Hello, John and Doves,
Woohoo!!! Let’s hear it for the House of Bread!!!
It is written,
Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread
5“The Lord’s Passover begins at sundown [Hebrew: between the two evenings] on the fourteenth day of the first month.6On the next day, the fifteenth day of the month, you must begin celebrating the Festival of Unleavened Bread. This festival to the Lord continues for seven days, and during that time the bread you eat must be made without yeast. 7On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their ordinary work and observe an official day for holy assembly. 8For seven days you must present special gifts to the Lord. On the seventh day the people must again stop all their ordinary work to observe an official day for holy assembly.”
Leviticus 23:5-8 NLT
Again, it is written,
Boaz Marries Ruth
1Boaz
went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family
redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over
here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down
together. 2Then Boaz called ten leaders from the town and asked them to sit as witnesses. 3And
Boaz said to the family redeemer, “You know Naomi, who came back from
Moab. She is selling the land that belonged to our relative Elimelech. 4I
thought I should speak to you about it so that you can redeem it if you
wish. If you want the land, then buy it here in the presence of these
witnesses. But if you don’t want it, let me know right away, because I
am next in line to redeem it after you.”
The man replied, “All right, I’ll redeem it.”
5Then
Boaz told him, “Of course, your purchase of the land from Naomi also
requires that you marry Ruth, the Moabite widow. That way she can have
children who will carry on her husband’s name and keep the land in the
family.”
6“Then
I can’t redeem it,” the family redeemer replied, “because this might
endanger my own estate. You redeem the land; I cannot do it.”
7Now
in those days it was the custom in Israel for anyone transferring a
right of purchase to remove his sandal and hand it to the other party.
This publicly validated the transaction. 8So the other family redeemer drew off his sandal as he said to Boaz, “You buy the land.”
9Then
Boaz said to the elders and to the crowd standing around, “You are
witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all the property of
Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon. 10And
with the land I have acquired Ruth, the Moabite widow of Mahlon, to be
my wife. This way she can have a son to carry on the family name of her
dead husband and to inherit the family property here in his hometown.
You are all witnesses today.”
11Then the elders and all the people standing in the gate replied, “We are witnesses! May the Lord make this woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, from whom all the nation of Israel descended! May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. 12And may the Lord give you descendants by this young woman who will be like those of our ancestor Perez, the son of Tamar and Judah.”
Ruth 4:1-11 NLT
Yet again, it is written,
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of
Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past.
Micah 5:2 NLT
Finally,
It is written,
The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus
21When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22and
the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a
voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well
pleased.”
23Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,
the son of Heli, 24the son of Matthat,
the son of Levi, the son of Melki,
the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos,
the son of Nahum, the son of Esli,
the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath,
the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein,
the son of Josek, the son of Joda,
27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,
the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,
the son of Neri, 28the son of Melki,
the son of Addi, the son of Cosam,
the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer,
the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat,
the son of Levi, 30the son of Simeon,
the son of Judah, the son of Joseph,
the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
31the son of Melea, the son of Menna,
the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,
the son of David, 32the son of Jesse,
the son of Obed, the son of Boaz,
the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
33the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram,
the son of Hezron, the son of Perez,
the son of Judah, 34the son of Jacob,
the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham,
the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
35the son of Serug, the son of Reu,
the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,
the son of Shelah, 36the son of Cainan,
the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem,
the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch,
the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel,
the son of Kenan, 38the son of Enosh,
the son of Seth, the son of Adam,
the son of God.
Luke 3:21-38 NLT
Again, it is written,
For the choir director: A psalm of David useful for teaching,
regarding the time David fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab
returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. To be sung to
the tune “Lily of the Testimony.” 1You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor. 2You have shaken our land and split it open. Seal the cracks, for the land trembles. 3You have been very hard on us, making us drink wine that sent us reeling. 4But you have raised a banner for those who fear you— a rallying point in the face of attack. Interlude 5Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power. 6God has promised this by his holiness: “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth. 7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings. 8But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia.” 9Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom? 10Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies? 11Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless. 12With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes. |
Psalm 60 NLT
Amen!
~Blessings,
Mike