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The LORD commanded Moses
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to instruct the Israelites to present to God at the appointed times the required food offerings that are pleasing to him.
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These are the food offerings that are to be presented to the LORD: for the daily burnt offering, two one-year-old male lambs without any defects.
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Offer the first lamb in the morning, and the second in the evening,
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each with a grain offering of 2 pounds of flour, mixed with 2 pints of the best olive oil.
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This is the daily offering that is completely burned, which was first offered at Mount Sinai as a food offering, an odor pleasing to the LORD.
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As the wine offering with the first lamb, pour out at the altar 2 pints of wine.
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In the evening offer the second lamb in the same way as the morning offering, together with its wine offering. It also is a food offering, an odor pleasing to the LORD.
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On the Sabbath day offer two one-year-old male lambs without any defects, 4 pounds of flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering, and the wine offering.
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This burnt offering is to be offered every Sabbath in addition to the daily offering with its wine offering.
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Present a burnt offering to the LORD at the beginning of each month: two young bulls, one ram, seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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As a grain offering, offer flour mixed with olive oil: with each bull, 6 pounds of flour; with the ram, 4 pounds;
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and with each lamb, 2 pounds. These burnt offerings are food offerings, an odor pleasing to the LORD.
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The proper wine offering is 4 pints of wine with each bull, 3 pints with the ram, and 2 pints with each lamb. This is the regulation for the burnt offering for the first day of each month throughout the year.
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And in addition to the daily burnt offering with its wine offering, offer one male goat as a sin offering.
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The Passover Festival in honor of the LORD is to be held on the fourteenth day of the first month.
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On the fifteenth day a religious festival begins which lasts seven days, during which only bread prepared without yeast is to be eaten.
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On the first day of the festival you are to gather for worship, and no work is to be done.
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Offer a burnt offering as a food offering to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer the proper grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil: 6 pounds with each bull, 4 pounds with the ram,
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and 2 pounds with each lamb.
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Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, and in this way perform the ritual of purification for the people.
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Offer these in addition to the regular morning burnt offering.
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In the same way, for seven days offer to the LORD a food offering, an odor pleasing to him. Offer this in addition to the daily burnt offering and wine offering.
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Meet for worship on the seventh day and do no work.
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On the first day of the Harvest Festival, when you present the offering of new grain to the LORD, you are to gather for worship, and no work is to be done.
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Offer a burnt offering as an odor pleasing to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer the proper grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil: 6 pounds with each bull, 4 pounds with the ram,
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and 2 pounds with each lamb.
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Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, and in this way perform the ritual of purification for the people.
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Offer these and the wine offering in addition to the daily burnt offering and grain offering.
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On the first day of the seventh month you are to gather for worship, and no work is to be done. On that day trumpets are to be blown.
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Present a burnt offering to the LORD, an odor pleasing to him: one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer the proper grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil: 6 pounds of flour with the bull, 4 pounds with the ram,
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and 2 pounds with each lamb.
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Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, and in this way perform the ritual of purification for the people.
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Offer these in addition to the regular burnt offering for the first day of the month with its grain offering, and the daily burnt offering with its grain offering and wine offering. These food offerings are an odor pleasing to the LORD.
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Gather for worship on the tenth day of the seventh month; eat no food and do no work.
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Offer a burnt offering to the LORD, an odor pleasing to him: one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer the proper grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil: 6 pounds of flour with the bull, 4 pounds with the ram,
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and 2 pounds with each lamb.
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Also offer one male goat as a sin offering, in addition to the goat offered in the ritual of purification for the people, and the daily burnt offering with its grain offering and wine offering.
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Gather for worship on the fifteenth day of the seventh month. Celebrate this festival in honor of the LORD for seven days and do no work.
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On this first day offer a food offering to the LORD, an odor pleasing to him: thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer the proper grain offering of flour mixed with olive oil: 6 pounds of flour with each bull, 4 pounds with each ram,
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and 2 pounds with each lamb, with the required wine offerings.
