the land of Gilead as their property when the land is conquered.
30  But if they refuse to arm themselves and cross over with you, then they must accept land with the rest of you in the land of Canaan.”
31  The tribes of Gad and Reuben said again, “We are your servants, and we will do as the Lord has commanded!
32  We will cross the Jordan into Canaan fully armed to fight for the Lord, but our property will be here on this side of the Jordan.”
33  So Moses assigned land to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph. He gave them the territory of King Sihon of the Amorites and the land of King Og of Bashan—the whole land with its cities and surrounding lands.
34  The descendants of Gad built the towns of Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
35  Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,
36  Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran. These were all fortified towns with pens for their flocks.
37  The descendants of Reuben built the towns of Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim,
38  Nebo, Baal-meon, and Sibmah. They changed the names of some of the towns they conquered and rebuilt.
39  Then the descendants of Makir of the tribe of Manasseh went to Gilead and conquered it, and they drove out the Amorites living there.
40  So Moses gave Gilead to the Makirites, descendants of Manasseh, and they settled there.
41  The people of Jair, another clan of the tribe of Manasseh, captured many of the towns in Gilead and changed the name of that region to the Towns of Jair.
42  Meanwhile, a man named Nobah captured the town of Kenath and its surrounding villages, and he renamed that area Nobah after himself.

ACTS 4:13-22
PETER AND JOHN BEFORE THE COUNCIL
13  The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures. They also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.
14  But since they could see the man who had been healed standing right there among them, there was nothing the council could say.
15  So they ordered Peter and John out of the council chamber and conferred among themselves.
16  “What should we do with these men?” they asked each other. “We can’t deny that they have performed a miraculous sign, and everybody in Jerusalem knows about it.
17  But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again.”
18  So they called the apostles back in and commanded them never again to speak or teach in the name of Jesus.
19  But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him?
20  We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” 
21  The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God
22  for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years.

Numbers 32:16-27 and Acts 4:1-12 (New Living Translation)

NUMBERS 32:16-27
THE TRIBES EAST OF THE JORDAN (Continued)
16  But they approached Moses and said, “We simply want to build pens for our livestock and fortified towns for our wives and children.
17  Then we will arm ourselves and lead our fellow Israelites into battle until we have brought them safely to their land. Meanwhile, our families will stay in the fortified towns we build here, so they will be safe from any attacks by the local people.
18  We will not return to our homes until all the people of Israel have received their portions of land.
19  But we do not claim any of the land on the other side of the Jordan. We would rather live here on the east side and accept this as our grant of land.”
20  Then Moses said, “If you keep your word and arm yourselves for the Lord’s battles,
21  and if your troops cross the Jordan and keep fighting until the Lord has driven out his enemies,
22  then you may return when the Lord has conquered the land. You will have fulfilled your duty to the Lord and to the rest of the people of Israel. And the land on the east side of the Jordan will be your property from the Lord.
23  But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the Lord, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.
24  Go ahead and build towns for your families and pens for your flocks, but do everything you have promised.”
25  Then the men of Gad and Reuben replied, “We, your servants, will follow your instructions exactly.
26  Our children, wives, flocks, and cattle will stay here in the towns of Gilead. ²⁷ But all who are able to bear arms will cross over to fight for the Lord, just as you have said.”

ACTS 4:1-12
PETER AND JOHN BEFORE THE COUNCIL

1    While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees. 

2    These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead. 

3    They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning. 

4    But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of believers now totaled about 5,000 men, not counting women and children.

5    The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.

6    Annas the high priest was there, along with Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and other relatives of the high priest. 

7    They brought in the two disciples and demanded, “By what power, or in whose name, have you done this?”

8    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of our people, 

9    are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he was healed? 

10  Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead. 

11  For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected

    has now become the cornerstone.’

12  There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”