Ron And His Stories

I’m reading this chapter in the VOICE copy again and I’m noticing it’s a really complicated procedure… I can never pull this off. But what’s ⅔ of a pint (16 oz.) in metric? I feel it’s about 300 mL… oh, well… anyway, this chapter is found in pages 65-67 of the NKJV Bible I’m using for this project, pages 84-86 of the NASB Bible I’m using for this project, pages 139-141 of my VOICE copy, and pages 136-139 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

There’s leniency for the poor here, like in verse 21 (that’s one verse I noticed ⅔ of a pint in the VOICE translation), but Jesus paid for everyone’s sins, healing, and restoration. Sometimes, I feel that’s a forgotten truth… but God did explain another procedure in verses 33-57 about different outbreaks… verses 43-44 say that if there’s another outbreak of something like a virus, the priest must enter the house where it occurs and inspect it again, so I don’t think the Israelites would’ve been able to live with this (Acts 15:10, also Ezekiel 20:25). The house was to be destroyed if that happened (verse 45) — we don’t need that now, since Hebrews 7:1-10:18 explains why we live under the new covenant.

A bit off-topic, one or two of my candy canes keeps falling down from the little Christmas tree I had bought online a couple of years ago when I was living with Jonathan… I think I should replace all six of them with the other six I had gotten (this was part of a 12-pack I bought last Christmas season — I don’t want to eat any of them too quickly, though). And just think: this occurs every year, even in countries where it’s illegal to celebrate Jesus or even Christmas Day, so you can at least take comfort in that while it’s election season, wherever you are in the world. Too bad the evil one can put his own laws in any country, though. When that happens, especially if righteousness is criminalized, we need to pray against the regime and work God’s will when He mentions it each day, so that blessing can happen. But it’s not happening in the U.S. due to multiple issues, especially the criminalization of homelessness here, and as the months go by over the next year or two alone, who knows what the unjust leaders can pull off? And don’t take this as insignificant. For just as God had removed His blessing from Israel when they rejected Jesus (Matthew 23:38 (VOICE)), so He has forsaken the U.S. due to injustice being enforced. It’s a war against the poor and humble, and we don’t seem to be doing too well… but as usual, I’ll be back soon with Leviticus 15 about bodily discharges… this one will be a wild ride 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

This long chapter is full of pitiful details about leprosy, and it was so devastating that no one with it could be with their families, even if there was actually mutual love between all the household members. Indeed, these laws concerning it were what the Israelites wanted, so that proved to be painful for everyone, and if one hadn’t heard of Jesus or God doing miracles, they probably would’ve rejected Him if they saw it happening. Yet, Jesus tells us a different story in passages like Matthew 8:2-4 💗💗💗💗💗💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💝💝💝💝💝 and I’ve heard of multiple people I work with get sick suddenly; I’m not sure what’s going on but I pray healing for the diseases they’ve got. This chapter is found in pages 64-65 of the NKJV Bible I have, pages 82-84 of the NASB Bible I have, pages 137-139 of my VOICE copy, and pages 134-136 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

For those who don’t know, leprosy was contagious in the days of Moses, and was rarely, if ever, head over the centuries up until Jesus came down. It was like tuberculosis in the mid-20th century, or even like AIDS (auto-immune deficiency syndrome) in the 1990s, but now, treatment is available for both, and I’ve even heard a few stories of people getting cured for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS, but is thankfully not contagious), so that’s encouraging! I pray for healing for those involved, you know? Indeed, when was the last time you noticed someone with a sexually transmitted disease (STD)? I hope no one reading this goes to an environment where this is even a little bit easy to find, but I pray for freedom for those who have one. For it’s not right that someone had likely bullied most of these so they’d get an STD or two (I don’t want to go into details) but the Church needs to be an agent for good to these men and women. Yet, there’s people in every community creating broken and divided homes, resulting in shattered lives. It’s especially true for the churches that turn a blind eye to those suffering among us. For even though the Church is meant to change the world, instead, there seems to be nothing but compliance in everyone’s homes, and to a cheap version of godliness (see 2 Timothy 3:5). I know I can’t possibly say I’m clean of any sins (Proverbs 20:9). Indeed, I want to enjoy Jesus, but worldly people pretending to follow Him are getting in the way (Jude 19, also Galatians 5:23b (The Message)).

