{"id":285,"date":"2019-06-21T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T10:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=285"},"modified":"2019-06-21T10:02:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T10:02:11","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-friday-june-21st-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2019\/06\/21\/lectionary-readings-for-friday-june-21st-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Friday, June 21st, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>New Year 171 KE, Holy Compact Day, Summer Solstice<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Book of the Arc of Bon Chapters 15 and 16<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Chapter 15<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">1. The king&#8217;s palace and pyramids were surrounded by a wall of stone; with twelve gates,<br \/>\nmade of wood and iron. The wall was of sufficient breadth for twelve men to walk abreast<br \/>\nthereon, and the height of the wall was equivalent to twelve squares (about 32 feet). On<br \/>\nthe summit of the wall were twelve houses for the accommodation of the soldiers who<br \/>\npatrolled the walls. And in each and every gate-way were houses for the keepers of the<br \/>\ngates. So that no man, nor woman, nor child, could come into the palace or palace<br \/>\ngrounds without permission.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">2. And it came to pass that when Leotonas, the king&#8217;s daughter, walked near the river,<br \/>\naccompanied by her maids, she beheld a child in a basket amongst the bullrushes.<br \/>\nLeotonas commanded her maids to fetch it to her; and when she looked upon it, and<br \/>\nbeheld it was an Israelitish child, she said: The Gods have sent him to me, and he shall be<br \/>\nmy child.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">3. And they bore the child into the palace, and Leotonas said to the king: Behold, a<br \/>\nwonder of wonders! I have found an Israelitish child in a basket in the rushes, and only<br \/>\nGods know how it came, or how it scaled the walls. The king said: Keep thou the child,<br \/>\nand it shall be both a brother and a son to thee. Nevertheless, my guards shall find the<br \/>\nway my grounds are entered, or blood will be upon them.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">4. Now after some days, and when the search had been completed, and no way discovered<br \/>\nas to the manner of the child&#8217;s ingress, the king issued a decree commanding a thousand<br \/>\nIsraelitish male children to be put to death, Moses amongst the rest, unless the mother of<br \/>\nthe child, Moses, came and acknowledged as to the manner of ingress. The king allotted<br \/>\nthree days in which time the matter should culminate; but nevertheless the mother came<br \/>\nnot and acknowledged.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">5. And the king called his daughter, and said unto her: What shall be done? Leotonas<br \/>\nsaid: The king&#8217;s word must not be broken; nevertheless, thou gavest the child to me,<br \/>\nsaying: Keep thou it, and it shall be a brother and a son to thee. And straightway I sent my<br \/>\nmaids and procured an Israelitish woman as nurse for the child. And I set my heart upon<br \/>\nthe child, nor can I part with it and live. Last night I consulted the oracle as to the matter,<br \/>\nfor I saw that thy mandate must be fulfilled.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">6. The king said: And what said the oracle? Leotonas said: Give word abroad that the<br \/>\nnurse of the child is its mother. Now I beseech thee, O king, let it be heralded abroad that<br \/>\nall is acknowledged.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">7. The king, seeing the child, relented; and word was proclaimed as Leotonas had desired.<br \/>\nAnd, moreover, the matter was entered in the recorder&#8217;s house that the mother of the child<br \/>\nhad made the basket and placed it where it was found, though no reason was assigned<br \/>\ntherefore. Such, then, was the Eguptian explanation.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">8. Now the truth of the matter was, the angels of Jehovih came to Yokebed and said: Thy<br \/>\nson&#8217;s name shall be Moses, signifying, a leader-forth, for he shall deliver the Israelites out<br \/>\nof bondage. But he shall be taken from thee, and thou canst not find him. For the angels<br \/>\nof Jehovih will deliver him into Leotonas&#8217;hands. And she shall adopt him as her brother<br \/>\nand son, and bestow upon him the education of a prince.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">9. Yokebed feared, for in those days male children of Israelitish parentage were outlawed,<br \/>\nnor could any man be punished for slaying them. And Yokebed prayed Jehovih, saying:<br \/>\nThy will be done, O Jehovih, for I know Thy hand is upon my son. But I beseech Thee, O<br \/>\nFather, that I may come to the princess and be her nurse for the child. The angel of<br \/>\nJehovih said: Swear thou before Jehovih thou wilt not betray to the child that thou art his<br \/>\nmother!