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Agathaumas, the Lost Ceratopsian

I've talked about The Lost World (1925) a few times on this blog, partly due to it being the very first feature length film depicting dinosaurs, and partly due to how effective it is as a snapshot of dinosaurs during the early 1900s.

Anyone who has seen the film will note that there are actually two species of ceratopsians portrayed. The first is the more famous Triceratops, as seen in the photo above on the left.

The one on the right resembles a Triceratops, but looks a little...different. The nasal horn is a lot longer, the frill exhibiting more spikes, and it's hide more heavily armoured.

As you might've guessed, this isn't Triceratops. In fact...it's a dinosaur that may not have even existed.

Meet Agathaumas sylvestris ("marvelous forest-dweller"), one of the oldest described ceratopsians ever recorded. In fact, it was "discovered" before ceratopsians were even properly described.

The original partial remains (AMNH 4000) were discovered in 1873 by Fielding Bradford Meek and Henry Martyn Bannister near Black Butte and Bitter Creek in Wyoming. They were eventually sent to the famous paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope who initially described it as a hadrosaur due to how fragmentary the fossils were. It wasn't until his rival Othniel Marsh described Triceratops did Cope recognize it as a ceratopsian in 1889.

And here's where things get...interesting.

As anybody interested in paleontological topics should know, Cope and Marsh were locked in a fierce rivalry called the Bone Wars, where the two competed to find the most specimens and describe the most species. In a series of publications ("The horned dinosauria of the Laramie" from the American Naturalist) Cope initially didn't recognize the name "ceratopsid" as a proper family name (believing that the namesake Ceratops wasn't related), and even argued for his own classification: Agathaumids. Furthermore, he grouped 4 other of his discoveries together in this family: Monoclonius, Dysganus, Manospondylus, and Claorhynchus.

Despite his efforts, Cope's gambit ultimately failed when in 1907, Agathaumas's validity was challenged by John Bell Hatcher. Due to the fragmentary nature of the fossils, it was later reclassified as a pseudonym for Monoclonius. This isn't anything unique for species described in the Bone Wars due to the rush to name new animals. And to rub salt in the wound, all of the members of the Agathaumids were considered to be nomen dubium (doubtful name) while Marsh's name Ceratopsids was chosen as the classification for the group (The Ceratopsia).

Armor for Agathaumas – Incertae Sedis (wordpress.com)

So where does that leave Agathaumas and the original remains? Nowadays, while the remains are still considered a holotype, it's widely considered to be a centrosaur. The painting by Charles R. Knight as seen from above came from the species Agathaumas sphenocerus, later reclassified as a species of Monoclonius, which is now believed to have been described from specimens of Styracosaurus and Centrosaurus. The reconstruction would later be used for the animal's depiction in the 1925 The Lost World. The genus as a whole is now typically regarded as synonym for Marsh's dinosaur, Triceratops (in a bit of irony).

So while now considered nomen dubium, Agathaumas is still rather interesting due to how a once notable dinosaur fell victim to science marching on, and how it got caught in the center of a notorious rivalry.

A big thanks to the I Know Dino podcast for covering this. Feel free to check them out cause they have a lot of good material for dinosaur enthusiasts. Also feel free to check out any of the articles cited in the post if you want some additional reading, and this great video by E.D.G.E from YouTube.

Agathaumas | The Horned Dragon That Never Was - YouTube

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LE NOMBRE 40 DANS LA BIBLE

Le nombre 40 est hautement symbolique qu'il apparaît plus de 90 fois dans la Bible. Ce nombre exprime souvent la durée des périodes et représente le remplacement d’une période par une autre.

👉40 jours et 40 nuits c’est la durée du déluge: Dieu annonce qu’Il fera pleuvoir pendant 40 jours (Genèse 7v4), et la pluie tombe durant 40 jours et 40 nuits (Genèse 7v12), les eaux grossirent et soulevèrent l’arche, qui fut élevée au-dessus de la terre (Genèse 7v17). Au bout de 40 jours, Noé ouvrit la fenêtre qu’il avait faite à l’arche (Genèse 8v6).

👉40 jours c'est la durée de l’embaumement de Jacob (Genèse 50v1-3).

40 ans, c’est l’équivalent approximatif d’une génération humaine de l’époque.

👉La vie de Moïse est divisée en 3 fois 40 (Actes 7v23-36), Moïse a 40 ans lorsqu’il quitte l’Égypte, il reste 40 ans dans le pays de Madian. Il vivra encore 40 ans.

👉Le voyage du peuple hébreu à travers le désert dure 40 ans (Nombres 14v33, Amos 5v25).

👉L’exploration de Canaan par les espions dure 40 jours (Nombres 13v25).

👉Les juges Othniel, Débora et Gédéon procurent chacun au peuple d’Israël un repos de 40 ans (Juges 3v11; 5v31; 8v28).

👉Le peuple subit la domination des philistins pendant 40 ans (Juges 13v1).

👉40 ans, c’est la durée des règnes de David (1Chroniques 29v27) et de Salomon (1Rois 11v42).

Le nombre 40 exprime aussi le temps de la prière et de l’intercession, c'est un temps de proximité avec Dieu.

👉Moïse entra dans la nuée et monta sur la montagne, 40 jours et 40 nuits (Exode 24v18). Sur le mont Sinaï, Dieu lui fait le don de la Loi.

👉Après l’épisode du veau d’or, Moïse intercède et fait pénitence 40 jours pour que le Seigneur épargne la vie au peuple (Deutéronome 9v25).

👉Élie marche 40 jours et 40 nuits jusqu’à Horeb (1 Rois 19v8,12-13),jusqu’au mont Carmel pour entendre la voix de Dieu dans un murmure doux et léger, après avoir été nourri miraculeusement.

Quarante jours et quarante nuits deviennent ainsi symboliquement le temps nécessaire pour une véritable rencontre avec Dieu.

Le nombre 40 exprime à la fois le temps de l’épreuve, de la patience et de la sollicitude de Dieu.

👉Le Dieu d’Israël élut nos pères et fit grandir ce peuple durant son exil en terre d’Égypte. Puis, en déployant la force de son bras, il les en fit sortir et, durant 40 ans environ, il les entoura de soins au désert (Actes 13v18).

👉Goliath se présente matin et soir pendant 40 jours (1 Samuel 17v16).

👉Jonas laisse 40 jours à Ninive pour se repentir (Jonas 3v4).

👉Le Seigneur Jésus jeûna 40 jours et 40 nuits au désert (Matthieu 4v2) après son baptême.

Le nombre 40 exprime le temps de la maturité et de l’enseignement.

👉C’est à 40 ans qu’Isaac et Ésaü se marient (Genèse 25v20; 26v34). C’est l’âge d’Isch-Boschet quand il devient roi (2 Samuel 2v10) et d’Absalom quand il cherche à prendre la place de son père David (2 Samuel 15v7).

👉Le Seigneur Jésus apparaît à ses disciples pendant 40 jours après sa résurrection, Il enseigne ses disciples pendant 40 jours jusqu’à son Ascension (Actes 1v3).

Le nombre 40, c’est un nombre de mesures.

👉40 coudées (1 Rois 6v17; Ézéchiel 41v2, 46v22).

👉40 coups: La bastonnade israélite comportait un maximum de 40 coups (Deutéronome 25v1-3),que le judaïsme limitait à 39 pour éviter qu’il ne fût dépassé (2 Corinthiens 11v24).

En conclusion, le nombre 40 dans la Bible indique le temps d’épreuve, de brisement, le temps de la patience et du bilan. C'est aussi le temps de l’accomplissement, de la maturité, le temps où l’on se retourne pour estimer le chemin accompli et à accomplir.

Souviens-toi de tout le chemin que l'Éternel ton Dieu t’a fait faire pendant 40 ans dans le désert, afin de t’humilier, de t’éprouver et de connaître le fond de ton cœur, et voir si tu garderais ou non ses commandements (Deutéronome 8v2).

Bien-aimés, il est temps de se laisser modeler par Dieu comme l’argile dans les mains du potier.

La parole fut adressée à Jérémie de la part de l’Éternel, en ces mots: Lève-toi, et descends dans la maison du potier; là, je te ferai entendre mes paroles. Je descendis dans la maison du potier, et voici, il travaillait sur un tour. Le vase qu’il faisait ne réussit pas, comme il arrive à l’argile dans la main du potier; Il en refit un autre vase, tel qu’il trouva bon de le faire. Et la parole de l’Éternel me fut adressée, en ces mots: Ne puis-je pas agir envers vous comme ce potier, maison d’Israël ? Dit l’Éternel. Voici, comme l’argile est dans la main du potier, Ainsi vous êtes dans ma main, maison d’Israël ! (Jérémie 18v1-6).

Invoque-moi, et Je te répondrai; Je t'annoncerai de grandes choses, des choses cachées, que tu ne connais pas (Jérémie 33v3).

Car Je connais les projets que j'ai formés sur vous, dit l'Éternel, projets de paix et non de malheur, afin de vous donner un avenir et de l'espérance. Vous m'invoquerez, et vous partirez; vous me prierez, et Je vous exaucerai. Vous me chercherez, et vous me trouverez, si vous me cherchez de tout votre coeur. Je me laisserai trouver par vous, dit l'Éternel... (Jérémie 29v11-14).