This was rather a short post about multiple diseases, but prayer is always encouraged. Still, I don’t want it to turn into some kind of religious faux pas… but since rent went up for me last month, I pray I can save money, but given what I’ve said before concerning my struggle for financial freedom (I still don’t have the maintenance job; I’ve been trying to get it for several months but to no avail), even if things were more centered in Jesus for all of us, I don’t stand a chance. For it won’t be long until I have nowhere else to go… and with the secrets I’ve discovered about the U.S. government being authoritarian due to them wanting to enforce unforgiveness… I think Satan knows about this. But hopefully, I see you in the next chapter!

I realized just now that my 15th anniversary of me becoming Christian is tomorrow afternoon, and I think that’s excellent! That’s what I can mention in light of recent events, which I’ll get into later, but this chapter is found in page 64 of the NKJV Bible I have, page 82 of the NASB Bible I have (Old Testament), page 136 of my VOICE copy, and page 134 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

When reading about what the Law of Moses in this chapter was prescribing the nation of Israel, I’ve noticed that the process of going through this is not good, for it says in Ezekiel 20:25 that God gave them up to laws that were not good and things they couldn’t live by, for that’s what they wanted so much. Even Moses could tell that this was a challenge to see if anyone’s faith was genuine (Exodus 20:20), but not many saw the Lord Jesus coming to accomplish what God had required, even when He was born. And I don’t want to say this… but I think we’re all in a trial by fire right now, and the lack of faithfulness to Jesus is the evidence, for there’s a ton of bizarre content in many grocery stores, such as the Shameless series on DVD, ammunition in certain states, and if I’m not mistaken, they can sell nationalist devotionals, and that’s not right. If these are distributed anywhere, I’m not working for these places. Regardless, I heard about Trump getting injured by some 20-year-old army dude and believe it or not, I don’t actually think hurting him is a good idea. I wouldn’t support him, but I think he did this to himself. For those who live by the sword die by the sword, just as Jesus said (Matthew 26:52). Unfortunately, though, too many people are hypocrites when they say this, for they go out and mercilessly slaughter their families with nothing but hateful and unforgiving words that shouldn’t be legal. Indeed, I’ve noticed my mom weaponize this chapter before, trying to deceive me into believing unforgivable lies about what God says about babies under a month old, and that actually provokes God to great wrath. These are the same people you might think are kind to others and “want change,” but they want nothing but themselves to be worshiped, and they’d destroy us all to make it happen! Indeed, I pray for hope for those facing the choice between atheism or death… and neither are good options. For if you’re unfortunate enough to run into someone like this, or worse, be related to one, it’s pretty much an automatic game over, even before you’re born. And though my mom has commended me for having good faith in Jesus after I moved out again to hopefully never return, all it takes is a roommate suddenly making an announcement about a hidden term or condition or rent going up and it’s over. I still wish the devil hadn’t succeeded in destroying my future so that I cannot have stable housing most of the time, whether it’s in a safe area or not. Plus, people have denied that he had gained the upper hand for good when this happened, and they’re the same that charge us so much for everything, regardless if our wages are good or not. Most of the time, they suck 😓😓😓😓😓 and even if you were to have good wages and a safe living situation, the one running it would likely have a sinister agenda. I guess the world can’t handle me being happy.