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">10. Yokebed said: Though I be commanded by the king, yet will I not own that I am the<br \/>\nmother, and it be Thy will, O Jehovih!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">11. And Jehovih&#8217;s angels fashioned a basket; and carried the child and placed it where it<br \/>\nwas found by Leotonas and her maids. And Leotonas, seeing it was a Hebrew child,<br \/>\ncommanded one of her maids to go and bring an Israelitish woman to nurse it. And the<br \/>\nmaid went out beyond the Utak gate and found and brought Yokebed, the child&#8217;s mother,<br \/>\nbut no one knew she was its mother.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">12. And when Yokebed had come before the princess, the latter said unto her: Nurse thou<br \/>\nthe child, for I will be its mother and its sister, for the Gods have delivered it into my<br \/>\nhands. And Yokebed said: It is a goodly child; I will nurse it for thee.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">13. Moses grew and became a large man, being a pure I&#8217;huan, copper-colored and of great<br \/>\nstrength. And Pharaoh, having no son, bestowed his heart on Moses, and raised him as a<br \/>\nprince, having provided him men of great learning to teach him. Moses was master of<br \/>\nmany languages, and withal made acquainted with kings and queens and governors, far<br \/>\nand near. And he espoused the cause of the king, whose dominions held seven kingdoms<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">beyond Egupt as tributary kingdoms, which paid taxes to Pharaoh.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">14. So Pharaoh made Moses embassador to the foreign kingdoms, in which capacity he<br \/>\nserved twelve years. But because of the prejudice against him, for being of Israelitish<br \/>\nblood, the court of Pharaoh importuned the king for his removal, and Moses was so<br \/>\nremoved from office under the king.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">15. The king said to Moses: My son, this is a double infliction on me in my old days; in<br \/>\nthe first place, it is as a sword-thrust, to cut off my love to thee, lest thou some day<br \/>\nbecome king; and in the second place, it is hard for a Pharaoh to be dictated to by his own<br \/>\ncourt.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">16. Moses replied: Fear not, O king, that my love and thine can be severed. Oft it<br \/>\nhappeneth that men are tried in a way they know not the wisdom of, but which, afterward,<br \/>\nwe realize to be the best thing that could have taken place.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">17. As for myself, I think this rebuke is put upon me by Jehovih because I labored not for<br \/>\nmine own people.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">18. The king said: How so? Moses replied: For many days a great heaviness hath come<br \/>\nupon me; it is as if the wind of heaven bore down on my heart, saying: Moses, Moses, lift<br \/>\nup thy voice for thy people. For behold, the king, thy father, will favor thee!<br \/>\n19. Pharaoh said: What wouldst thou. my son? And if it be possible to be done it shall be<br \/>\ndone.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">20. Moses answered: Until I have gone amongst them and ascertained their grievances, I<br \/>\nknow not how to answer thee. The king said: Go, and keep thy counsel to thyself until<br \/>\nthou art returned.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">21. So Moses departed and traveled over the land of Egupt, and was four months absent,<br \/>\nand returned unto Pharaoh. And to him Moses related all the grievances of the Israelites;<br \/>\nexplaining the tasks put upon them; their denial before the courts; their forbiddance to<br \/>\neducation; and withal extolled them highly for being a peaceful and virtuous people.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">22. The king said: It is a pity; it is a great pity. But what can I do, O Moses? Thou<br \/>\nbeholdest how even thyself is chastised by the king&#8217;s court. If I demand the repeal of the<br \/>\nlaws, the court will heap coals of fire on thy head and on mine.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">23. Moses said: Neither know I, O king, what to do. And Moses was in great trouble of<br \/>\nsoul; and after he waited a while for his thoughts to come to him, he said: O king, this<br \/>\nnight thou and Leotonas shall reason with me, for I feel it incumbent because of the<br \/>\npressure on my soul.