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Joshua 15: God Gives The Tribe Of Judah Their Allotments

1 The allotment for the tribe of Judah, according to its clans, extended down to the territory of Edom, to the Desert of Zin in the extreme south.

2 Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea, 

3 crossed south of Scorpion Pass, continued on to Zin and went over to the south of Kadesh Barnea. Then it ran past Hezron up to Addar and curved around to Karka. 

4 It then passed along to Azmon and joined the Wadi of Egypt, ending at the Mediterranean Sea. This is their southern boundary.

5 The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.

The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan, 

6 went up to Beth Hoglah and continued north of Beth Arabah to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben. 

7 The boundary then went up to Debir from the Valley of Achor and turned north to Gilgal, which faces the Pass of Adummim south of the gorge. It continued along to the waters of En Shemesh and came out at En Rogel. 

8 Then it ran up the Valley of Ben Hinnom along the southern slope of the Jebusite city (that is, Jerusalem). From there it climbed to the top of the hill west of the Hinnom Valley at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim. 

9 From the hilltop the boundary headed toward the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, came out at the towns of Mount Ephron and went down toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath Jearim). 

10 Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah. 

11 It went to the northern slope of Ekron, turned toward Shikkeron, passed along to Mount Baalah and reached Jabneel. The boundary ended at the sea.

12 The western boundary is the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

These are the boundaries around the people of Judah by their clans.

13 In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.) 

14 From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, the sons of Anak. 

15 From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher). 

16 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 

17 Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

18 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

19 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

20 This is the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, according to its clans:

21 The southernmost towns of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the boundary of Edom were:

Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, 

22 Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, 

23 Kedesh, Hazor, Ithnan, 

24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, 

25 Hazor Hadattah, Kerioth Hezron (that is, Hazor), 

26 Amam, Shema, Moladah, 

27 Hazar Gaddah, Heshmon, Beth Pelet, 

28 Hazar Shual, Beersheba, Biziothiah, 

29 Baalah, Iyim, Ezem, 

30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah, 

31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah, 

32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon—a total of twenty-nine towns and their villages.

33 In the western foothills:

Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah, 

34 Zanoah, En Gannim, Tappuah, Enam, 

35 Jarmuth, Adullam, Sokoh, Azekah, 

36 Shaaraim, Adithaim and Gederah (or Gederothaim)—fourteen towns and their villages.

37 Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal Gad, 

38 Dilean, Mizpah, Joktheel, 

39 Lachish, Bozkath, Eglon, 

40 Kabbon, Lahmas, Kitlish, 

41 Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah—sixteen towns and their villages.

42 Libnah, Ether, Ashan, 

43 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib, 44 Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah—nine towns and their villages.

45 Ekron, with its surrounding settlements and villages; 

46 west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages; 

47 Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

48 In the hill country:

Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh, 

49 Dannah, Kiriath Sannah (that is, Debir), 

50 Anab, Eshtemoh, Anim, 

51 Goshen, Holon and Giloh—eleven towns and their villages.

52 Arab, Dumah, Eshan, 

53 Janim, Beth Tappuah, Aphekah, 

54 Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.

55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, 

56 Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, 

57 Kain, Gibeah and Timnah—ten towns and their villages.

58 Halhul, Beth Zur, Gedor, 

59 Maarath, Beth Anoth and Eltekon—six towns and their villages.

60 Kiriath Baal (that is, Kiriath Jearim) and Rabbah—two towns and their villages.

61 In the wilderness:

Beth Arabah, Middin, Sekakah, 

62 Nibshan, the City of Salt and En Gedi—six towns and their villages.

63 Judah could not dislodge the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem; to this day the Jebusites live there with the people of Judah.

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"The Allotment of Devotion." From the Book of Joshua, Chapter 15, Part 2.

13 In accordance with the Lord’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb "loyalty" son of Jephunneh "Deduction" a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, "the Four Cities" that is, Hebron: "An Alliance". (Arba "the cube" was the forefather of Anak "the necklace/ornament around the neck".) 

14 From Hebron Caleb drove out the three Anakites "men who talk without thinking"—Sheshai "whitish", Ahiman "my brother is a gift" and Talmai "the plowman", the sons of Anak. 

15 From there he marched against the people living in Debir (formerly called Kiriath Sepher "the scribe town"). 16 And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Aksah "Beyond the veil" in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” 17 Othniel "lion of El" son of Kenaz "the hunter", Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Aksah to him in marriage.

18 One day when she came to Othniel, she urged him[b] to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What can I do for you?”

19 She replied, “Do me a special favor. Since you have given me land in the Negev "rolling hills", give me also springs of water.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

-> Hills and valleys "beyond the veil, beyond the duel with the lion," are the wellsprings that reflect one's truest inner character. One is in the mind, the other is in the penis. Is truth!

-> The Mother of the Future, the Moshiach wants real men, those who read, write, talk and schcrew like they know what they are doing.

Faith is akin to devotion which is a product of loyalty, all are earned and returned. This is the secret of attaining what is called the Allotment and it is central to the onset and continuation of the Age of Moshiach.

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March Madness Championship!

Welcome to our championship showdown: Stegosaurus vs Brachiosaurus! Let's take a look at our competitors!

STEGOSAURUS

Found during the infamous Bone Wars

by a geologist names Arthur Lakes

In Morrison, Colorado (yes, home of Red Rocks Ampitheater)

And namesake of the Morrison Dormation which Stegosaurus was found in. It was drscribed by Othniel Charlea Marsh as S. armatus (now an dubious species).

Nice beard my dude. Marsh gave it the name "roof lizard" because he thought it was a relative of turtles.

He thought it wad bipedal due to its short front legs, aquatic and that its plates laid across it's back like shingles on a roof.

At around the same time, Marsh's rival, Edward Drinker Cope

Named a new stegosaurian

It was based off this piece of dermal armor:

Found in a quarry called "Cope's Nipple" i. Garden Park. (Marsh definitely was behind the name. They pulled that crap on each other all the time). It is now considered a different genus called Hoplitosaurus which is closer to Polacanthosaurus.

The most important find came from Garden Park in a separate quarry. There, farmer Marshall Parker Felch found a nearly conplete, articulated subadult with undiscovered parts: a complete skull, gular armor and articulated plates. It has since become the type species for S. stenops. It had been on display at the National Museum of Natural History in D.C. since 1915. Despite it being one of the most famous dinosaurs, it was not regularly on display in museums until halfway through the 20th century.

It has appeared in many films starting on the 1933 film, King Kong. My personal favorite is Spike in the Land Before Time.

So, if you want Stegosaurus to win vote in the comments of by liking this post!

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3/31/2021 DAB Chronological Transcription

Judges 3 - 5

Welcome to Daily Audio Bible Chronological, it is the last day of March. March thirty first and we are taking march down today, and we will start a brand new month tomorrow. But first, we're going to finish strong reading the word of God through chronologically together. We're reading today Judges chapters three, four and five. By the way, I'm Jill. I don't know if I already said that. I'm here to read the Bible to us together. It's my joy and my honor to do so. We're reading together today and the it's almost like it's Monday, but it's not. Or is it? I don't even know what day it is. We're reading in the Contemporary English Version together today, Judges 3.

Commentary

Well, it didn't take long, did it? We find out very early on that the Lord had another reason for letting the enemies stay. The Israelites needed to learn how to fight in war just as their ancestors had done. We find out very early on God's intention in chapter three, verse four, Moses had told the Israelites what the Lord had commanded them to do, and now the Lord was using these nations, surrounding nations, to find out if Israel would obey. But they refused. And it was because of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites who lived all around them. Some of the Israelites married the people of these nations, and that's how they started worshiping foreign gods. We quickly learned which idols that the Israelites are worshiping. It is the idols or gods of Baal and Astarte. They are not new to us here. We have heard them mentioned in previous chapters and unfortunately, this will not be the end of them either. And we know that the Israelites worshiping them made the Lord angry. And so he allowed Israel to be defeated by King Cushan Rishathaim of northern Syria. He made them pay taxes and nobody wants to pay taxes. Right. We learn about Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother Kenaz. Spirit of the Lord, took control of Othniel. He led Israel in a war against Cushan Rishathaim, and the Lord gave Othniel victory. And then the Israelites were at peace until Othniel died about 40 years later. And then guess what? The Israelites started disobeying the Lord again. So he allows King Eglon of Moab to rule over them after he joined forces with the Ammonites and the Amalekites to attack Israel in Eglon captures Jericho. And that he also forced the Israelites to pay heavy taxes. So we meet this man named Ehud from the tribe of Benjamin to rescue them. And you just know in a story that when a man is going to meet another man and he straps a double edged dagger to his thigh, that the meeting's not going to go very well. King Eglon's obesity was his disadvantage. So as Ehud is going to collect taxes from King Eglon, he has a message from the Lord and the Lord is very clear, after the king is killed, then about ten thousand Moabites are then destroyed. And then we get some girl power around here when we meet Deborah, the wife of Lappidoth. Deborah is a judge and she joins forces with Barak and Deborah and Barak lead the charge to attack Sisera and the entire army is wiped out. However, Sisera escaped. Sisera is tired and hungry and escapes as a treaty with the king of Hazor. So he gets there and meets Heber’s wife Jael, pours him some some milk, covers him back up and then drives a tent stake through his head. Meanwhile, there's another battle taking place. The Israelites defeated the Canaanite King Jabin, and his army was no longer powerful enough to attack the Israelites. Jabin grew weaker as the Israelites kept growing stronger. And then at last, the Israelites destroyed him. And then Deborah and Barak sing a song at the end of the battle together. So it's interesting because we have gone from Moses leadership to Joshua's leadership and now we have multiple kings that we are learning about very quickly, in context. It's quick to jump a paragraph and meet back to back kings that served over a span and a period of time, although it's very close proximity, as far as context of time in the reading. It is interesting that we do not have one single leader that we have been used to up to this point. So we're taking that with us. That little tidbit of information. We are keeping that at the forefront of our mind as we continue the story and turn the page together.