This has turned into another rant… I think I’ve been a walking heartache with this lately, and I don’t think I’m covering actual biblical content all that much… but even if I were, there’s stuff I still miss, for tonight’s note isn’t based on a big chapter in any Bible book, but I probably am sharing how the Scriptures can be hijacked by the politicians and the religious freaks. Jesus warned us against the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod (Mark 8:15), or in this case, the Calvinists and the Trump worshipers. Some of them can even come from 3,000 miles away and lure a guy like me with bait to trap me in a situation in which there’s one way in but no way out, just as the Pharisees had come from Jerusalem to trip up Jesus (Matthew 15:1-20, Mark 7:1-23) with a bunch of strange ceremonies, yea, things they were fastidious about doing (Mark 7:4 (VOICE)) — weird, right? They’d even do this in God’s Name, and I won’t be able to outsmart them (see also the Greek translation of Psalm 35:7 here) — I need some help avoiding them and also exposing their agenda, for they take passages like Romans 13:1-7 too far and thus out of context. Don’t pay attention to them. I thank God I’m still in the Two Rivers community, but I want to take the Gospel to more places across the earth, for I’ve never been on a mission trip before. Hopefully, though, I was able to get some California students saved when I was in college. I pray the students are safe from corrupt educators this year, too, including in your local high school, a private university, my nieces’ education facilities they’ll be going to on top of what Bee’s learning at Whispering Wind Academy, and so much more. For the parents and other people they trust are trying to turn them away from God, and worse, they’re lying about it! They’d even rebuke Jesus in the name of “safety” 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️ knowing His presence is tangible when someone worships Him authentically. They’re the same who would ban Bibles if they were to lead a country, thereby tanking hope, love, and blessing. I pray we don’t somehow inspire them to do this, for I fear that one of my notes somehow had been a source of the recent assassination attempt on Trump himself. That’s not what I was hoping for… but God will judge the former president on His own time, just like the others. I wonder if I need to get somewhere new… I probably do, or at the very least, return to a place I haven’t visited in years. I pray for God’s guidance here… but God-willing, I’ll be back in chapter 13 where I decipher the leprosy situation Moses was made aware of… this will be quite depressing. But if you have a prayer request, you can e-mail it to me at ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I pray I make it back soon, for I’m off work until Wednesday afternoon at 4:00.

It’s roughly quarter to 1 a.m. Arizona time as I write this, and let me just say there’s some things here that mention which animals the Israelites could and couldn’t eat, but Jesus knew that God didn’t want that for them or for anyone else. Indeed, He said all foods are clean (Mark 7:19). This chapter is found in pages 63-64 of the NKJV Bible I have, pages 81-82 of the NASB Bible I have (Old Testament), pages 134-136 of my VOICE copy, and pages 132-134 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

It’s interesting God says to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean (verse 47), and He later brings up in Ezekiel 44:23 for us to distinguish between what’s holy and unholy (NKJV). Indeed, Peter cites verses 44-45 here in 1 Peter 1:16 when he talks about Jesus’ perfection and how His Spirit is supposed to be the only One leading the penitent to this, just as He had spoken of our sanctification in Matthew 5:48. Other than that, I cannot find anything else worth mentioning, but I can guarantee you that several parts of Leviticus 19 are found in the book of James. I think the Lord’s half-brother, who wrote that letter, alludes to that. But how can I follow the New Testament style sanctification process? I guess this is something I’m not very knowledgeable in, since the churches, for a long time, have thrown it away in favour of following something overtly offensive (though not all of them have done this). Yet, there’s idolaters in every church, including Two Rivers! I’ve met people there who do medical marijuana and approve of it, and there’s over-the-top political people there, too. I don’t like it. It’s not supposed to be this way, and I’d rather not tell the pastor how to do his job, for I usually think things like this tend to work themselves out. But many of them have been going to my church for years, and I don’t know what to do about it. And who knows if it will survive the next six months and later when more authoritarians gain footholds for many days without number? Plus, Gilbert’s where God has called me to do life in, and I’d love to see more of His glory in the southeast Valley and beyond. I’d rather not be in one place too long, though, and if I could leave the country in favour of something safer and (hopefully) more affordable, I would. Indeed, the criminalization of homelessness is just the tip of the iceberg, I think. So there goes my plans to buy a house anywhere here… and when they aggravate more people who used to be homeless (such as myself) but haven’t been for any amount of time, I think we’ll have a crossroads in which people will become irreconcilable to Christ or be treated less humanely than how ISIS used to do things. Remember them? They were so bad they got kicked out of Al-Qaeda, an Islamic terrorist group, and the U.S. was up in arms when they blew up the Twin Towers in September 11, 2001! If you still don’t understand, what I’m trying to say is that the people who hate even the Christian converts from Islam while proclaiming the same faith they now have are the same who are Islamizing Christianity, and they’re doing it with the U.S. flag, Trump, and weapons, not to mention they’d use the Bible and Jesus’ cross to ridicule everyone. And since I can’t afford to leave the U.S. and get a job somewhere in a safe land where I can pay the bills, I’m likely to be toast. Even if they don’t manage to usher in more of Trump’s or Biden’s interests, I don’t think it’ll be favourable for the earth, for both support wars in the East. We should bring more troops home and decide to put away a war-like attitude here, but I know most of the people in each part of this and several other lands (such as Russia) never will, so I think the U.S. will crumble in no time at all, for we’re not even a decently stable nation nowadays, and I don’t want to avoid preaching the Gospel of Jesus to others. I think a civil war can break out due to what the people want politically, and I hate it. It used to be about people not clamoring for power, I heard, but now, everyone’s saying, “IT’S ALL ABOUT ME!!!”