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">24. When the three were alone that night, lo and behold, it was the beginning of the dawn<br \/>\nof light. And Moses&#8217;ears were opened, and he heard the Voice of Jehovih (through His<br \/>\nangels) saying:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">25. Behold, O king, and thou, Leotonas, and Thou, Moses, now is the beginning of My<br \/>\npower on the face of the earth. Moses, My son, thou shalt take thy people out of the land<br \/>\nof Egupt; and I will bestow upon them the lands of the ancients, even whither I will lead<br \/>\nthee. Change not thy laws, O king; let Egupt have her way; and let the Israelites have their<br \/>\nway also.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">26. The king said: To deliver four millions of people! O what a labor!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">27. On the next day Moses walked out, going into the woods to be alone, for heavy<br \/>\ntrouble was upon him. And an angel of Jehovih appeared in a flame of fire in a bush,<br \/>\ncalling: Moses, Moses, My son! And Moses saw that the bush was not burnt, and he said:<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">Here am I, and I heard Thy Voice.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">28. The Voice said: I am the God of Abraham, and of Isaac and Jacob. Moses said: What<br \/>\nwouldst Thou?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">29. The Voice said: Go thou once more amongst thy people and say thou: I, Moses, am<br \/>\ncome to deliver you out of the land of Egupt, and into an inheritance which shall be your<br \/>\nown.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">30. Moses said: My people will ask of me: By whose authority speakest thou? What then<br \/>\nshall I answer them? The Voice said: Say thou to them: The I A<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">M <\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">sent me. And if they<br \/>\nquestion further, saying: Thou has a deceiving spirit, like the Eguptians, then shalt thou<br \/>\nsay to them: How can ye distinguish one spirit from another? and they will say: Whoso<br \/>\nlaboreth for himself will deceive us. And thou shalt say to them: Whosoever hath faith in<br \/>\nJehovih, let him give up all, even as I do; and let them follow me; for if a multitude go<br \/>\nforth in Faith in the Father, then will the Father provide unto them. (For this is the<br \/>\nmeaning of Faith, from which ye were named Israelites.)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">31. So Moses and his brother, Aaron, traveled about in the land of Egupt, calling together<br \/>\nRaban families, explaining to them, and urging the people to get ready and depart out of<br \/>\nEgupt. For three years they thus labored, and it became known far and near that the<br \/>\nproject was on foot.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">32. And the oracles of the Eguptians prophesied that when the Israelites were once out of<br \/>\nthe country they would unite with the kingdoms whereto Moses had been embassador,<br \/>\nand then return and overpower the Eguptians.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">33. And in order to stigmatize Moses they said he fled away from Pharaoh&#8217;s palace<br \/>\nbecause he had seen two men, and Eguptian and an Israelite, fighting, and that Moses<br \/>\nslew the Eguptian and buried him in the sand. And the recorders thus entered the report in<br \/>\nthe Recorder&#8217;s House.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">34. Moses was of tender heart and he inquired of the Great Spirit, saying: Will ever a<br \/>\nvoice of justice speak in my behalf? Jehovih, through his angel, answered Moses, saying:<br \/>\nSuffer thy enemies to put on record what they will, for the time will surely come when the<br \/>\ntruth shall be revealed unto men. Pursue thy course, for it shall be shown that thou dost<br \/>\nstill visit the king; wherefore, hadst thou fled as the records state, thou wouldst not return,<br \/>\nwith the report hanging over thy head.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">35. In those days Egupt was a land of glory and of misery. Hardly is it possible for words<br \/>\nto describe the splendor in which the nobles lived. Of their palaces and chariots a<br \/>\nthousand books might be written, and yet not reveal all. And as to the members of the<br \/>\nking&#8217;s court, so grand were they that many of them stood not on the ground from one<br \/>\nyear&#8217;s end to the other; but caused carpets to be spread wherever they desired to walk.<br \/>\nAnd as to their chariots, they were bound with silver and gold, and set with precious<br \/>\nstones.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">36. Of the royal court and the nobles, there were two thousand four hundred and eighty,<br \/>\nand they owned and possessed everything in Egupt, which was the richest country in the<br \/>\nworld.