Prayer

Father, thank you once again for your word. Thank you for another day here together. Thank you that reading and learning that the Israelites returned to these idols and worshiped other gods, that there's hope for us, when we realize that we so easily do the same thing. But every new day, every next day is new hope for a right choice, for a different decision, for choosing you and embracing you and worshiping you, striving to worship you with all of our heart, with all of our soul, with all of our strength. If we are not yet awoke to our own stories, Father, I ask that you show us show us the idols, show us the things we have put before you so that our reach is always for you, that you will be the first place, the first person, the first thing we reach towards in times of difficulty, in times of distress, in times of discomfort. We have embraced all of the false comforters instead of the comforter, the one that is able to comfort and console us. So I pray, Father, that you would move upon our hearts even now, that you would bring those things to our awareness, to our conscience, so that we would be mindful of the things, the dependencies that we are reaching for instead of you. And let us fully embrace you with both arms, I ask in the name of the father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen.

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Hi Daily Audio Bible C, this is Scott Campell, from Oli in New York. I have prayer request. Could you pray for me? Hope that my covid-19 shot goes good. My first one.

Hey DABC, this is Emmie from Illinois. I'm calling in with a prayer and a praise and I guess an update, but things with my husband are kind of in that same status quo, sometimes good, sometimes bad. I'm hoping we can start going back to church, although I doubt he will go back. But I'm hoping I can start going back to church in person soon. Just continue to pray for our marriage. And the blessing comes in the form of I found out I'm pregnant a few weeks, couple of weeks ago. So that is a huge answer to prayer for me, although not the best timing from a relationship standpoint. But I am 40 and this will be my first baby. So just prayers that it's a healthy baby and I am extremely excited. Yet at the same time it's lonely having half half of me not being as excited as I would hope they would be. So if could just continue to pray for that and just blessings overall. Kingdom Seeker Daniel, I just heard your prayer for Renee and her husband, I think from the March 19th and 20th prayer and oh my goodness, I felt like you were praying for my husband and myself. So I appreciate your prayers and I am praying for you guys as well. Thanks. Bye.

This is His Dusty Rose I'm calling about the March twenty third reading last year when China read about Moses signing off and passing, I felt so connected to the story, it took me a couple of days to meditate and sit in the quiet with my sadness. I was in a bit of mourning for Moses, but for the Israelites as life as they knew it was changing. It was it was deeply felt for me because my grandmother had passed a few months before and she was the matriarch of faith for our family. The second thing that happened was the world had just shut down from Covid, life as we knew it had big changes, losses where many in quiet sadness was appropriate. This year, Joshua chapter one came alive for me. I haven't been able to move on in the readings because I needed to meditate and all of what God said to Joshua that I heard for this time of my life. Jill, your commentary magnified God's message to me. I wrote out the whole chapter, making connections and getting the life, giving encouragement. Be very strong and courageous commands the Lord, because the Lord is, as the world is beginning to figure out, life with all of its changes, God is with us. The Lord keeps showing me my Jordan moment and how he miraculously provided for me to heal from covid. And he is encouraging my husband to strengthen in faith that God is with us. I am so moved to breathe in God's word of command to believe in His promises and step forward. Thank you, DABC community, for praying for me and my husband and all others in this community. God is working in us to do his will. One update, our pastor met with us about our oldest son. He asked if we thought our son would be open to talk with him about his hurt toward God. We told him we'd ask. We were pleasantly surprised that my son was open to the fact that he would get to have a voice to speak to one of the people in the church that he felt hurt by. They haven't set that meeting. Please pray that the Lord use this to help my son heal and find hope in the Lord again.

Hello, Daily Audio Bible Chronological family. Man, I'm just I'm so excited about what we're going through here in the Bible this year. I feel like I'm just every single day, as Jill is talking about it, we're getting nourished every single day. My heart's kind of heavy. I mean, I filled with all a lot of joy and God because of how he's working in my life. And I see him working all around. But my heart's kind of heavy. I've got three prayer requests to bring to you. One is for myself. I've still been looking for another job. It looks like I might be pivoting in my career. And so I pray for God's wisdom and provision to provide for that. Number 2, my I found out that my brother and his wife, they're in their late thirties. They are getting a divorce. And it sounds like it's going to be nasty. They disagree and it's going to be nasty. And there are three young kids that are involved, ages seven and younger. So they don't know God, they don't desire to know God. And I mean, obviously, what happens as a result of that when people don't live for God? So prayer for that. And then thirdly, I had learned recently that my dad, of course, I'm Daniel Johnson Jr.. So, you know, my dad's name is he is he's he's had some back surgery. He's gotten some epidural steroid injections. And it's still he's experiencing a lot of back pain, taking some pain medicine. But I found out recently that he has also been drinking again and he's a recovering alcoholic. And of course, he's refusing to admit that this is what he's doing. And it just breaks my heart seeing this happen to him. And, of course, there's a lot that's involved with all of that. So please pray for my family and for myself. Thank you so much. God bless you all. From beautiful Cincinnati, Ohio, this is Daniel Johnson, JR. Make it a great day.

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Daily Bible Reading 17 March 2022

Daily Bible Reading 17 March 2022

Daily Bible Reading: Joshua 15-18 Joshua 15: 16-19 NKJV And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kirjath Sepher and takes it, to him I will give Achsah my daughter as wife.” So Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. Now it was so, when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So, she dismounted from her donkey,…

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Living Water

is what flows within as the treasure of the heart

this is when we are open to welcoming the entrance of the Spirit when coming to “believe...” in the True illumination of Light

Today’s reading of the Scriptures from the book of John with chapter 4:

Soon the news reached the Jewish religious leaders known as the Pharisees that Jesus was drawing greater crowds of followers coming to be baptized than John. (Although Jesus didn’t baptize, but had his disciples baptize the people.) Jesus heard what was being said and abruptly left Judea and returned to the province of Galilee, and he had to pass through Samaritan territory.

Jesus arrived at the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son, Joseph, long ago. Wearied by his long journey, he sat on the edge of Jacob’s well. He sent his disciples into the village to buy food, for it was already afternoon.

Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink of water.”

Surprised, she said, “Why would a Jewish man ask a Samaritan woman for a drink of water?”

Jesus replied, “If you only knew who I am and the gift that God wants to give you—you’d ask me for a drink, and I would give to you living water.”

The woman replied, “But sir, you don’t even have a bucket and this well is very deep. So where do you find this ‘living water’? Do you really think that you are greater than our ancestor Jacob who dug this well and drank from it himself, along with his children and livestock?”

Jesus answered, “If you drink from Jacob’s well you’ll be thirsty again and again, but if anyone drinks the living water I give them, they will never thirst again and will be forever satisfied! For when you drink the water I give you it becomes a gushing fountain of the Holy Spirit, springing up and flooding you with endless life!”

The woman replied, “Let me drink that water so I’ll never be thirsty again and won’t have to come back here to draw water.”

Jesus said, “Go get your husband and bring him back here.”

“But I’m not married,” the woman answered.

“That’s true,” Jesus said, “for you’ve been married five times and now you’re living with a man who is not your husband. You have told the truth.”

The woman said, “You must be a prophet! So tell me this: Why do our fathers worship God here on this nearby mountain, but your people teach that Jerusalem is the place where we must worship. Which is right?”

Jesus responded, “Believe me, dear woman, the time has come when you won’t worship the Father on a mountain nor in Jerusalem, but in your heart. Your people don’t really know the One they worship. We Jews worship out of our experience, for it’s from the Jews that salvation is made available. From here on, worshiping the Father will not be a matter of the right place but with the right heart. For God is a Spirit, and he longs to have sincere worshipers who worship and adore him in the realm of the Spirit and in truth.”

The woman said, “This is all so confusing, but I do know that the Anointed One is coming—the true Messiah. And when he comes, he will tell us everything we need to know.”

Jesus said to her, “You don’t have to wait any longer, the Anointed One is here speaking with you—I am the One you’re looking for.”

At that moment the disciples returned and were stunned to see Jesus speaking with the Samaritan woman. Yet none of them dared to ask him why or what they were discussing. All at once, the woman dropped her water jar and ran off to her village and told everyone, “Come and meet a man at the well who told me everything I’ve ever done! He could be the Anointed One we’ve been waiting for.” Hearing this, the people came streaming out of the village to go see Jesus.

Then the disciples began to insist that Jesus eat some of the food they brought back from the village, saying, “Teacher, you must eat something.” But Jesus told them, “Don’t worry about me. I have eaten a meal you don’t know about.”