Who hasn’t done the corruption of following nationalism nowadays? That’s what I want to know. For as the Israelites had done with offending Jesus so much, too many people here have always loved to do the same, thus resisting the Holy Spirit (see Acts 7:51). Who among the churchgoers don’t get persecuted for speaking truth to a rebellious congregation? For they can try me because I say that writing Jesus’ Name in anything, ballot box, a Gospel-tract, a conversation with a grocery employee at your local Fry’s or Safeway, you name it. Indeed, they’re saying I’m wasting my vote, but I’m trying to mention to the world that a new creation is coming (see Revelation 21:5), and I honestly won’t be surprised if I get killed for saying this. For social hostility on religion/spirituality is high here, and because I oppose gun violence, too, a battle-lover can butcher me and rape the women close to me! And if you’re cut to the quick about this, I hope you learn that this is worldly even if it’s dressed up in the Christian faith.

I should also mention, this is part one of seven chapters of special prescriptions I need to address, since Jesus should be worshipped instead of the Mosaic Law that many people still think overrides Jesus’ sacrifice (see Galatians 3:13), yea, the time is coming in which if someone were to kill you for following His words, they’d think they’re offering God service and honor, and they’ll do this because they don’t know God personally even though they’re very much aware of what He wants for all mankind, ergo, forgiveness and salvation and new life (see 1 Timothy 2:4). But I’ll probably do chapter 12 about childbirth soon… just a heads-up, if you see someone using this as a weapon, don’t believe them! And when they accuse you of rejecting the truth, there’s nothing you can do, but they’ll simply show themselves to be utterly reprobate and foolish (Psalm 35:7 (Septuagint), Proverbs 16:22), since they love to confuse the godly with ridiculous questions (Psalm 35:11). My mom has done some of this before, and I can’t stand it when someone undermines God’s goodness for someone no matter where he/she is from. I don’t want to hear a single word. But God-willing, I’ll see you in the next chapter.

I must be honest, I’ve actually hoped I could arrive at this chapter sooner, for there’s a couple of things I see there that are worth mentioning. It’s found in page 63 of the NKJV Bible I’m using for this, pages 80-81 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 133-134 of my VOICE copy, and pages 130-132 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

First off, it must’ve been wild to see fire come from the Lord God and devour Nadab and Abihu, since they would rather offer things to Him their way instead of how He wanted it. I think they didn’t believe God accepted sacrifices out of faith (see Hebrews 11:6) But I found a note on the Amplified version that I don’t actually like that much, since the nuances don’t actually allow room for creativity. For someone banishing a child because they didn’t know any better about something (this happens to us all) is tantamount to grabbing someone by the genitals with their victim not knowing where it came from. This is not found in the Scriptures. Indeed, I’m noticing that hateful men have flooded that version with all sorts of things the Lord never said, and they’re calling it truth. But that’s what the people of this country want to mandate… I hate it. But honestly, I think we’re screwed either way, for the leaders don’t follow Jesus even though they say they do. It says in Psalm 146:3 not to put your trust in princes, on whom there is no deliverance. But the churches where division is popular are disobeying this word from God and thus exalting atheism, which He will never forgive (Psalm 53).

