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Just to clarify, Texsis; the LORD parted the Jordan as He did at the Red Sea by the hand of Moses ( Exodus 14:21,22), so this would have helped the Israelites to cross over much quicker than the earlier crossing ( Joshua 3:7-17); and of course, the Jordan was much narrower in width than the Red Sea.

Please pray for my daughter valeria garcia. that god may give her to me full custody so that we may both serve god as local missionaries. her mother has damaged her both mentally and physically. that the holy spirit may convict her and allow her to serve god with her life. that god may place people in her path, at school, at home, at the grocery store, and wherever she may go. pray for me so that god may give me faith to believe in blessings that have been blocked by demons.

when is the Rapture?

Hello Nsituma,

The verse is John 11:35. This was when He was given news that Lazarus had died.

Dear Les, I will pray for Hadrika today.

Dear Heavenly Father, we lift up to You Hadrika in the name of Jesus. We ask that you will bring healing to her neck injury and relieve her pain. Alllow Doctors to better understand her condition and bring her treatment that gives promising relief. Help Hadrika in her day to day living since it is so painful and exhausting to have constant pain. We are trusting You to show mercy to Hadrika. We want You to be glorified in her life. Amen.

Galatians. 6:17. I hope this was okay I just wanted to share it with people my prayer request is that my brothers and sister understand what this is it may be will help it's a little bit different if it's not a good idea please forgive me

Dear Lord,,,i thank you for never abandoning us,,but we re in greatneed of help,,my husband Uwe, aged 60 has been ill for the last 5 months with some sort of neurological damage due to long covid, wehave tried everything,, all psychiatric drugs and therapies and ceaseless prayer,,he was a strong man who worked with heavy machinery, drove a big van, and cooked huge amounts of food for a living,,he woke up one day in July and couldnt make a sandwich, he stays in bed most of the time in fear, rambling about the end of everything,,Lord we desperately need someone to drive out demons that are tormenting him,,its like he is under some spell,,my son and i look after him but its getting harder,,,please God help us please thank you,,, mary

Staying committed to God and that God Saves my daughter and cleanse her from drugs and alcohol.

This great God is all powerful!

Oh Lord Jesus your the saven star's and the wind of my since and my family and my heart and my life and my way i pray with your name in my heart Lord your the son of God and your haw father in heaven and earth and truly Lord open doors for me and guide me every time

Psalm 53.

This Psalm shows the state of those who would call themselves "atheists" today. Verse 1 addresses them as a "fool." This reiterates the message of Psalm 14. Also; the first 3 verses show the state of "total depravity" among unregenerate man. We see that theme in Psalm 14 as well as in much of the Book of Romans; Jeremiah 17:9; and passages in Isaiah. The question of terminology as to everyone being incapable of doing good and their "totally depraved" state has been debated as to one's response and decision to repent. I would say scripturally God gives the gift of repentance as well as salvation being a free gift ( Eph. 2:8-9).

As to being saving faith; I have discussed frequently the fact that there must be remorse for offending a Holy God (as seen with Peter's fall) as opposed to Judas falling away where the consequences of his actions were the cause of his grief.

Verse 4 is rather vague; it could be referring to those without faith that affect the mindset of the Jewish nation or actually are those physically attacking them. More often than not; however it was the foreign gods that caused the most damage from intermarriages; or God's direct judgment that brought about an invasion. Verse 5 alludes to an unnamed event; perhaps something like the angel of God slaying 185,000 Assyrians encamped outside the gates of Jerusalem in one night ( 2 Kings 19:36).

Verse 6 also is uncertain as to a time frame; there was as far as I know no major diaspora in the time of David. It certainly is relevant to any future ones; especially in the light of the Babylonian captivity to come and in the future Tribulation. God eventually will complete His actions after bringing back Israel in 1948; but that won't be until near the end of the Tribulation for the 1/3 that are refined in that period (see Zech. 13:8).