Puzzled by this, the disciples began to discuss among themselves, “Did someone already bring him food? Where did he get this meal?”

Then Jesus spoke up and said, “My food is to be doing the will of him who sent me and bring it to completion.”

As the crowds emerged from the village, Jesus said to his disciples, “Why would you say, ‘The harvest is another four months away’? Look at all the people coming—now is harvest time! For their hearts are like vast fields of ripened grain—ready for a spiritual harvest. And everyone who reaps these souls for eternal life will receive a reward. And those who plant spiritual seeds and those who reap the harvest will celebrate together with great joy! And this confirms the saying, ‘One sows the seed and another reaps the harvest.’ I have sent you out to harvest a field that you haven’t planted, where many others have labored long and hard before you. And now you are privileged to profit from their labors and reap the harvest.”

So there were many from the Samaritan village who became believers in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony: “He told me everything I ever did!” Then they begged Jesus to stay with them, so he stayed there for two days, resulting in many more coming to faith in him because of his teachings.

Then the Samaritans said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you told us, but now we’ve heard him ourselves and are convinced that he really is the true Savior of the world!”

On the third day Jesus left there and walked to the province of Galilee, where he was raised. Now Jesus knew that prophets are honored everywhere they go except in their own hometown. Even so, as Jesus arrived in the province of Galilee, he was welcomed by the people with open arms. Many of them had been in Jerusalem during the Passover Festival and had witnessed firsthand the miracles he had performed.

Jesus entered the village of Cana of Galilee where he had transformed water into wine. And there was a governmental official in Capernaum who had a son who was very sick and dying. When he heard that Jesus had left Judea and was staying in Cana of Galilee, he decided to make the journey to Cana. When he found Jesus he begged him, “You must come with me to Capernaum and heal my son!”

So Jesus said to him, “You never believe unless you see signs and wonders.”

But the man continued to plead, “You have to come with me to Capernaum before my little boy dies!”

Then Jesus looked him in the eyes and said, “Go back home now. I promise you, your son will live and not die.”

The man believed in his heart the words of Jesus and set off for home. When he was still a distance from Capernaum, his servants met him on the road and told him the good news, “Your son is healed! He’s alive!”

Overjoyed, the father asked his servants, “When did my son begin to recover?”

“Yesterday,” they said, “at one in the afternoon. All at once his fever broke—and now he’s well!”

Then the father realized that it was at that very same hour that Jesus spoke the words to him, “Your son will live and not die.” So from that day forward, the man and all his family and servants believed. This was Jesus’ second extraordinary miracle in Galilee after coming from Judea.

The Book of John, Chapter 4 (The Passion Translation)

Today’s paired chapter of the Testaments is the first chapter of the book of Judges that documents the History of the Israelites and their wars in taking possession of the land where God had instructed them to live.

[Judges 1]

A time came after the death of Joshua when the People of Israel asked God, “Who will take the lead in going up against the Canaanites to fight them?”

And God said, “Judah will go. I’ve given the land to him.”

The men of Judah said to those of their brother Simeon, “Go up with us to our territory and we’ll fight the Canaanites. Then we’ll go with you to your territory.” And Simeon went with them.

So Judah went up. God gave them the Canaanites and the Perizzites. They defeated them at Bezek—ten military units!

They caught up with My-Master-Bezek there and fought him. They smashed the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My-Master-Bezek ran, but they gave chase and caught him. They cut off his thumbs and big toes. My-Master-Bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to crawl under my table, scavenging. Now God has done to me what I did to them.”

They brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.

The people of Judah attacked and captured Jerusalem, subduing the city by sword and then sending it up in flames. After that they had gone down to fight the Canaanites who were living in the hill country, the Negev, and the foothills. Judah had gone on to the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba) and brought Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai to their knees.

From there they had marched against the population of Debir (Debir used to be called Kiriath Sepher). Caleb had said, “Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and takes it, I’ll give my daughter Acsah to him as his wife.”

Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it, so Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah as his wife.

When she arrived she got him

to ask for farmland from her father.

As she dismounted from her donkey

Caleb asked her, “What would you like?”

She said, “Give me a marriage gift.

You’ve given me desert land;

Now give me pools of water!”

And he gave her the upper and the lower pools.

The people of Hobab the Kenite, Moses’ relative, went up with the people of Judah from the City of Palms to the wilderness of Judah at the descent of Arad. They settled down there with the Amalekites.

The people of Judah went with their kin the Simeonites and struck the Canaanites who lived in Zephath. They carried out the holy curse and named the city Curse-town.

But Judah didn’t manage to capture Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron with their territories. God was certainly with Judah in that they took over the hill country. But they couldn’t oust the people on the plain because they had iron chariots.

They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had directed. Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak.

But the people of Benjamin couldn’t get rid of the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. Benjaminites and Jebusites live side by side in Jerusalem to this day.

The house of Joseph went up to attack Bethel. God was with them. Joseph sent out spies to look the place over. Bethel used to be known as Luz. The spies saw a man leaving the city and said to him, “Show us a way into the city and we’ll treat you well.” The man showed them a way in. They killed everyone in the city but the man and his family. The man went to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz; that’s its name to this day.

But Manasseh never managed to drive out Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, and Megiddo with their territories. The Canaanites dug in their heels and wouldn’t budge. When Israel became stronger they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they never got rid of them.

Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. The Canaanites stuck it out and lived there with them.

Nor did Zebulun drive out the Canaanites in Kitron or Nahalol. They kept living there, but they were put to forced labor.

Nor did Asher drive out the people of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek, and Rehob. Asher went ahead and settled down with the Canaanites since they could not get rid of them.

Naphtali fared no better. They couldn’t drive out the people of Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath so they just moved in and lived with them. They did, though, put them to forced labor.

The Amorites pushed the people of Dan up into the hills and wouldn’t let them down on the plains. The Amorites stubbornly continued to live in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph got the upper hand, they were put to forced labor.

The Amorite border extended from Scorpions’ Pass and Sela upward.

The Book of Judges, Chapter 1 (The Message)

my personal reading of the Scriptures for Wednesday, August 26 of 2020 with a paired chapter from each Testament along with Today’s Psalms and Proverbs

A tweet by illumiNations about the conservation and work of translating the Scriptures:

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and a post by John Parsons:

The sages say that teshuvah (return) was created before the world itself, as it says, “Before the mountains were born, or you brought the world into being, you were the Eternal God who says: “Return (שׁוּבוּ), O children of man” (Psalm 90:2-3). There is a deeper blessing that preceded our exile... The Lamb of God was slain from the foundation of the world, and God clothed humanity in divine sacrifice from the very beginning (Gen. 3:15,21; Rev. 13:8). The water of life (מַיִם חַיִּים) flows from the original orchard of Eden to the world to come (Gen. 2:10; Rev. 22:1). The LORD subjected creation to vanity for the sake of hope (Rom. 8:20), for the revelation of his greatness, as he descended into its depths to return and restore all things to himself. God decreed to enter space-time as the Son of Man, the “Second Adam,” to become our Savior and healer. He came to reveal the face of God to us (2 Cor. 4:6). Yeshua “descended in order to ascend” so that we could know God’s compassion, love and healing through his mesirat nefesh – his total sacrifice of body and soul – to return us to God. [Hebrew for Christians]

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Today’s message by the ICR:

August 26, 2020

King at the Flood

“The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever. The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.” (Psalm 29:10-11)

There are quite a few different Hebrew words that are translated “flood” in the Old Testament. The word in this passage (Hebrew mabbul), however, is unique in that it is only used elsewhere in the account of the Noahic Flood, thus indicating conclusively that the dramatic scenes described in this psalm occurred at the time of the great Flood.

There was never in all history such a time as that, when “the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Genesis 6:5). God therefore brought about “the end of all flesh” (v. 13)—no doubt millions, perhaps billions, of ungodly men and women—by the great mabbul.

In spite of the fact that nearly every culture around the globe (made up of descendants of the eight survivors of the Flood) remembers this terrible event in the form of “flood legends,” the very concept of God’s judgment on sin is so offensive to the natural mind that modern scholarship now even denies it as a fact of history.

Nevertheless, the epitaph of the antediluvian world is written in stone in the sedimentary rocks and fossil beds everywhere one looks all over the world. The greatest rebellion ever mounted against the world’s Creator by His creatures (both humans and fallen angels) was put down by God simply by His voice! “The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters” (Psalm 29:3).

In all the great turmoil of the Flood, Noah and the righteous remnant in the Ark were safe through it all. In every age, even in times of stress and danger, “the LORD will bless his people with peace.” HMM

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Paleontologist Othniel Marsh dies – Today in History: March 18

On March 18, 1899, America’s first professor of paleontology, Othniel Charles Marsh, died at his home in New Haven. Marsh is credited with discovering extinct birds with teeth, tracing the development of the modern horse, and describing and naming approximately 500 new species of fossil animals. Marsh also identified and described 80 new dinosaur species.

