{"id":2458,"date":"2021-05-31T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=2458"},"modified":"2021-05-31T00:00:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:00:36","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-monday-may-31st-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2021\/05\/31\/lectionary-readings-for-monday-may-31st-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Monday, May 31st, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Weekday Sabbath<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Book of Judgement Chapter 30<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">GOD JUDGETH DOMINIONS.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">1. God said: Now, behold, a certain rich man coveted his neighbors&#8217;children, and he went<br \/>\nabout and captured many of them. And withal he was mighty above his neighbors, and<br \/>\nnone of them could regain their offspring.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">2. And a certain rab&#8217;bah inquired of Jehovih concerning the matter. And Jehovih<br \/>\nanswered him, saying: Whatsoever he coveted and hath taken, suffer him to keep. What<br \/>\nhe hath taken exultingly shall be a bondage unto him in sorrow, in time to come; for he<br \/>\nshall provide according to law.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">3. And it so happened that a famine came upon that land, and, according to the laws, the<br \/>\nrich had to provide unto the kin of their own households.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">4. And, behold, the rich man&#8217;s possessions were consumed by the neighbors whom he had<br \/>\nrobbed, and great sorrow came upon him.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">5. Such, O man, is the way of the dominions of men. A mighty king stretcheth forth his<br \/>\nhand to possess his neighbor&#8217;s kingdom, and Jehovih giveth it unto him.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">6. And that king exulteth, saying: Behold my possessions and my power!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">7. Hear, now, the judgment of thy God, O man: Soon or late, all things answer unto<br \/>\nJehovih in a way man imagineth not. Whoso coveteth and receiveth, is bound unto<br \/>\nJehovih.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">8. And, when a king possesseth himself of a new country, he not only receiveth its riches<br \/>\nbut its misfortunes also. The profits and losses are all his.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">9. And the sins of the people are his, and are henceforth upon his head.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">10. And, when a famine cometh upon that country, the king shall be responsible<br \/>\ntherefore.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">11. And he shall supply every want of the people, or judgment shall be upon his head.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">12. And for all of the newly acquired subjects, who may be in sickness or distress, the<br \/>\nking shall be judged.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">13. Moreover, judgment shall pursue that king into the es world; and the subjects he took<br \/>\nunto himself on earth shall be his in heaven to redeem, and provide for, and educate.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">14. Neither shall he have exaltation in my heavens faster than the lowest of his subjects.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">15. Behold, I not only bequeath the glory and joy of the Father&#8217;s kingdom on earth,<br \/>\nbut I reveal also the responsibilities which shall be hereafter known to mortals.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">16. Man shall not only perceive the justice of my judgments, but he shall realize the<br \/>\npower of my hand upon kingdoms and empires.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">17. I show man not only the way of liberty, but the way of bondage. He shall know<br \/>\nunderstandingly the ways of my dominions, and the judgment that is upon him.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">18. For every one whom the king causeth to be slain, in order to possess a new country,<br \/>\nthe king shall mete out retribution until all his enemies do pardon and forgive him.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">19. Behold, I have revealed the grades and rates; and such king shall perceive, that his<br \/>\nbondage can not be less than six generations, but may be twenty or forty generations, ere<br \/>\nhe reacheth beyond the second resurrection.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">20. And the same rules shall apply to every king and queen and emperor, and every other<br \/>\nruler in all the world.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">21. The resurrection in heaven of each and every one of them shall be with, and no faster<br \/>\nthan those they ruled over on earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">22. And they shall be responsible to all their subjects for deaths resulting from wars,<br \/>\nwherein the subjects were used for the glory and power of the king. And for all famines,<br \/>\npestilences, and all other injuries that come upon the multitude through any shortness in<br \/>\nthe king&#8217;s government.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">23. And for the poverty of the people, and for their ignorance and crime; nor shall the<br \/>\nking escape retribution for any good thing he might have done, but did not accomplish.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">24. And for all the profit and service the king receiveth on earth from his subjects, he<br \/>\nshall render back to them an equivalent profit and service, either on earth, or in heaven.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">25. Let not the king or other ruler, any longer flatter himself that death effaceth the<br \/>\nbondage of man unto his subject and neighbor.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">26. Behold, by opening the gates of heaven, I have also given you the glory thereof; and,<br \/>\nwith it, I also give you the responsibilities.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">27. I have brought the angels to your door; they bring you news of great joy, and bring<br \/>\nyou also the afflictions ye cast upon them.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">28. I told those of the olden time, that sword should answer sword; war should answer<br \/>\nwar; and peace receive in peace.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">29. Such, then, is the judgment of thy God upon dominion; and this shall be ratified in<br \/>\ntime to come by every ruler on the face of the earth.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekday Sabbath Book of Judgement Chapter 30 GOD JUDGETH DOMINIONS. 1. God said: Now, behold, a certain rich man coveted his neighbors&#8217;children, and he went about and captured many of them. And withal he was mighty above his neighbors, and none of them could regain their offspring. 2. 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