{"id":139,"date":"2019-04-24T20:37:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=139"},"modified":"2019-04-24T20:37:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T20:37:00","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-thursday-april-25th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2019\/04\/24\/lectionary-readings-for-thursday-april-25th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Thursday, April 25th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Book of God Chapters VIII and IX<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter VIII<\/span><\/p>\n

THE FIRST FONECEAN BIBLE.–BEING OF ABRAM, A MAN
\nCHOSEN BY GOD FOR THE CHILDREN OF ARABIN\u2019YA.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Out of the hosts of Parsi’e, who were of the people of Shem, who were since the days
\nof the flood, came Abram, a man chosen by God, in the arcs of Spe-ta and Bon, for the
\ndeliverance of the Faithists of Arabin’ya. God said: Because they have not raised up one
\nout of the sons of Ham, thy name shall be, henceforth, Abra-Ham, and it shall be
\ntestimony in thousands of years of my records in the libraries of heaven.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. And it came to pass that forgers and deceivers, not having the fear of Jehovih before
\nthem, falsely gave the interpretation of the meaning of the words of Abra and Ham, not
\nknowing (in thousands of years) that in so small a matter He would display the truth and
\nglory of His revealed word.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. God led Abram away from He-sa, his native place, where he was a maker of baskets,
\nand took him to the ancient land of Ham, which had been destroyed by druks, before the
\nflood, as the name signifieth; whereafter God surnamed him Abraham, and made him
\nchief rab’bah over the Faithists of Arabin’ya.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. These, then, are the generations of the line whence came Abram, that is to say: Of
\nShem and the seventy tribes, first going forth beyond the mountains of Owatchab-habal,
\nTur who settled in Parsi’e, and his descendants Raf-bak, and his descendants Goe, and his
\ndescendants Wawa, and his descendants Sadr.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. In Sadr the line was lost, but through his daughter Bar-bar regained through the I’hins
\nin the land of Goats, where the Listians lived, having fled from the tyranny of the kings of
\nOas.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. From Bar-bar was descended Egount, from him Dir, from him Wow-sha, from him Helial, from him Rac-ca. And here the line ran by female heirs, beginning in Rac-ca’s
\ndaughter, Hess, from whom was descended Gil-gil, from whom was descended Thussa,
\nfrom whom was descended She, from whom was descended seven generations in su-is;
\nand it was lost in We-ta-koo, but regained again through I’hin seed, and appeared in Reboth, and again su-is extended through these generations: Arfaxad, Sala, Eber, Peleg,
\nRoo, Sa-rug, Na-hor and Terah; but in Terah the line was lost, but regained by I’hin seed,
\nfrom whom sprang Geth, from whom sprang Choe, from whom sprang Gus, from whom<\/span>
\nsprang Ra-bak, from whom sprang Ya-shem, and by I’hin seed sprang Ti-lot, and by I’hin
\nseed Shi-ar, and by I’hin seed Shir-ra, from whom descended Na-hor the second, from
\nwhom sprang Abram.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Abram was of pure blood, an I’huan; and the light of su-is had been with his forefathers and foremothers since the flood, and he was large and red, like new copper, and
\nhad black hair and long beard, fierce to look upon; but his soul was gentle as a woman’s.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Abram could see without eyes and hear without ears, knowing things by the light
\nof God which dwelt in him. Wherefore God chose Abram to gather together the
\nFaithists in Arabin’ya and the adjacent countries, even as he had appointed Po in Jaffeth.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. In those days there were great kings and men of great learning, and they had books of
\nlearning and instruments for measuring things far and near.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. And Abram knew these things, for he had been a servant in a king’s family where
\nlearned men and women congregated. And so, knowing the power of God was upon him,
\nhe ran away in his youth, and lived amongst the Listians, who made baskets and trinkets
\nin the forests, which they sold to the king’s peoples.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. God spake to Abram, saying: Fear not for men of learning; neither grieve thou for the
\nlearning in books. When they are forgotten, thy words and thy labors will overspread the
\nworld.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. And God lived with Abram, teaching him and working miracles through him. And it
\ncame to pass that the Listians in their rambles, selling wares, told the slaves of the kings
\nabout the wonders of Abram.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. And the slaves fled from bondage and went into the wilderness in search of Abram.
\nAnd when they came before him, he spake unto them, day by day, as they came, saying:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Why have ye come? I called you not! And when they could not answer, Abram said
\nunto them: God brought you. Man of himself doeth nothing. Search, then, the records of
\nyour generations; for ye are descended from the Faithists of old.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. And they searched, and found not one had came but was descended from before the
\ntime of Zarathustra.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Abram said: Think not that God cometh to one man alone; when he provideth a voice
\nhe also provideth ears and hearts. Because ye have been faithful unto him, he calleth you
\nto deliverance from your enemies, who are God’s enemies also.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter IX<\/span><\/p>\n