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Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. Offer these in addition to the daily burnt offering with its grain offering and wine offering.
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On the second day offer twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
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On the third day offer eleven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
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On the fourth day offer ten young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
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On the fifth day offer nine young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
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On the sixth day offer eight young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
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On the seventh day offer seven young bulls, two rams, and fourteen one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
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On the eighth day gather for worship and do no work.
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Offer a burnt offering as a food offering to the LORD, an odor pleasing to him: one young bull, one ram, and seven one-year-old male lambs, all without any defects.
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Offer with them all the other offerings required for the first day.
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These are the regulations concerning the burnt offerings, grain offerings, wine offerings, and fellowship offerings that you are to make to the LORD at your appointed festivals. These are in addition to the offerings you give in fulfillment of a vow or as freewill offerings.
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So Moses told the people of Israel everything that the LORD had commanded him.
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Not long afterward another large crowd came together. When the people had nothing left to eat, Jesus called the disciples to him and said,
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"I feel sorry for these people, because they have been with me for three days and now have nothing to eat.
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If I send them home without feeding them, they will faint as they go, because some of them have come a long way."
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His disciples asked him, "Where in this desert can anyone find enough food to feed all these people?"
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"How much bread do you have?" Jesus asked. "Seven loaves," they answered.
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He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, gave thanks to God, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the crowd; and the disciples did so.
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They also had a few small fish. Jesus gave thanks for these and told the disciples to distribute them too.
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Everybody ate and had enough---there were about four thousand people. Then the disciples took up seven baskets full of pieces left over. Jesus sent the people away
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and at once got into a boat with his disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
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Some Pharisees came to Jesus and started to argue with him. They wanted to trap him, so they asked him to perform a miracle to show that God approved of him.
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But Jesus gave a deep groan and said, "Why do the people of this day ask for a miracle? No, I tell you! No such proof will be given to these people!"
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He left them, got back into the boat, and started across to the other side of the lake.
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The disciples had forgotten to bring enough bread and had only one loaf with them in the boat.
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"Take care," Jesus warned them, "and be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod."
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They started discussing among themselves: "He says this because we don't have any bread."
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Jesus knew what they were saying, so he asked them, "Why are you discussing about not having any bread? Don't you know or understand yet? Are your minds so dull?
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You have eyes---can't you see? You have ears---can't you hear? Don't you remember
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when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand people? How many baskets full of leftover pieces did you take up?" "Twelve," they answered.
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"And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand people," asked Jesus, "how many baskets full of leftover pieces did you take up?" "Seven," they answered.
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"And you still don't understand?" he asked them.
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They came to Bethsaida, where some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch him.
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Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. After spitting on the man's eyes, Jesus placed his hands on him and asked him, "Can you see anything?"
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The man looked up and said, "Yes, I can see people, but they look like trees walking around."
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Jesus again placed his hands on the man's eyes. This time the man looked intently, his eyesight returned, and he saw everything clearly.
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Jesus then sent him home with the order, "Don't go back into the village."
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Then Jesus and his disciples went away to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Tell me, who do people say I am?"
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"Some say that you are John the Baptist," they answered; "others say that you are Elijah, while others say that you are one of the prophets."
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"What about you?" he asked them. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah."
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Then Jesus ordered them, "Do not tell anyone about me."
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Then Jesus began to teach his disciples: "The Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law. He will be put to death, but three days later he will rise to life."
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He made this very clear to them. So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
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But Jesus turned around, looked at his disciples, and rebuked Peter. "Get away from me, Satan," he said. "Your thoughts don't come from God but from human nature!"
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Then Jesus called the crowd and his disciples to him. "If any of you want to come with me," he told them, "you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.
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For if you want to save your own life, you will lose it; but if you lose your life for me and for the gospel, you will save it.
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Do you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not!
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There is nothing you can give to regain your life.
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If you are ashamed of me and of my teaching in this godless and wicked day, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