WOW..so this is what "America the Free" should feel like.! From age 2-38 I was abused in Everyway & allowed that to run/rune my life. Thinking I was Christian cuz I was raised that way or because I went to church. Then, In 2021 God showed me true Love, Peace & Freedom from my past that was dragging me way down, to near suicide, a few times. I have since apalajized to my kids for bringing my baggage over the yrs raising them (single) with anger, spitefulness & being vengeful at times. Tho we went to church so God's hand was w/them. Thank you Lord! Which lead me to think, IF I had Read, Studied & Learned His word, instead of listening to others tell me what the bible says, I could have reached this point way sooner. Then the meaning & depth of the words, "It's all in His time for His glory", came to mean so much. So in letting go of said baggage & finally Loving Him w/all my being & helping others in need (even when I was homeless) how free I truly have become thanks be to God.! I no longer stress over what's going on in the world, tho I disagree w/pertnear everything, I pray anytime I see things or hear sirens even. I talk to ppl (before you couldn't get me to, to save my own life) daily about believing in their heart He is the ONLY way truth & life.! Loving God w/all our being (heart, soul, mind & strength) & our neighbor as yourself (anyone in need), again I say WOW, the peace that passes ALL understanding was with me always, right at the top of my nose. Then reading all the prayers & responses in here it hit me even harder..how we have to work together to make the world great again. Not just America.! Love GOD & EVERYONE in need with ALL our being.! Amen, Amen& Amen

I love it too, for it's part of biblical history, yet beings we are living the same evil ways today..I tend to lean more toward how we are to live today (spreading His word & Loving God w/all our being & helping those in need) with our goal of heaven in the forfront of our mind.!

To Navitalai: an addition to Chris reply; an exact time wasn't recored yet depending on their speed and the fact that it was in a part of the Jordan just North of the dead sea across from Jericho were there was a "sand bar" piece that wasn't so deep. Therefore allowing it easier to cross & get up out of river. Hope that helps! God bless

Please pray for a lady who works in our local supermarket, her name is hadrika, i started chatting too her and noticed that she was wearing a soft surgical neck support collar. she explained this was due too the severe neck pain she has, she is finding life verey difficult living with the pain. especially as the medics do not seem to know what is causing it. every blessing les

Hello Navitalai. To be able to give you an exact number of the children of Israel who crossed the Jordan River into the Land of Canaan, would be impossible, as that total figure is not given, especially when we consider including the women as well.

So, to give you my guesstimate: the total number of Israelite men twenty years of age & older, who were able to go to war were registered by tribe, (excluding the tribe of Levi), was 601,730 ( Numbers 26:2,51). The tribe of Levi was excluded from this number because the land was divided among the other tribes as part of their heritage entitlement. The Levites were registered separately since no land was given them.

Then in Numbers 26:62 the total number of male Levites one month of age & older is given as 23,000 males. Now assuming there were approximately as many women among this tribe, the number of the tribe of Levi would rise to about 46,000. Therefore, adding up the 601,730 and the 46,000, I estimate there were about 648,000 people of twenty years or more.

Now keeping in mind that the Israelites of twenty years of age & under were not registered (except for the male Levites), one can estimate that at least a third of the total amount (approx. 224,000) should be added to the eleven tribes. And then we add another half of the 601,730 for the women of the eleven tribes might come to 300,000 women.

Therefore, we get a rough total of 1.2 million people who crossed over to the Promised Land. Though, I've seen figures upto 2 million quoted - but all these numbers are only approximate from the information we have in the Bible.

I couldn't answer the second part of your question as there are too many unknowns & variables involved. The crossing of the Jordan River could have been done in a few days or up to a month, depending on the river's width at point of crossing towards Jericho, the marching formation of the people, times of rest, etc.

please pray for me and my family please remember my son in law who lost his job please pray the Lord opens doors for him to find another job better and closer to home

Dear Carthage,

The joy of the Lord is the unshakeable conviction that God loves you more than you can fathom, the rock-solid God is with you everywhere you go.