The nephew of George Peabody, founder of Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History (a gift to Yale College in 1863), Marsh was appointed one of the museum’s first curators. He also served as the government’s first vertebrate paleontologist for the US Geological Survey. This position and its budget allowed Marsh to build an enormous collection of fossils. Assisted by the Peabody’s staff, Marsh became an expert in constructing lifelike restorations of extinct dinosaurs, mammals, and birds.  An early supporter of Darwin, Marsh is credited with finding the complete sequence of fossil horses in America which helped to affirm Darwin’s theory of natural selection.

American paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh (center, back row) and assistants

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Settlement (1440–1050 BC)

When the section of “Beginnings” ended, Israel was positioned on the bank of the Jordan River, ready to invade Palestine. Israel’s leader, Moses, was dead; but God had raised up Joshua, a new leader, to take the people into Canaan. Their first obstacle was the Jordan River. Walking behind the Ark of the Covenant, the entire nation moved forward. When the feet of the priests carrying the Ark touched the river, the waters “piled up” and the people crossed into the land promised to Abraham. 

Directly in their path was Jericho, a walled and fortified city. By a miracle, the walls fell flat and the city was conquered. After a brief delay at Ai because of Achan’s sin, the armies marched into Canaan. In a brilliant military campaign, they conquered most of the Promised Land. The tribes settled in the regions allotted them by God, and tribal leaders ruled the people. Conquered cities became tribal strongholds and the people became craftsmen, farmers, and shepherds. After Joshua died, the tribes became more and more independent. There was little central government. Judges arose to give regional leadership—men like Othniel, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson—but conditions generally deteriorated until Israel was in a state of anarchy. We are told that “everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” 

A beautiful little love story is told about Ruth, a Moabitess widow of an Israelite, who was rescued from poverty by Boaz. Because he was a relative through her mother-in-law Naomi, he could marry her and thus buy back her husband’s land for her inheritance.

As the 10th century opened, the tribes of Israel were threatened by the Philistines. Samson held them back for a while, but after his death the danger increased. The need for the tribes to combine their strength became evident.

Seeing God. 

As we look back on the period of Israel’s settlement, we can see God in a way that will help us know Him better. For example, if you read the account of Israel’s crossing of the Jordan River (Joshua 3–4) you can observe these truths about God:  

He keeps His promises.

He gives His people directions (3:8).

He promises to be with those who move forward with Him (3:7).

He supports His appointed leaders (3:7).

He has the power to turn formidable obstacles into safe pathways (3:15).

He makes His presence known (3:15-16).

He has the power to control nature (3:15-16).

He wants His mighty works remembered and recounted to our children (4:1-7).

He wants nations to know of His might (4:21-24).   

Seeing Ourselves. 

The people of ancient days were very much like us. Consider, for example, the following: 

In the confirmation of Joshua’s call, we see our own need for assurance (Joshua 1–2).

In Achan’s sin of coveting wealth, we see our own greed (Joshua 7).

In Gideon’s fleece, we see our own desire for a visible communication from God (Judges 6).

In Jephthah’s vow, we see our own rash bargaining with God (Judges 11).

In Ruth’s plight, we see our own need for a kinsman-redeemer (Ruth 4).

In Israel’s constant relapses into sin, we trace our own spiritual experience.

 

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Missing Children Fast Facts

All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands have AMBER Alert plans in place to help find missing children in danger.

The AMBER Alert system was named in honor of Amber Hagerman, who was abducted and murdered in 1996.

Notable and Recent Cases: This list represents notable and/or recent cases.

Carlie Brucia February 1, 2004 – 11-year-old Carlie Brucia is kidnapped on her way home from school in Sarasota, Florida. The abduction is captured on surveillance video at a car wash.

February 6, 2004 – Brucia’s body is found.

February 20, 2004 – Mechanic Joseph P. Smith is indicted on charges of first degree murder, kidnapping and sexual battery.

November 17, 2005 – Smith is found guilty.

December 1, 2005 – Smith is sentenced to death by a jury.

March 15, 2006 – Judge Andrew Owens formally sentences Smith to death.

Dylan and Shasta Groene May 16, 2005 – 9-year-old Dylan and 8-year-old Shasta are reported missing from their home after their mother, her boyfriend, and their older brother are found murdered in their Coeur d’Alene, Idaho home.

July 2, 2005 – Shasta is rescued at a Denny’s restaurant with her captor, Joseph Edward Duncan III, a convicted sex offender. Duncan is arrested for Shasta and Dylan’s kidnapping.

July 10, 2005 – Remains found at a Montana campsite are identified as Dylan’s.

July 12, 2005 – Duncan is charged with three counts of first degree murder.

October 16, 2006 – Duncan pleads guilty to murder and kidnapping and is sentenced to life without parole for the kidnappings. He is still eligible for the death penalty for the three murders.

2008 – Duncan receives three death sentences and six life terms in federal and state courts.

Amber Hagerman January 13, 1996 – 9-year-old Amber Hagerman is abducted as she rides her bike in a parking lot near the home of her grandparents in Arlington, Texas.

January 17, 1996 – Hagerman’s body is found near a creek about eight miles from where she was abducted.

Her killer is never found and the case remains unsolved. Her abduction and murder led to the creation of the AMBER Alert system.

Laura Hobbs and Krystal Tobias May 8, 2005 – Laura Hobbs and Krystal Tobias are reported missing from their homes in Zion, Illinois.

May 9, 2005 – Laura’s father, Jerry Hobbs, discovers Laura and Krystal’s stabbed and beaten bodies in a neighborhood park.

May 10, 2005 – Jerry Hobbs is arrested and charged with the murders.

August 4, 2010 – The murder charges are dropped and Hobbs is released from prison after DNA links the killings to Jorge Torrez, a man jailed in Virginia.

December 2010 – Torrez is given five consecutive life sentences in Virginia for kidnapping and rape.

Shawn Hornbeck October 2002 – 11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck is kidnapped while riding his bicycle to a friend’s house near his home in Richwoods, Missouri.

January 2007 – The police find Hornbeck and another missing boy, 13-year-old Ben Ownby, who had been held for four days, in the Kirkwood, Missouri, apartment of Michael J. Devlin.

December 21, 2007 – Devlin receives 74 life sentences. He is serving his time at Crossroads Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri.

Lisa Irwin October 4, 2011 – 10-month old Lisa is found to be missing from her crib by her father, Jeremy Irwin, when he returns home from work between 3 am and 4 am in Kansas City. Also missing are the family cell phones.

November 23, 2011 – The command post investigating Lisa’s disappearance is shut down. FBI and Kansas City police had been involved; eight Kansas City detectives remain on the case.

Megan Kanka July 29, 1994 – 7-year-old Megan Kanka is lured by Jesse Timmendequas, a neighbor and convicted sex offender, into his house across the street from her own house in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, where he sexually assaults and strangles her. Her body is found in a park the next day.

1997 – Timmendequas is convicted and sentenced to death.

December 2007 – Timmendequas’ sentence is commuted to life in prison after New Jersey abolishes the death penalty.

Kanka’s death inspires Megan’s Law, which requires that convicted sex offenders register with local police and the community be notified of their presence.

Polly Klaas October 1, 1993 – 12-year-old Polly Klaas is abducted during a slumber party at her home in Petaluma, California.

November 30, 1993 – Richard Allen Davis is arrested, and days later he confesses and leads police to Klaas’ body.

June 1996 – Davis is convicted and sentenced to death for her abduction and murder.

Klaas’ kidnapping prompts California to pass the “three-strikes” law, which gives a life term to those convicted of their third felony.

Jessica Lunsford February 24, 2005 – 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford is discovered to be missing from her bedroom in Homosassa, Florida.

March 19, 2005 – Her body is found near her home after neighbor John Evander Couey confesses to killing her.

May 2, 2005 – Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signs the Jessica Lunsford Act which establishes a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life for people convicted of certain sex crimes against children 11 and younger, with lifetime tracking by GPS after their release.

February 12, 2007 – Couey’s trial begins in Miami.

March 7, 2007 – Couey is found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering Lunsford.

July 17, 2007 – Mark Lunsford, Jessica’s father, makes a courtroom statement to Couey: “I hope you hear her cry as you try to sleep at night.”

August 24, 2007 – Couey is sentenced to death for the abduction, rape and murder of Lunsford. Couey dies in prison, of natural causes, in 2009.

Cherrie Mahan February 22, 1985 – 8-year-old Cherrie is kidnapped on her way home from school in Winfield Township, Pennsylvania.

Is the first child featured on a “Have You Seen Me?” postcard put out by a company called ADVO Inc., in connection with the FBI, the US Postal Service and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Mahan is never found and her case remains unsolved.

Etan Patz May 25, 1979 – 6-year-old Etan Patz disappears in the SoHo section of New York City while walking to the school bus stop alone for the first time.

He is the first missing child to be pictured on a milk carton.

The prime suspect is Jose Antonio Ramos, who said he had taken Etan to his apartment, but did not kill him.

November 15, 2000 – Patz is declared legally dead.

February 7, 2005 – Stanley and Julia Patz are awarded a $2 million judgment in a wrongful death lawsuit against Ramos, who is now in prison for molesting two boys.

May 2010 – The Manhattan District Attorney’s office confirms that Patz’s case has been reopened.

April 22, 2012 – A stain believed to be blood is found in the SoHo basement of an apartment that formerly belonged to Othniel Miller, a carpenter that knew Patz. The apartment is less than 100 yards from Patz’s home.