1. When there had come to Abram in She-a-do-wan four thousand five hundred souls,
\nGod spake to Abram, saying: Come, now; I will lead thee and thy people into another
\ncountry.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. So Abram led them thence and came into Lower Howd-Lutz. And it came to pass that
\nin the next year after they departed out of She-a-do-wan a famine came upon the land and
\nthe enemies of God were cut off, and could not pursue Abram and his people.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. After this it was that Abram was called Abraham, and he built altars of worship and
\naltars of sacrifice, according to the commandments of God.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Now it came to pass in the early days of Abraham, he told his brothers that the light
\nand power of God were with him; and, though others believed in Abraham, yet Lot,
\nAbram’s brother, and Lot, Abram’s nephew, believed not in Abraham, saying of him: He<\/span>
\nwas born naturally, and is wise of his own judgment.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. God said to Abraham: Behold, it is an easy matter to commune with spirits, but to
\njudge righteously of them is not so easy. For which reason thou and thy wife, and one
\nhundred picked men, shall go and visit Sodom and Gomorrah in the valley of Siddim.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. And Abraham and his people went as commanded by God, and visited the cities
\nof Sodom and Gomorrah; and God spake privily to Abraham, saying: I will destroy
\nthese cities, for they are as hells for evil spirits; but Lot shall escape for thy sake.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. And when they came to Sodom, behold, angels walked amongst the people, and
\nthe people knew they were angels, but cared not for them. And there were laws
\nmade by Bera, king of Sodom, regarding the behavior betwixt angels and men.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. And Abraham, being pressed by the presence of God, said unto his people: Behold,
\nthere are angels that love to dwell in lust, and to partake with mortals; to eat with them, to
\nlie down with them, and to partake in all ungodly pleasures.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. God, through his angels, rained down fire and brimstone on Sodom and Gomorrah, and
\nthey were burnt and destroyed. Lot, the elder, escaped, and went and lived in a cave.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Now, after Abraham and his people were returned to Jireh, his camp, and it was night,
\nGod said to Abraham: Be thou steadfast, and show thy people that they may understand
\nmy words.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. And whilst they were yet praying before the altar, God withdrew from Abraham, and
\nsuffered the evil angels, who had followed them from Sodom and Gomorrah, to draw
\nnear about the altar. And one of the angels clothed himself in a great light, and with a
\ncrown, and with sparkling gems, and he appeared, so all the multitude of people could
\nlook upon him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Abraham said: Who art thou? And the spirit said: I am thy God, ruler of heaven and
\nearth! Abraham said: I am thy servant; what wouldst thou? And the spirit said: Thou shalt
\ntake thine only son, Isaac, and thy hosts who were with thee at Sodom and Gomorrah, and
\ngo with me whither I will lead thee, for I have a great work for thee.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Abraham said: Whatsoever thou puttest upon me to do, that will I do.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. So in the morning Abraham and his son Isaac, and the hosts who had been with
\nAbraham to Sodom and Gomorrah, assembled together. And Abraham spake, saying:
\nWhither, O God?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. The spirit answered, saying: Take sticks and a fire-brand and come thou to the summit
\nof yonder hill, for thou shalt restore the rites of burnt offerings. So Abraham told what
\nGod had said, and they started, and Isaac carried the bundle of willows, such as basketmakers use, saying: This will light the large pieces; but what wilt thou burn for an
\noffering, O Father? And Abraham said: God will provide.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. And when they ascended to the place, Abraham gathered logs and heaped them up,
\nand Isaac placed the willows.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Then spake the spirit, saying: What shall a man love above all things in the world?
\nAnd Abraham said: God. And the spirit said: For which reason thou shalt offer thine only
\nson, Isaac, as a burnt offering. And it shall be testimony before thy people that thou wilt
\nobey God even to the sacrifice of thine own flesh and kin.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

18. Abraham said: Show me that thou art God, that I may not err, for I have been
\ncommanded not to kill.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. And the spirit departed away from Abraham, perceiving that he knew the higher law.<\/span>
\nAnd Isaac was grieved at heart, for he desired to witness what a sacrifice was. And the
\npeople, seeing a ram near at hand, went and caught it, and slaughtered it, and sprinkled
\nthe blood on the sacrifice, and they lighted the fire and roasted the flesh, and took it and
\ngave it to the poor.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. And Abraham called the place Jehovih-Jireh, and they returned to the camp; and
\nAbraham, being moved of God, spake before the people.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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