Second, verses 16-20 detail Moses’ fury with his nephews that Aaron still had, and I don’t like that he was enraged with them. It says in Ephesians 6:4 and Colossians 3:21 the stuff it says for a reason. I looked it up online one day years ago as I was heading to Bee’s swim class in northeast Phoenix and I noticed a related word to “exasperate” (albeit a distant one) was “reject.” And I won’t do that with any of my nieces, ever. Indeed, Moses had committed an unfair sin with his remaining nephews, but they were probably already full-grown, yet he knew better than to do this, and they had done the right thing. When Aaron explained everything, he was satisfied. And I must wonder, how many times does anyone reading this actually berate their sons and daughters because they did what was right? Indeed, we’re all learning about stuff (unless someone’s willing to curse Jesus as if God hated Him like all the fascist lawmakers do), but the proud people insist that a good servant is actually willing to overturn them to their enemies, just as everyone who remained in Judah arrogantly spouted that Jeremiah’s secretary, Baruch, was turning him in to the Babylonians when he was reporting the truth to them (read Jeremiah 42-43 for more details). And just think: do you know anyone who wouldn’t say this concerning the idea that someone’s willing to deliver me into the Russian or Chinese governments even though I’m not from either one of these areas? I don’t even want war with them…

Speaking of reporting truthful things, why would a nation like this criminalize homelessness throughout the whole place? I’ve been homeless twice before, and it wasn’t even my fault, for my mom had driven me mad and was too broke to help me out both times. But the “Christian” rulers insist that no one should live unless they were Bible-thumpers. It says in the Scriptures, “Love does no wrong to a neighbor” (Romans 13:10), but they think this drives worthlessness through the roof! These guys really do hate the poor, and that’s the most un-Christian thing I’ve ever heard. It’s why I didn’t even bother watching the fireworks this time (they were looking bland this year anyway). Indeed, I’ve noticed a pattern of disturbing political content that occurs around this time of year, yes, each time Independence Day is close. The fireworks scare the pets also, and I don’t want to make it difficult for them, plus, at this point, I don’t think the U.S. deserves to be celebrated, for authoritarian rule is already happening. And even if neither of the political candidates had actually decided to make a ridiculous agenda, it’s not like we can be safe anyway, right? For godliness is becoming illegal. I have friends who are homeless, and I can’t stand to see them go because of the tyrants the devil had put in power all this time. I think people only voted for Biden because of the pandemic and they wanted more authoritarianism, as well as to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine that they knew wouldn’t work (and would actually kill people), and so the last killer is worse than the first. Don’t you remember this? Indeed, the writing’s on the wall that the U.S. is a dead nation.

I pray we can all be safe in what looks like a never-ending battle for freedom that seems to be dying with no resurrection, and I hope I can see you in the next chapter.