April 23, 2012 – Tests reveal the stain is not blood, and no “obvious” human remains are located.

May 24, 2012 – Pedro Hernandez, a former Manhattan stock clerk who lived in Patz’s neighborhood, is arrested in connection with the death. Authorities are alerted to the suspect by a tip.

May 25, 2012 – Hernandez is charged with the murder of Patz. Hernandez is denied bail and ordered to undergo a full psychiatric evaluation.

November 14, 2012 – Hernandez is indicted on charges of second-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping.

December 12, 2012 – Hernandez pleads not guilty to murder and kidnapping.

February 2014 – Hernandez’s trial is postponed for psychiatric examinations and additional preparations.

May 8, 2015 – A mistrial is declared after the jury sends State Supreme Court Justice Maxwell Wiley a note — the third since April 29 — saying it was unable to reach a unanimous decision on Hernandez’s guilt or innocence. One juror holds out against conviction.

February 14, 2017 – A jury finds Hernandez guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Patz.

April 18, 2017 – Hernandez is sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

Ayla Reynolds December 17, 2011 – Justin DiPietro reports his 20-month-old daughter Ayla Reynolds is missing from their home in Waterville, Maine.

January 28, 2012 – Police reveal that they found blood stains, identified as Reynolds’ blood type, in the basement of the DiPietro home.

February 3, 2012 – Divers search two bodies of water near the home of Reynolds for a second time, but find no sign of her.

May 2012 – Authorities say they suspect the toddler is dead.

Samantha Runnion July 15, 2002 – 5-year-old Samantha Runnion is abducted outside a Stanton, California apartment complex while playing with a friend.

July 16, 2002 – Runnion’s body is found near Lake Elsinore in Riverside County, California.

April 28, 2005 – Alejandro Avila is convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and murdering Runnion.

July 22, 2005 – Avila is sentenced to death.

Elizabeth Smart June 5, 2002 – 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart is abducted from the bedroom of her home in the Arlington Hills neighborhood of Salt Lake City.

March 12, 2003 – She is found alive walking down a street in Sandy, Utah, with two adults, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Eileen Barzee.

Both Mitchell and Barzee are charged with six felony counts, including aggravated burglary, aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault.

January 9, 2004 – Barzee is ruled to be mentally incompetent to stand trial is sent to a state mental hospital.

July 26, 2005 – Mitchell is declared mentally incompetent to stand trial and sent to a mental hospital until he is judged to be fit.

December 18, 2006 – Mitchell is again found mentally unfit to stand trial after screaming outbursts in the courtroom.

October 24, 2008 – A federal judge, US Magistrate Judge Samuel Alba, enters a not guilty plea on behalf of Mitchell.

May 21, 2010 – Barzee, who pleaded guilty to kidnapping Smart, is sentenced to 15 years in prison.

May 25, 2011 – US District Judge Dale Kimball sentences Mitchell to life in prison.

September 11, 2018 – The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole announces that Barzee will be released on September 19, 2018, because her time in federal custody must be counted toward her state sentence. Barzee wasn’t expected to be released for another five years.

September 19, 2018 – Barzee is released from prison. Under the conditions of her release, she must register as a sex offender and participate in a mental health treatment program.

Danielle van Dam February 2, 2002 – 7-year-old Danielle van Dam is discovered missing from her home in suburban San Diego.

February 22, 2002 – David Westerfield, a neighbor, is arrested on suspicion of kidnapping after DNA test results showed van Dam’s blood in his motor home and clothes.

February 27, 2002 – Van Dam’s body is found in the southern California desert.

January 3, 2003 – Westerfield is sentenced to death for Danielle van Dam’s abduction and murder.

Adam Walsh July 27, 1981 – Adam Walsh is abducted from a mall near his home in Hollywood, Florida. His mother had let him look in the toy department at Sears while she looked for a lamp. When she returned, Adam was missing.

Two weeks after Adam disappeared, his severed head is discovered in a canal 120 miles away from the mall. The rest of his body is never recovered.

His father, John Walsh, becomes an advocate for missing children, lobbying for legislation and nationwide alert systems, and hosting the television program, “America’s Most Wanted.”

1996 – The prime suspect in the killing, Ottis Toole, dies in prison while serving a life sentence for another crime; he is never charged with Adam’s murder.

December 16, 2008 – Hollywood police announce they are closing the Adam Walsh investigation and name Toole as Adam’s suspected killer.

Rilya Wilson April 2002 – Florida’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) discovers four-year-old Rilya Wilson is missing from the home of her caregiver, Geralyn Graham. DCF did not learn of her disappearance until well after she disappeared. Case reports were falsified to show Wilson’s foster home had been visited.

March 2005 – Graham is indicted for Wilson’s murder. The indictment claims Wilson was killed sometime in December 2000; the time she went missing. Wilson’s body has never been found.

November 26, 2012 – Graham’s trial begins for the murder, kidnapping and child abuse of Wilson.

February 2013 – Graham is sentenced to 55 years in prison after being convicted of kidnapping and child abuse in January. She was not convicted of first-degree murder.

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Rivals, Cowboys, and Dinosaurs: a look at Michael Crichton's Dragon Teeth

The name "Michael Crichton" should be familiar with any dinosaur enthusiast. After all, he is the man behind the famous novel Jurassic Park which was adapted into the classic film.

But this was NOT the first time Mr. Crichton took a swing at paleontology. Dragon Teeth was a previously unpublished manuscript that was described by Crichton himself as the forerunner to his second outing with the great lizards.

A historical fiction, Dragon Teeth takes place during the infamous Bone Wars, another name any dinosaur enthusiast or paleontologist should be familiar with. It was sparked by a fierce rivalry between paleontologists Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope, who, from 1877 to 1892, competed to make the most discoveries, name the most species, and collect the most specimens out of the Wild West. Needless to say, it was a fascinating and dangerous period in paleontological history, particularly with the Indian Wars raging all around them, the almost lawless wilderness far from civilization, and the extreme lengths both men went to denying each other of specimens.

This is the backdrop our main character, William Johnson, finds himself in. Having agreed to a bet to go out west with Professor Marsh, he's later abandoned by the paranoid paleontologist before throwing his lot in with Cope. Our hero soon finds himself in the rough and tumble Wild West in the middle of the Indian Wars, where it turns out hunting for fossils is a lot more dangerous than it is on paper.

To begin with, this book is absolutely drenched in the setting and beliefs of the time. If you want a decent idea of what the Wild West was like at the time, this provides a pretty reasonable look. Especially with how it's woven into the narrative. One of the first big threats that Johnson and Cope have to wrestle with is the approach of Sitting Bull making his way north after having dealt with Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn. And the area as a whole is pretty lawless, with bandits and outlaws being a danger towards the latter portions of the novel.

Paleontology enthusiasts are also going to get their money's worth here. As mentioned before, Marsh and Cope are two of the central characters here and I think they're portrayed fairly well. Marsh being a paranoid recluse who nevertheless prides himself on meticulous work and building a reputation for himself. Cope is the brash and aggressive of the two, often getting into fights, and while his enthusiasm is admirable, he often rushes in making his observations or even just throwing caution into the wind. Course one of the highlights of the whole book is the confrontation between Marsh and Cope, which might as well be a masterclass in who can get as many insults in at each other as possible.

Rivalry and recklessness are some of the driving themes here of the whole novel, specifically how destructive it can be. Johnson got roped into a trip to the dangerous Wild West all on a bet with a school rival. Cope was willing to go to extreme lengths to retrieve fossils all for the sake of his grudge against Marsh that he'll drive his men to work in the face of an impending Sioux attack. Hell, I don't think it's a secret that Custer's brazen attack is given a lot of emphasis here given what the characters are up to. And at the end of the day, the rivalry does ultimately cost both Cope and Marsh everything with them sinking their entire finances and reputations just to one-up the other

Naturally, these aren't the only themes in the novel. Specifically, the colonization of America against the Native Americans is given a lot of weight in this novel. They come across buffalo herds that Cope notes that in a few years may no longer exist. The whole world of the plains Indians is described as a Lost World not too dissimilar to that of the dinosaurs. And there is a recurring theme of religion and Manifest Destiny, that some people believe the settlers were destined to occupy everywhere in America. Cope's struggles with Mormonism is actually a recurring subplot as his admiration of the dinosaurs, the concept of deep time, and evolution clashes with conventional wisdom about God and predetermined creation.

As you can tell, I reeeeeaaaaallllyyy enjoyed this novel. I thought it was a fascinating take on one of paleontology's most turbulent periods that manages to weave the setting and values in with the characters and their arcs. I think anyone who's interested in dinosaurs, paleontology, or historical fiction will appreciate this one. Especially how in some ways, this does feel like a spiritual successor to Jurassic Park. After all, the Bone Wars gave us many of our most famous dinosaurs and helped stir up interest for future generations despite their troubled history.

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ÉTUDE BIBLIQUE~JOSUÉ 15-16

👉Josué 15:1-19

Après l'attribution du lot de Juda, voici un autre exemple de foi hardie et courageuse. Et c'est de nouveau dans la famille de Caleb que nous la trouvons. Auprès de celui-ci, Othniel son neveu et Acsa sa fille avaient été à bonne école.