You get the joy of the Lord through doing His will, otherwise, the Christian will lead a sad, defeated life.

1. When you sin, confess it right there, right then.

2. Find His purpose for you in life. You can do this by drawing closer and closer to Him through prayer, reading, and studying His word. Form a habit of daily devotions, praising God, confessing sin--known, those you've forgotten, and those you don't know about--pray for others, whatever the Holy Spirit convicts you to say. Don't worry about being eloquent, just talk to the Father.

3. Heed the conviction of the Holy Spirit, whether it is to confess sin or to witness for Jesus Christ to someone--whatever He bids you do.

4. Meditate on the character of God--His love for you, his mercies, blessings, protection, answers to prayer...

5. Meditate on the Gospel. Every one of your sins, past, present, and future has been paid for in full.

There is no judgment left for you, only mercy.

--You are an adopted son or daughter of God and will receive an inheritance from God.

--You have been freed from the power of sin and now have power to obey.

--You call God, "Father," and have an intimate relationship with him.

--You are part of God's forever family and uniquely joined to his people.

--You have life everlasting and will eventually experience the new heavens and new earth.

And so much more

6. Do good works toward others.

I am praying for you. I leave you with this:

Galatians 5:22-24 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

God bless!

what verse says: Jesus wept

I want God to be merciful and gracious to me by settling me maritally and in my career.

Also, I want a very dear friend of mine to receive divine healing by the mercies of God. I want every germination of sickness to be uprooted from his body so that he can experience newness.

Amen!

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I need the joy of the Lord.

Prayer for healing for all in our home. We need healing for Casey, Coco and Jackie.

God is our Healer!

Leviticus 13 continueda the discomfort of skin diseases.

God thought that quarantining sick people was a wise practice. We should be thoughtful of others when we are sick and stay home so we do not infect others. Even though we may be robust and not suffer too much from a certain infection, others we may come in contact with may be immune compromised, or weak, or vulnerable in other ways and will not fair well with the same infection. It is about loving our neighbors and looking out for the interests of others. We should care about avoiding causing others to become ill.

Instead of going to priests, we go to doctors. We should not resist doing so. And we should be willing submit to following the reasonable orders given to us by our doctors. But in the area of sin, we have pastors and elders or a mature trustworthy friend/mentor to go to for spiritual guidance and support at times. But mostly, we bring everything to Jesus, our cure for sin.

Please pray for the healing of mental illness, deliverance from multi-generational curses, and protection against evil spirits and witchcraft of my daughter Lauren

Please pray for Michael North so that like the Prodigal Son he returns to the Faith and becomes the Divine Partner worthy of his Father and me. May his iniquities be forgiven and his sin accounts impute.. May he heal and return to me as his highest and best self free of sin and iniquity. Protect him from witchcraft and evil intentions.

Please pray for Dorothy, me, and that my niece Samantha is healed of rheumatoid arthritis and finds a Godly Husband.

Leviticus Chapter 13

This chapter details the procedure for the Israelites when there is some kind of break of or boil in the skin. Generally, skin disease was considered as "leprosy" although "boil" and "scale" are mentioned. So, I think that God was addressing all kinds of skin diseases. The people were to be scrupulous about observing the condition of their skin. And when something was not right they were to go to the priest to get a determination of whether the skin problem made them unclean or not. If unclean, a 7 days of seclusion from the community was mandatory and then their condition was to be rechecked every 7 days until the priest determined them to be clean once again.