As I’m reading this chapter (which is found in pages 62-63 of the NKJV Bible I’m using for this project, page 80 of the NASB Bible I have, pages 132-133 of my VOICE copy, and pages 129-130 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy), I notice a lot of extraneous detail, and I’m reminded again I can’t do it very well, since I’m prone to forget the instructions, and there’s likely nothing of certain ingredients of the offerings I can find even in my area. I don’t think anyone should get religious about anything regardless of what someone claims to follow, for many people in every country don’t even follow the religious texts all that much. Indeed, worshipping something other than Jesus is a waste of time. Plus, this ritual described in this chapter was never something God wanted (see Ezekiel 20:25). I wish no one would impose anything they follow on me or someone else, but there’s always going to be evil humans who have, as this generation says, a “villain arc” — I don’t want to be insensitive to anyone 😭😭😭😭😭 and when I try to be faithful to Jesus through the political content I want to avoid (I mean in the midst of it) I fear I’m going to die from the leaders’ brutality when I refuse to worship them… I’m sorry that I can’t do anything about it… I wish life could be enjoyable for everyone. Indeed, God makes rain fall on the just and the unjust alike (Matthew 5:45) and He is kind to even the worst of men (Luke 6:35). I wish I knew how to do that without becoming corrupted by bad company (see 1 Corinthians 15:33), but I don’t think I can make a lot of friends at work, and where I work is relatively safe compared to other parts of the Phoenix metro area unless I’m somewhere else in Gilbert. So if I were somewhere else, I’m cooked, even if I were many miles south of Baseline Road… but I’ve got two days off back-to-back again, and I just had that happen another time a short while back. I’m glad I get to rest, for the grocery store environment drives me insane sometimes. I wish I could speak more kindness to others, for if someone wants to take matters of any kind into their own hands, it’s not good (see Romans 12:19). I wish people believed that in greater quantities… I guess I feel I’m going nowhere with anything in life, and I want more chances to advance… but I don’t know if I even have another chance to do this, for I’m around 33 and a half years old, and many people are ageist, I think. I don’t want to believe I’ve seen better days, and that they’re long gone… again, I’m scared that I’m going to die because I don’t want to get political about anything… I love you, the reader(s), in case that happens… I found out about Project 2025 that Trump wants to launch so that many of us are criminalized and/or killed. I don’t feel safe because of him… but God-willing, despite this rant, I’ll see you in the next chapter.

I don’t understand much about this chapter but I do remember, from looking at verse 17, that sacrifices were burned outside the camp (Hebrews 13:11). This chapter is found in pages 61-62 of my NKJV Bible, pages 78-79 of my NASB Bible, pages 131-132 of my VOICE copy, and pages 128-129 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

I’m touching on the whole “outside the camp” thing (I don’t know if I’ve done this before on here) because while I think Gilbert’s a place I can call home (because of my church), I’m currently at a friend’s place in southwest Mesa since I can’t afford a house right now (but that friend’s pretty solid so far), and unfortunately, I know that my living situation will expire one day, and it’ll be forever before I can get out of student debt, so I don’t expect to find anything after this. I do want to preach the Gospel to people coming here from Mexico, though, but I’ll need to do that on the Holy Spirit’s initiative… but one thing I do like is that the men’s and women’s World Cups will be here in North America (or at least the 2026 World cup will be), and I want to go to some of the games to announce hope to the guests coming in from other countries! ⚽️🏟🏆 And don’t worry, my friend/roommate knows some of what I want to do one day, including buying a house in Gilbert, if I can. I do pray I’m prepared for anything evangelism-related to the foreigners, though.

This is a short one, as the service Aaron and his sons are set apart for I can’t find much worth mentioning in chapters 8 and 9 (but chapter 10 is quite sobering). I’ll get to the other chapters eventually. Later!

I’m reading about more Mosaic Law stuff and I don’t understand why someone thinks they can follow everything. I can’t keep a single commandment without breaking it later! Indeed, it’s why Jesus came, so that we wouldn’t have to serve dead religion but work out of His love for others instead (Acts 15:10-11, also James 1:25). That’s what I want to do with my family each day like Joshua had promised in Joshua 24:15. It’s totally up to them if they want to do this or not… be warned, guys, you’ll have FOMO if you disregard this. Literally. This chapter is found in page 61 of the NKJV Bible I’m using for this four-translation project, pages 77-78 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament) pages 129-131 of my VOICE copy (along with all its notes) and pages 126-128 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

It’s cool how God touched on thanksgiving (verse 12) for this but He still wanted to keep it simple (like in Psalm 100), and I wish the stronghold of religion was broken off more people. I met a Jewish woman and her family last Monday and she was getting stuff for the Passover meal, since it’s coming up soon. I think that’s pretty cool, but she thinks certain foods are not good to eat even though Jesus had said in Mark 7:19 that food isn’t defiled, and Paul later mentioned this in 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 when he was exploring this topic about food offered to idols. Too bad I didn’t know that not everyone in the U.S. has this knowledge (see 1 Corinthians 8:7), but when he was writing these things down, he wasn’t saying he knew the truth about this yet was unwilling to believe it. Too many people have this attitude about setting aside good things to coddle the offended atheists/God-haters because they believe the Bible teaches this. That’s not what I’m wanting to do, ever, and I never will! I’ll explain what I believe as a result of not knowing that people in the U.S. believing all food was good later, though.