Jour après jour pendant les longues années du désert, ils avaient pu l'entendre, appliquant l'instruction de Deutéronome 6:7, leur parler du bon pays qu'il avait visité, du fruit miraculeux qu'il en avait rapporté.

Jour après jour aussi, ils avaient pu le voir, fidèle dans sa marche persévérante, puis dans ses combats pour la pleine possession de ce pays.

De telles paroles, un tel exemple, ont porté leurs fruits. Ce pays de Canaan, centre des pensées et des affections de leur père, Othniel et Acsa ont eux-mêmes appris peu à peu à l’aimer. Et, le moment venu, la foi apparaît. Celle d'Othniel s'empare de Kirjath-Sépher. Celle d'Acsa réclame une portion supplémentaire de la terre de Canaan.

Quelle joie pour Caleb qui avait dit à Josué: « Donne-moi cette montagne » (chapitre 14:12) d'entendre sa fille lui réclamer: Donne-moi… donne-moi encore… ! (verset 19; comparer Matthieu 11:12).

Avec une telle préparation et une femme digne de lui, Othniel se qualifiera pour exercer plus tard les fonctions de juge en Israël (Juges 3:9 à 11).

👉Josué 15:20-63; 16:1-10

Le moment tant attendu est arrivé où Israël peut prendre possession de son héritage. Juda est le premier à recevoir son lot, détaillé ville par ville comme pour souligner l'intérêt que l'Éternel attache à chaque parcelle de ce pays qui est le sien.

Bien-aimés, ayons, nous aussi, une vision toujours plus large du peuple de Dieu, en particulier pour l'embrasser dans nos prières.

Hélas ! à la fin de chaque délimitation nous allons trouver une restriction, un mais. La victoire n'est pas complète. Juda ne parvient pas à déposséder les Jébusiens (verset 63).

Jusqu'au règne de David, ceux-ci conserveront une place forte à Jérusalem: la forteresse de Sion (2 Samuel 5:6).

Éphraïm n'est pas davantage capable de déposséder le Cananéen de Guézer (chapitre 16:10). Asservis au tribut, ces vaincus ne sont-ils pas bien inoffensifs ? Au contraire, comme l'a annoncé Moïse, ils vont constituer des pièges au milieu d'Israël, entraînant celui-ci au mal et à l'idolâtrie.

Qu'en est-il de notre coeur, chers enfants de Dieu ? Est-ce que nous n'y tolérons pas certains «ennemis» qui ne nous semblent pas dangereux ? Sommes-nous habitués à leur présence au point qu'il nous en coûterait de les juger ?

Que le Seigneur nous en donne le courage pour que Lui soit seul à régner sur notre coeur !

Que le péché ne règne donc point dans votre corps mortel, et n'obéissez pas à ses convoitises. Ne livrez pas vos membres au péché, comme des instruments d'iniquité; mais donnez-vous vous-mêmes à Dieu, comme étant vivants de morts que vous étiez, et offrez à Dieu vos membres, comme des instruments de justice (Romains 6:12-13).

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Judges 1-3; Psalm 16; Luke 20

Discuss in the comments section.

The following text is from the Common English Bible. Occasionally we will rotate the translations just to have some variety.

Judges 1-3

1:1 After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel inquired of the Lord, “Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?” 2 The Lord said, “Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand.” 3 And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you.” So Simeon went with him. 4 Then Judah went up and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they defeated 10,000 of them at Bezek. 5 They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 6 Adoni-bezek fled, but they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. 7 And Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

8 And the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire. 9 And afterward the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negeb, and in the lowland. 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.

11 From there they went against the inhabitants of Debir. The name of Debir was formerly Kiriath-sepher. 12 And Caleb said, “He who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give him Achsah my daughter for a wife.” 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter for a wife. 14 When she came to him, she urged him to ask her father for a field. And she dismounted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?” 15 She said to him, “Give me a blessing. Since you have set me in the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.

16 And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people. 17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called Hormah. 18 Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory. 19 And the Lord was with Judah, and he took possession of the hill country, but he could not drive out the inhabitants of the plain because they had chariots of iron. 20 And Hebron was given to Caleb, as Moses had said. And he drove out from it the three sons of Anak. 21 But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

22 The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the Lord was with them. 23 And the house of Joseph scouted out Bethel. (Now the name of the city was formerly Luz.) 24 And the spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the way into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.” 25 And he showed them the way into the city. And they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go. 26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called its name Luz. That is its name to this day.

27 Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages, for the Canaanites persisted in dwelling in that land. 28 When Israel grew strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but did not drive them out completely.

29 And Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.

30 Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them, but became subject to forced labor.

31 Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of Aphik or of Rehob, 32 so the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they did not drive them out.

33 Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, so they lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land. Nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became subject to forced labor for them.

34 The Amorites pressed the people of Dan back into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the plain. 35 The Amorites persisted in dwelling in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, but the hand of the house of Joseph rested heavily on them, and they became subject to forced labor. 36 And the border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.

2:1 Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, 2 and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed my voice. What is this you have done? 3 So now I say, I will not drive them out before you, but they shall become thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare to you.” 4 As soon as the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people lifted up their voices and wept. 5 And they called the name of that place Bochim. And they sacrificed there to the Lord.

6 When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. 7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the Lord had done for Israel. 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110 years. 9 And they buried him within the boundaries of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. 10 And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel.

11 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals. 12 And they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to them. And they provoked the Lord to anger. 13 They abandoned the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. 14 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their surrounding enemies, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies. 15 Whenever they marched out, the hand of the Lord was against them for harm, as the Lord had warned, and as the Lord had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress.

16 Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. 17 Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to them. They soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had obeyed the commandments of the Lord, and they did not do so. 18 Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them. 19 But whenever the judge died, they turned back and were more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them. They did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways. 20 So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he said, “Because this people has transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and have not obeyed my voice, 21 I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, 22 in order to test Israel by them, whether they will take care to walk in the way of the Lord as their fathers did, or not.” 23 So the Lord left those nations, not driving them out quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

3:1 Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan. 2 It was only in order that the generations of the people of Israel might know war, to teach war to those who had not known it before. 3 These are the nations: the five lords of the Philistines and all the Canaanites and the Sidonians and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal-hermon as far as Lebo-hamath. 4 They were for the testing of Israel, to know whether Israel would obey the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. 5 So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 6 And their daughters they took to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.

7 And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They forgot the Lord their God and served the Baals and the Asheroth. 8 Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia. And the people of Israel served Cushan-rishathaim eight years. 9 But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the people of Israel, who saved them, Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. 10 The Spirit of the Lord was upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord gave Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand. And his hand prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim. 11 So the land had rest forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

12 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done what was evil in the sight of the Lord. 13 He gathered to himself the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and went and defeated Israel. And they took possession of the city of palms. 14 And the people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years.

15 Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab. 16 And Ehud made for himself a sword with two edges, a cubit in length, and he bound it on his right thigh under his clothes. 17 And he presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man. 18 And when Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he sent away the people who carried the tribute. 19 But he himself turned back at the idols near Gilgal and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he commanded, “Silence.” And all his attendants went out from his presence. 20 And Ehud came to him as he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, “I have a message from God for you.” And he arose from his seat. 21 And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly. 22 And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the dung came out. 23 Then Ehud went out into the porch and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them.

24 When he had gone, the servants came, and when they saw that the doors of the roof chamber were locked, they thought, “Surely he is relieving himself in the closet of the cool chamber.” 25 And they waited till they were embarrassed. But when he still did not open the doors of the roof chamber, they took the key and opened them, and there lay their lord dead on the floor.

26 Ehud escaped while they delayed, and he passed beyond the idols and escaped to Seirah. 27 When he arrived, he sounded the trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he was their leader. 28 And he said to them, “Follow after me, for the Lord has given your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him and seized the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites and did not allow anyone to pass over. 29 And they killed at that time about 10,000 of the Moabites, all strong, able-bodied men; not a man escaped. 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years.

31 After him was Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed 600 of the Philistines with an oxgoad, and he also saved Israel. (ESV)

Psalm 16

A Miktam of David.

16:1 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”

3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.

4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.

5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. 6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. 8 I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. 10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.

11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (ESV)

Luke 20

20:1 One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up 2 and said to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.” 3 He answered them, “I also will ask you a question. Now tell me, 4 was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?” 5 And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ 6 But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” 7 So they answered that they did not know where it came from. 8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while. 10 When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ 15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” 17 But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written:

“‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”

19 The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. 20 So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. 21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God. 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” 23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, 24 “Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar's.” 25 He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” 26 And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.

27 There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, 28 and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second 31 and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. 32 Afterward the woman also died. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.”

34 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, 36 for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” 39 Then some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” 40 For they no longer dared to ask him any question.

41 But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David's son? 42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, 43 until I make your enemies your footstool.’

44 David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”

45 And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, 47 who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” (ESV)

The reading plan I’ve chosen is from Bible Class Material and it’s a 5 day plan, with weekend days to catch up or get ahead or just take a break!

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LE NOMBRE 40 DANS LA BIBLE

Le nombre 40 est hautement symbolique qu'il apparaît plus de 90 fois dans la Bible.

Le nombre 40 exprime souvent la durée des périodes et représente le remplacement d’une période par une autre, ou bien la durée d’une génération.