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">37. The next in rank were the masters, who were servants and tenants to the courtiers and<br \/>\nnobles; and the third in rank were the Faithists, called Israelites, who were servants under<br \/>\nthe masters.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">38. And it was against the law for any one to call a meeting of Israelites, or to incite them<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">against servitude to the masters; for which reason Moses and Aaron violated the law of<br \/>\nthe land, nor dared any man to arrest them, because Moses bore with him the king&#8217;s seal.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">39. Of the miseries of the land of Egupt, the half hath never been told, nor ever shall be;<br \/>\nfor they were of the nature of the flesh, and of such kind that one may not mention them<br \/>\nfully, for the history would also involve the beasts of the fields, and dogs, male and<br \/>\nfemale, and goats also.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">40. Suffice it, the people were victims of evil spirits, and had descended to such unnatural<br \/>\npractices as poisoned the flesh, which became inhabited with vermin; and they had<br \/>\nrunning sores; and only evil practices alleviated the pains. The people were subject to<br \/>\nentrancement by evil spirits, and the latter appeared amongst the people, taking to<br \/>\nthemselves corporeal forms for evil&#8217;s sake, also eating and drinking with mortals daily.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">41. When Moses beheld these things he prayed to Jehovih for wisdom and strength; for<br \/>\nthousands and thousands of the Israelites were becoming afflicted in the same way.<br \/>\nJehovih answered Moses, saying: Because of the abundance of evil angels in this land, it<br \/>\nis impossible for My chosen to dwell herein and escape affliction. Moses explained this<br \/>\nmatter to the Israelites.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">42. Jehovih said: Moses, thou and thy brother shall return to the king, for he is worried<br \/>\nconcerning thee and thy labors. Behold, the nobles have complained before the king<br \/>\nagainst thee.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">43. Moses visited the king, who was sick with a fever; and the king was on his divan at<br \/>\nthe fountain in the palace grounds, and the men servants were forcing water. When the<br \/>\nking saw it was Moses he raised up, rejoicing, and called Moses to come and sit with him.<br \/>\nAnd servants ran in and told Leotonas that Moses had returned, and Leotonas came also<br \/>\nand rejoiced to see Moses. Now whilst they were talking the king was overcome and fell<br \/>\nin a faint, whereupon Moses raised him up and restored him; and then carried the king<br \/>\ninto the palace, in his arms carried he him.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">44. Leotonas said: Moses, my son and brother, thou shalt not more leave us alone?<br \/>\nBehold, my father is old, and he gave his heart to thee when thou wert a child. Be thou to<br \/>\nhim his son. Behold how he revives in thy strong hands!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">45. Then spake the king, saying: My son, with all thy wisdom, canst thou understand a<br \/>\nwoman? Moses said: Alas, O king, save the princess, I have not studied them. But why<br \/>\nasketh thou?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">46. The king replied: Leotonas had not said one word about the affairs of the kingdom!<br \/>\nWhat is uppermost in a woman&#8217;s heart, that speaketh she first; but as to man, he<br \/>\nspeaketh first that which lieth at the bottom of his heart. I love thee, Moses, and delight in<br \/>\nthy presence; but my kingdom concerneth me deeply. The nobles have complained<br \/>\nagainst thee for meddling with their slaves, and for this I have desired to see thee.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">47. Moses said: The Voice came to me, informing me of what thou sayest, and then<br \/>\ncommanded me to come to thee, for thou wert ill with fever. And the king replied, saying:<br \/>\nIf I should die before thou has accomplished the migration of thy people, I fear my<br \/>\nsuccessor, Nu-ghan, will make it hard for thee. Tell me then, therefore, how matters stand<br \/>\nwith thee?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">48. Moses said: Jehovih hath planned this migration; it cannot fail. For, witness thee what<br \/>\nproof I have found: The Israelites were looking for a leader-forth, even as I was named in<br \/>\nthe basket. And wherever I have gone, the rab&#8217;bahs and their families are acquainted with<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">the matter as if it were born in their souls.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">49. The king said: Everywhere the oracles declare against thee and Jehovih; saying thou<br \/>\nart in the hands of evil spirits.