Today’s
Reading : Leviticus 1 - 2 and Luke 2
(KJV)
Leviticus 1
Lev
1:1 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spoke
unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
Lev 1:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say
unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring
your offering of the cattle, even of the
herd, and of the flock.
Lev 1:3 If his offering be
a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall
offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation before the LORD.
Lev 1:4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of
the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.
Lev 1:5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD:
and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood
round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation.
Lev 1:6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut
it into his pieces.
Lev 1:7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put
fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:
Lev 1:8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the
parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is
upon the altar:
Lev 1:9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in
water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to
be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made
by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Lev 1:10 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely,
of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male
without blemish.
Lev 1:11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar
northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his
blood round about upon the altar.
Lev 1:12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his
head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is
upon the altar:
Lev 1:13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs
with water: and the priest shall bring it
all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire,
of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Lev 1:14 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering
to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall
bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.
Lev 1:15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar,
and wring off his head, and burn it on
the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:
Lev 1:16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his
feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the
ashes:
Lev 1:17 And he shall cleave it with the wings
thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the
altar, upon the wood that is upon the
fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an
offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Leviticus 2
Lev
2:1 And when any will offer a meat offering unto
the LORD, his offering shall be of fine
flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
Lev 2:2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the
priests: and he shall take therefrom his handful of
the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof;
and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an
offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:
Lev 2:3 And the remnant of the meat offering shall be
Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD
made by fire.
Lev 2:4 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat
offering baked in the oven, it shall be
unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed
with oil.
Lev 2:5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baked
in a pan, it shall be of fine flour
unleavened, mingled with oil.
Lev 2:6 Thou shalt part it
in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a
meat offering.
Lev 2:7 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baked
in the frying pan, it shall be made of
fine flour with oil.
Lev 2:8 And thou shalt
bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it
is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
Lev 2:9 And the priest shall take from the meat
offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it
upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour
unto the LORD.
Lev 2:10 And that which is left of the meat offering shall be
Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing
most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
Lev 2:11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto
the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any
honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.
Lev 2:12 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they
shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour.
Lev 2:13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt
thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat
offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
Lev 2:14 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt
offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green
ears of corn dried by the fire, even
corn beaten out of full ears.
Lev 2:15 And thou shalt put
oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is
a meat offering.
Lev 2:16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it,
part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the
frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Luke 2
Luk 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there
went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Luk 2:2 (And
this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor
of Syria.)
Luk 2:3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his
own city.
Luk 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of
the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called
Bethlehem; because (he was of the house and lineage of David:)
Luk 2:5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife,
being great with child.
Luk 2:6 And so it was, that, while they were there,
the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
Luk 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was
no room for them in the inn.
Luk 2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Luk 2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon
them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
Luk 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for,
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
Luk 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of
David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luk 2:12 And this shall
be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the
babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Luk 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a
multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Luk 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace, good will toward men.
Luk 2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone
away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go
even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord
hath made known unto us.
Luk 2:16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and
Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
Luk 2:17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was
told them concerning this child.
Luk 2:18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them
by the shepherds.
Luk 2:19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
Luk 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and
praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told
unto them.
Luk 2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the
angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Luk 2:22 And when the days of her purification
according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem,
to present him to the Lord;
Luk 2:23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord,
Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy
to the Lord;)
Luk 2:24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that
which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young
pigeons.
Luk 2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem,
whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation
of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
Luk 2:26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy
Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
Luk 2:27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple:
and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom
of the law,
Luk 2:28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed
God, and said,
Luk 2:29 Lord, now lettest
thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
Luk 2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luk 2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of
all people;
Luk 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the
glory of thy people Israel.
Luk 2:33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those
things which were spoken of him.
Luk 2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary
his mother, Behold, this child is set
for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be
spoken against;
Luk 2:35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own
soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Luk 2:36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the
daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher: she was
of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;
Luk 2:37 And she was
a widow of about fourscore and and four years, which
departed not from the temple, but served God
with fastings and prayers night and day.
Luk 2:38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks
likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them
that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Luk 2:39 And when they had performed all things
according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city
Nazareth.
Luk 2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in
spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luk 2:41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year
at the feast of the passover.
Luk 2:42 And when he was twelve years old, they went
up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
Luk 2:43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they
returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his
mother knew not of it.
Luk 2:44 But they, supposing him to have been in the
company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
Luk 2:45 And when they found him not, they turned back
again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
Luk 2:46 And it came to pass, that after three days
they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing
them, and asking them questions.
Luk 2:47 And all that heard him were astonished at his
understanding and answers.
Luk 2:48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and
his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy
father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Luk 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist
ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Luk 2:50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
Luk 2:51 And he went down with them, and came to
Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in
her heart.
Luk 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature,
and in favour with God and man.