We, too, should be scrupulous about self-examination before the Lord, asking Him, as David did, to search us and tell us if their is any sinful way in us. We agree with God's determination and confess our transgressions to Him, knowing He will forgive us and cleanse us of our sin. If He points out a sin in us, we should quarantine ourselves away from it, especially if it is some sort of habit. Setting goals of going "X' number of hours or days without committing this sin may be helpful perhaps and then do a recheck. Making small incremental goals when overcoming sin encourages us to stick to our guns for a short term and in doing so, we then know we can go another "X" number of hours or days. With the Holy Spirit's help we can end such habits. But we do need to commit to refusing the temptations that will come hard and heavy when we determine to be done with such a habit.

I can see how this law laid out in Chapter 13 can lead to abuse from the priests. They may be angry with someone and so determine that this person is "unclean" though clean. The opportunity for manipulation looms large in the power and responsibility given the priests.

But this set of instructions concerning skin diseases is for the health of the community.

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please pray for me and my husband cant get rid of this cough we had flu

god is good all the time

Leviticus Chapter 12

This chapter details the requirements for time set aside for women following childbirth. They basically are considered unclean for as long as they continue to have a blood flow from giving birth. This usually is about 6 weeks, sometimes longer.

Although I do not see why the time of purification was longer for a female baby versus a male. But God has His reasons here.

God is consistent in determining that contact with blood is unclean (unless you are a priest offering a blood sacrifice).

I do think that God was giving this ordinance as a protection for the woman and her baby. They were to basically be secluded from the community during this time to avoid touching any holy thing or from anyone touching them and becoming unclean. What this ordinance allows for is time. Time for the Mom and baby to bond and get a good start on breastfeeding and infant care. The mother is the one who takes care of the baby during this time.

They both are in a vulnerable state for becoming ill, overtired, and stressed. Knowing that, as a mother, you don't need to overexert yourself with affairs other than caring for yourself and baby (and other young children in her care). A mother's body needs time to heal and regain strength and vitality. Childbirth takes a lot out of the mother and is stressful for the baby. Being able to repose in a calm environment away from the hustle and bustle of community life is a good thing for both mother and baby.

Sometimes it is too easy to see God's strictness in giving such laws, but I see in this His mercy and care for mothers and babies. He wanted to be sure they get off to a good start. The fact that He designed it that the mother continues to have a blood flow for the time frames listed is a physical reminder of the need to slow down, put first things first. There will be many more days for the woman to be considered "clean" and welcomed into the assembly than the days of being "unclean". God gave women down time. Yes!

I agree with the comment on the intention of the cross. The Catholics; in particular like to venerate the cross as an image of perpetual suffering as though Christ is still suffering; rather than it being finished at Calvary. They also somehow thing they can suffer as Christ did because of the whole concept of the "stigmata" or so called marks of those suffering wounds as Christ did.

Viewed as the scripture stated in the book of Numbers 21:8-9; there was a foreshadowing of Christ on the cross taking on the curse to heal the people. Galatians 3:13 repeats the verse in Deuteronomy 21 about anyone being "cursed" who hangs on a tree.

The bigger problem is the depictions of Christ on the cross or any other imagery as He is God in the flesh; i.e. part of the Godhead. The O.T. made it clear that we were not to make an image of anything to represent God.

We also need to realize that the Resurrection accomplished the victory over death; which was also needed so that Christ could be the first of the firstfruits; so to speak. He now is acting as our High Priest in heaven as the Book of Hebrews indicates; "ever interceding for us". ( Heb. 7:25). Christ is part of the eternal Godhead. Hence; He had to overcome even death. The victory occured at the moment he died when He said "it is finished". As soon as He passed from this earth; His soul went to the underworld to preach to those souls in Sheol; and to set the captives free. He created the heaven and earth hence hell had no suffering or hold on Him as some suggest. The souls of the rightous were freed from Sheol; and in fact many came out of their graves and appeared to the many after He rose from the dead. They would have been Resurrected to heaven at that time as part of the firstfruits as I see it; but it was only some that rose; others will be yet future.

As long as the whole counsel of scripture guides us a cross I believe is ok; it is when we idolize the image we get into trouble.

Agape.