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">50. Moses said: What are the oracles to me? To feel assured one is in a good work; this is<br \/>\nbetter than oracles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Chapter 16<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">1. The Voice of Jehovih came to Moses, saying: Have the king give thee commissioners<br \/>\nwho shall go in advance and examine the countries whither I will lead thee; and when the<br \/>\ncommissioners have returned, thou shalt proclaim to My people what the commissioners<br \/>\nsay, and the people will be convinced, and rise up and follow thee. So Moses asked<br \/>\nthe king for a commission of Eguptians, and the king appointed thirty-three men, and<br \/>\nallotted to them seven months to accomplish the inspection; and he gave to the<br \/>\ncommission camels and asses to ride upon, and to carry food to eat on the journey.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">2. Meanwhile, Moses sent Aaron around about through Egupt, to inform the people of the<br \/>\ncommission, and also as to how they should make their outfits. And Aaron said unto the<br \/>\nrab&#8217;bahs: Be ye circumspect as to the outfits of our people; observing that they carry not<br \/>\naway with them anything that is another&#8217;s, even to a fraction; for thus hath Moses<br \/>\ncommanded me to say unto you.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">3. When the commissioners returned and made their report, which was favorable,<br \/>\nMoses had the report sent amongst the Israelites; and Moses added: For there be such,<br \/>\nas, having little faith in Jehovih, will have faith in the words of the commissioners.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">4. The Gods of the Eguptians were not idle, and they sent word by way of the oracles to<br \/>\nthe courtiers and nobles to the effect that Moses had persuaded the king to hand the<br \/>\nkingdom over to the foreign nations, knowing the king had no son eligible to the throne.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">5. The courtiers and nobles, therefore, importuned the king to choose one of two things:<br \/>\nEither to banish Moses out of the country, and put aside all arrangements for the<br \/>\nmigration of the Israelites; or, on the other hand, to abdicate the throne in favor of<br \/>\nNughan. In the meantime, a whole year&#8217;s drought came upon Egupt, and the rivers<br \/>\noverflowed not, so that a famine was sure to fall upon many parts of the country.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">6. The king answered the demand of the courtiers and nobles with these words: I am<br \/>\nPharaoh, king of Egupt! Look ye to the threatened famine; provide the stores for my<br \/>\npeople. I declare to you all, a new thing is come unto the world, which is: M<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">IGRATION FROM<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">B<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">ONDAGE<\/span><span class=\"fontstyle0\">! Nor is it in the power of nobles or courtiers or kings to stay this invention.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">7. When the courtiers received this answer they said to one another: These are Moses&#8217;<br \/>\nwords, fashioned for the king&#8217;s mouth. Certainly he hath lost the fear of the Lord, and<br \/>\nhearkeneth to the Great Spirit of the Israelites!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">8. Jehovih, through His angels, spake to Moses, saying: Now is thy time. Go to the Heads<br \/>\nwhom thou has chosen and appoint a time unto them of one place, and a time unto others<br \/>\nof another place, and so on unto all the Heads. And thou shalt make the armies going<br \/>\nforth so numerous that the Eguptians will be overwhelmed.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">9. These, then, are Heads, the chief rab&#8217;bahs appointed by Moses, and the places in Egupt<br \/>\nwhence they were to depart from:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">10. Rasak, son of Ubeth, of the place Hagor; Ashimel, son of Esta, of the place Ranna;<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"fontstyle0\">Gamba, son of Hanor, of the place Nusomat; Bothad, son of Nainis, of the place Palgoth;<br \/>\nAmram, Son of Yoth, of the place Borgol; Lakiddik, son of Samhad, of the place Apau;<br \/>\nJokai, son of Keddam, of the place Hasakar; Jorvith, son of Habed, of the place Oeda;<br \/>\nSattu, son of Bal, of the place Harragatha; Tussumak, Son of Aban, of the place Ra;<br \/>\nMakrath, son of Filatti, of the place Nabaoth; Hijamek, son of Tor, of the place Nu&#8217;joram;<br \/>\nFallu, son of Hagan, of the place Ennitz; Shutta, of the place Romja; Jokkin, son of Rutz,<br \/>\nof the place Moan; Tudan, son of Barrahha, of the place Hezron; Osharrak, son of Libni,<br \/>\nof the place Raim; Thammas, son of Rodaad, of the place Sakaz; Misa, son of Tiddiyas,<br \/>\nof the place Tessam; and Sol, son of Zakkaas, of the place Annayis.