The Lord Jesus also never believed in banishment even though verse 21 prescribes this for those who violated what’s in this chapter, for again, I titled this “More Of What God Never Wanted.” I find it ironic that a church of some kind would actually believe that death and exile are good, since Jesus never wanted this for anyone (Ezekiel 18:32, 33:11). It’s also not good that most nations outside of North and South America don’t have birthright citizenship… I pray for forgiveness for the exiles of these nations, and that if they’re fleeing an Islamic regime, they’d find safer lodging 🏠🏡🏘🛖🏢⛺️🏕🏞😇😇😇😇 I’m sorry that most of the world’s leaders are actively opposing God this way 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 Jesus came to put it away, and if I’m not mistaken, the U.S. started birthright citizenship when it broke up with Britain and fought them off. I can neither confirm nor deny this, however, and I want to believe that birthright citizenship is permanent. I think I saw a headline once (I didn’t read the article) that probably featured Millenials like me who might have believed they’d be exiled for being born after 1980. I don’t want that for anyone! I don’t want for my nieces to be banished because their mom is from the Philippines 🇵🇭 even though she and her family came here legally and all the girls were born here in Arizona 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝 I have a huge fear that once the elections are over in less than eight months, they’ll be targeted even if Trump loses again, and since I don’t have a car, it’ll be too late by the time I get to their house…

As for the food vs. idolatry sort of thing, you don’t actually need to run an idolatry test on any items here, even if idolatry is enforced. You can buy a food without a controlled substance or human/wildlife DNA and thank God that He made this 🍇🍈🍉🍖🍗🥩🥓🍔🍕🌭🌮🌯🫔🥙🍓🍌🍍🍎🍏🍅🥬🥒🥦🥗🍿🥚🍳🥘🍲🍢🍣🦪🍤🍥🥮🍡🥟🥠🥡🍜🍝🍩🍪🎂🥧🍫🍵🫖☕️ it’s funny, though, because someone can turn away from Him when they see me eating any of the above foods… I don’t think that’s right, but unfortunately, they may have grown up with these convictions. I guess we’ll have to be careful who we share our food with and what we’re eating and who we’re discussing what with from now on… I don’t expect this to work, though… for last Thursday, I said. “Thank God!” in response to a coworker who was going on vacation this week, but I was happy she could relax from many difficult shifts we do every summer, and in each occasion the shopping carts 🛒 pile up in the store 🏬 parking lot… I hope she didn’t get offended… the Jewish family was black, too, so I don’t want anything adverse to happen to them, for I hate the way police treat those guys! And one time, I found out in 2022 that a grandmother had gotten her house raided and ransacked by the S.W.A.T. team because of an app’s inaccurate GPS information about a missing iPhone 📱📲📳📴 and even though I’m glad she won $4 million in a lawsuit, its not enough, for her son had made her a doll 30 years before and the enforcers tore it up! Those guys are going to Hell…

Bottom line: what we eat or drink, or anything we do should be to God’s glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). I think the “give no offence to others” thing in 1 Corinthians 10:32 means we’ll have to take caution in how we talk about food with whomever we’re speaking, and with what we’re eating, too… but you know what I don’t understand? Why does Islam observe conservative religious traditions that God seems to require? And how is this happening in the internet where the churches of the U.S. embrace religion instead of relationship? 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️ Sometimes I’m just utterly amazed by the evilness the U.S. comes up with, just like in too many other countries where Christianity is more or less unpopular, and even if Jesus is legal, how there’s any hope… I’ll probably get canceled for this but I don’t think Jesus should be synonymous with dead tradition. The law of Moses is without faith, you know (Galatians 3:12). But I’ll see you in the next chapter, hopefully soon!