40 jours et 40 nuits c’est la durée du déluge: Dieu annonce qu’il fera pleuvoir pendant 40 jours (Genèse 7v4), et la pluie tombe durant 40 jours et 40 nuits (Genèse 7v12), les eaux grossirent et soulevèrent l’arche, qui fut élevée au-dessus de la terre (Genèse 7v17). Au bout de 40 jours, Noé ouvrit la fenêtre qu’il avait faite à l’arche (Genèse 8v6).

40 jours c'est la durée de l’embaumement de Jacob (Genèse 50v1-3).

40 ans, c’est l’équivalent approximatif d’une génération humaine de l’époque:

La vie de Moïse est divisée en 3 fois 40 (Actes 7v23-36), Moïse a 40 ans lorsqu’il quitte l’Égypte, il reste 40 ans dans le pays de Madian. Il vivra encore 40 ans.

Le voyage du peuple hébreu à travers le désert dure 40 ans (Nombres 14v33, Amos 5v25).

L’exploration de Canaan par les espions dure 40 jours (Nombres 13v25),

Les juges Othniel, Débora et Gédéon procurent chacun au peuple d’Israël un repos de 40 ans (Juges 3v11; 5v31; 8v28).

Le peuple subit la domination des philistins pendant 40 ans (Juges 13v1).

40 ans, c’est la durée des règnes de David (1Chroniques 29v 27) et de Salomon (1Rois 11v42).

Il exprime aussi le temps de la prière et de l’intercession, c'est un temps de proximité avec Dieu.

Moïse entra dans la nuée et monta sur la montagne, 40 jours et 40 nuits (Exode 24v18). Sur le mont Sinaï, Dieu lui fait le don de la Loi.

Après l’épisode du veau d’or, Moïse intercède et fait pénitence 40 jours pour que le Seigneur épargne la vie au peuple (Deutéronome 9v25).

Élie marche 40 jours et 40 nuits jusqu’en Horeb (1 Rois19v8), jusqu’au mont Carmel pour entendre la voix de Dieu dans la brise légère, après avoir été nourri miraculeusement.

Ainsi, Bien-aimés, pour entendre la volonté de Dieu et s’imprégner de ses paroles, il faut du temps. Quarante jours et quarante nuits deviennent ainsi symboliquement le temps nécessaire pour une véritable rencontre avec Dieu.

Il exprime à la fois le temps de l’épreuve et de la patience, de la sollicitude de Dieu.

Le Dieu d’Israël élut nos pères et fit grandir ce peuple durant son exil en terre d’Égypte. Puis, en déployant la force de son bras, il les en fit sortir et, durant 40 ans environ, il les entoura de soins au désert (Actes 13v18).

Goliath se présente matin et soir pendant 40 jours (1 Samuel 17v16),

Jonas laisse 40 jours à Ninive pour se repentir (Jonas 3v4).

Jésus-Christ jeûne 40 jours et 40 nuits au désert (Matthieu 4v2) au lendemain de son baptême.

Pendant 40 jours, nous dit l’Évangile,Jésus a prié et jeûné au désert avant que le diable ne vienne le soumettre à la tentation (Marc 1v13).

Ensuite, Jésus inaugure sa vie publique en commençant son ministère (Marc 1v14-15).

Le nombre 40 exprime le temps de la maturité et de l’enseignement.

Il correspond à l’âge de la maturité. C’est à 40 ans qu’Isaac et Ésaü se marient (Genèse 25v20; 26v34). C’est l’âge d’Isch-Boschet quand il devient roi (2 Samuel 2v10) et d’Absalom quand il cherche à prendre la place de son père David (2 Samuel 15v7).

Le Seigneur Jésus apparaît à ses disciples pendant 40 jours après sa résurrection, Il enseigne ses disciples pendant 40 jours jusqu’à son Ascension (Actes 1v3).

Le nombre 40 c’est un nombre de mesures:

40 coudées (1 Rois 6v17; Ézéchiel 41v2, 46v22).

40 coups: La bastonnade israélite comportait un maximum de 40 coups (Deutéronome 25v1-3), que le judaïsme limitait à 39 pour éviter qu’il ne fût dépassé (2 Corinthiens 11v24).

En conclusion, le nombre 40 dans la Bible indique le temps d’épreuve, de dépouillement, de mise à nu, le temps de l’apaisement, du constat de la fin de l’épreuve et du bilan. C'est aussi le temps de l’accomplissement, de la maturité, le temps où l’on se retourne pour estimer le chemin accompli et à accomplir:

"Souviens-toi de tout le chemin que l'Éternel ton Dieu t’a fait faire pendant 40 ans dans le désert, afin de t’humilier, de t’éprouver et de connaître le fond de ton cœur, et voir si tu garderais ou non ses commandements." (Deutéronome 8v2)

Bien-aimés, il est temps de se laisser modeler par Dieu comme l’argile dans les mains du potier: "La parole fut adressée à Jérémie de la part de l’Éternel, en ces mots: Lève-toi, et descends dans la maison du potier; là, je te ferai entendre mes paroles. Je descendis dans la maison du potier, et voici, il travaillait sur un tour. Le vase qu’il faisait ne réussit pas, comme il arrive à l’argile dans la main du potier; Il en refit un autre vase, tel qu’il trouva bon de le faire. Et la parole de l’Éternel me fut adressée, en ces mots: Ne puis-je pas agir envers vous comme ce potier, maison d’Israël ? Dit l’Éternel. Voici, comme l’argile est dans la main du potier, Ainsi vous êtes dans ma main, maison d’Israël !" (Jérémie 18v1-6)

Invoque-moi, et Je te répondrai; Je t'annoncerai de grandes choses, des choses cachées, que tu ne connais pas. (Jérémie 33v3)

"Car Je connais les projets que j'ai formés sur vous, dit l'Éternel, projets de paix et non de malheur, afin de vous donner un avenir et de l'espérance. Vous m'invoquerez, et vous partirez; vous me prierez, et Je vous exaucerai. Vous me chercherez, et vous me trouverez, si vous me cherchez de tout votre coeur. Je me laisserai trouver par vous, dit l'Éternel..." (Jérémie 29v11-14)

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Je veux parler de quelqu'un dont beaucoup parlent moins.

1) Il est Dieu.

2) Il est la troisième personne de la Trinité.

3) Il est le directeur général des activités divines.

4) Il est l'agent exécuteur de la volonté du Père exprimé par le Fils. (Gen 1/2-3).

5) c'est sous son onction que des hommes ont été leader et juges en Israël et libéré le peuple de leurs oppresseurs. A l'instar de Moïse, Josué, Samson, Débora, Gédéon, Othniel, David....

6) c'est poussé par lui que des hommes ont parlé de la par de Dieu, fait des exploits, et écrit la Bible. (2 Pierre 1/21).

7) c'est sous son action que Christ fut conçu dans le sein de Marie (Mat 1/18; Luc 1/35)

8) c'est sous son onction que Christ exerça un ministère puissant de miracle (Luc 4/14; Actes 10/38).

9) c'est par lui que les Apôtres exercèrent des ministères puissant. C'est pourquoi plusieurs s'accordent pour dire que les Actes des Apôtres doivent être appelé les Actes du Saint Esprit. (Hebrew 2/4; Actes 1/8, Actes 5/12...)

10) Il Joue un rôle capital dans la conversion du chrétien. L'agent de la régénération.

Dans sa croissance spirituelle également en le poussant à la prière et à la méditation de la parole de Dieu. Il lui donne une compréhension claire de la parole de Dieu.

11) il est celui qui communique les dons spirituels au Chrétien ( 1 Cor 12/11).

12) Il est le maître de la moisson ( c'est lui qui appel, qui forme, qui équipe et qui établit)

13) aucun ministère ne peut être puissant et efficace sans lui.

14) Il est le conseiller par excellence.

15) Il est le consolateur.

16) Il est le meilleur ami.

17) Il intercède pour nous par des soupirs inexprimable, des prières et des supplications qu'il adresse à Dieu en notre faveur, car nous ne savons quoi demander.

18) Il glorifie le Père et le Fils.

19) Il est celui qui convainc de Péché de Justice et de Jugement.

20) Il est notre associé dans le ministère et nous donne la révélation des écritures.

21) Il est le meilleur confident.

22) Il joue un rôle capital dans la transformation du Chrétien par son fruit en lui.

23) Il communique la Puissance de Dieu.

Il Communique le Joie, la Paix, l'amour et la crainte de Dieu.

24) Il est essentiel à la bonne marche de la vie Chrétien.

25) Il nous sanctifie.

26) Il nous fait passer de l'ordinaire à l'extraordinaire.

27) Il nous aide à adorer Dieu.

28) Il accompli la vision de Dieu pour nous.

29) Il est l'Esprit de sagesse, de force et de Puissance.

30) Il nous assiste dans le désert des épreuves.

31) Il est le feu Divin.

32) Il est l'eau de vie.

33) Il est l'huile de joie et d'approbation.

34) Il est le vent.

35) Il est la colombe 🕊 de paix.

Je vous parle du Saint Esprit !

Tout véritable chrétiens doit avoir et cultiver une communion intime avec le Saint Esprit !

Soit revêtu de la puissance du Saint-Esprit en vue d'un service et d'une vie de qualité au nom puissant de Jésus-Christ

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