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">11. Jehovih said: And the Heads shall have notice seventy and seven days; and they shall<br \/>\nnotify the rab&#8217;bah of their places, that due preparation shall be made for the start.<br \/>\nNevertheless, the time appointed unto thy people shall be kept secret with the Heads and<br \/>\nthe rab&#8217;bahs. And whatever number the rab&#8217;bah can send forth, he shall notify the Head;<br \/>\nand when all things are in readiness, that number shall go forth on the day appointed,<br \/>\nevery one on the same day.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">12. And Moses appointed the month Abib and the tenth day thereof, when all the people<br \/>\nshould start; and moreover, he said unto the Heads: Ye shall see to it that the night before<br \/>\nthey start, even at the hour of sunset, and the moment thereof, every family shall offer a<br \/>\nlamb in sacrifice, and every man, and every woman, and every child that can speak, shall<br \/>\ncovenant unto Jehovih in the blood of the lamb.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">13. When the time of the slaughter is at hand, the family shall stand around, and the lamb<br \/>\nshall be in the midst, bound head and foot; and when the knife is raised for the blow, no<br \/>\none shall speak, for that which is to be shall be the covenant of the blood of the lamb<br \/>\nagainst Egupt. And when the throat is cut across and the blood flowing, they shall all say:<br \/>\nIn Egupt the lamb of Jehovih is dead; His God shall go hence with Israel, but Egupt shall<br \/>\nbe accursed from this night! Accept this, my covenant, with thee, O Jehovih (E-O-Ih!),<br \/>\nfor innocent blood hath been shed as a testimony before Thee that, with to-morrow&#8217;s<br \/>\nrising sun, I rise to lie not down again in Egupt forever!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">14. Thus went Aaron and Akad, bearing this message in secret to the Heads of the Houses<br \/>\nof Israel, saying unto them: Thus saith Moses: This is the commandment of Jehovih, Who<br \/>\nis Almighty!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">15. And now, on the eve of success to the Israelites, the king of Egupt, being at the point<br \/>\nof death, sent for Moses, and Moses went to him. The king said: If it should be the Lord&#8217;s<br \/>\nwill to take me off before they people are gone, thou wilt have great bother; for my<br \/>\nsuccessor, Nu-ghan, hath a great hate toward Israel.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">16. Moses said: What, then, shall be done? The king said: Behold, the pestilence hath<br \/>\noverspread Najaut and Arabenah. Thy people will be cut off from traveling by that way.<br \/>\nNu-ghan and his courtiers dwell in Harboath. Moses replied: My people shall march<br \/>\nthrough Najaut and Arabenah; neither shall the pestilence come upon them, for the hand<br \/>\nof the Almighty is in this matter.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fontstyle0\">17. Leotonas, learning that Moses was with the king, went in to see him. She said: O my<br \/>\nson and brother, thou art welcome. Behold, the trials of the royal court, and the<br \/>\npersistence of the nobles, are the death of the king. To this the king said: And still I live,<br \/>\nLeotonas! But, alas, these were his last words, for he laughed, and the blood burst through<br \/>\nhis heart, and he died then and there, even in Moses&#8217;arms. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Year 171 KE, Holy Compact Day, Summer Solstice Book of the Arc of Bon Chapters 15 and 16 Chapter 15 1. The king&#8217;s palace and pyramids were surrounded by a wall of stone; with twelve gates, made of wood and iron. The wall was of sufficient breadth for twelve men to walk abreast thereon, &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2019\/06\/21\/lectionary-readings-for-friday-june-21st-2019\/\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[46,40,39,34,36,35,38,33,41,31,32,47,50,48,44,45,43,42],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-lightofgod","4":"post-285","6":"format-standard","7":"category-lectionary-readings","8":"post_tag-calendar","9":"post_tag-daily-readings","10":"post_tag-eloih","11":"post_tag-faithism","12":"post_tag-faithist-church","13":"post_tag-faithists","14":"post_tag-jehovih","15":"post_tag-kosmon-era","16":"post_tag-lectionary-readings","17":"post_tag-oahspe","18":"post_tag-oahspe-bible","19":"post_tag-observances","20":"post_tag-religion-of-light","21":"post_tag-sabbath","22":"post_tag-united-covenant","23":"post_tag-united-covenant-of-light","24":"post_tag-yeshua","25":"post_tag-yoshu"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":286,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285\/revisions\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}