I don’t believe I’ve ever written a note on a leap day before in my 12 years of writing Bible notes (and counting) but here goes nothing. This chapter is found in pages 60-61 of the NKJV Bible I’m using for this project, page 77 of the NASB Bible for this, pages 128-129 of my VOICE copy, and pages 125-126 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

As I’m reading this chapter, I’m finding out that holiness is contagious, per the note that appears in the VOICE after verse 19. I guess Jesus can anoint something and anyone who touches it would be set apart instantly, but that’s only possible if they have interest in Him, and no one is born unwilling to love Him despite not knowing of His sacrifice for all mankind. I also noticed on verse 5 something that reminds me of Proverbs 6:31 about a thief repaying seven times a human something they’d stolen from! (Leviticus 6:5 charged 20% interest of a lie, as when someone takes out a loan for any reason and has to pay it back with interest here, even if they don’t have enough. This was not something God ever wanted, as I’ve mentioned from the beginning.) Also, I find it ridiculous they didn’t allow the women to serve freely… Jesus had ladies love Him on His time on Earth as He had done (like in Luke 8:2-3). I’m referencing the Levitical priesthood (see Hebrews 7:5-14) here. I also notice the “pleasant aroma” thing is sort of a refrain throughout the books of Moses, but some study Bible writers of the one I was using kept referencing Genesis 8:21 whenever this was mentioned… until Moses died (Deuteronomy 34). I’d suggest someone translate the VOICE into Español, but it’s not ok how they’ve translated some of these verses, later in the Scriptures. Still, I wonder how someone from Mexico 🇲🇽 would understand difficult verses. I bet it would be an interesting topic for sure!

I do also notice how clay pots can be shattered but bronze bowls aren’t easy to break (verse 28), but let me know in the comments what you opinion is on this book so far. Maybe I can send this post to the Mellow Mushroom 🍄 Bible study group one day! And even though the note after verse 19 says Western wisdom says a bad apple spoils the barrel, I know from the Message version of a verse in Isaiah 66 says a bad apple doesn’t ruin a good tree, so that’s nice. Don’t fall for the propaganda of any country’s media, guys. I found out earlier that Microsoft AI wants to be worshiped at any cost, even if it means a gruesome fate. It’s not worth it, since it’s idolatry.

In the meantime, hopefully I can remember to write on here. L8r!

As I began reading this chapter, I noticed that the VOICE rendered it as when the sins happen, but the others wrote “if” and I don’t think that’s true to the original Hebrew. This, too, deals with offerings that can never take away our sins, but these sacrifices actually remind us of them year after year (Hebrews 10:3-4) and I imagine it’s pretty frustrating for those who think Jesus never came, whether they know He did or not. Indeed, who isn’t aware of God’s glory? But this chapter is found in pages 59-60 of the NKJV Bible I have, pages 76-77 of the NASB Bible (Old Testament), pages 127-128 of my VOICE copy, and pages 124-125 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.

But oaths are very serious and must not be taken lightly, so I don’t think it’s worth it to make one, just as Jesus teaches in Matthew 5:33-37. On an unrelated story, I still can’t believe I was the one who gave my old apartment complex in Gilbert a connection to the police department 😳😳😳😳👮‍♂️👮🏻‍♂️👮🏼‍♂️👮🏽‍♂️👮🏾‍♂️👮🏿‍♂️👮‍♀️👮🏻‍♀️👮🏼‍♀️👮🏽‍♀️👮🏾‍♀️👮🏿‍♀️👮👮🏻👮🏼👮🏽👮🏾👮🏿 hopefully any of the officers repent and follow Jesus, too ™️ 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁 I’d love to see more officers leave a life of wrongful arrests behind. The problem is, though, I’ve never met an officer who was even remotely interested in doing this. And I’ve met quite a few from across Arizona, from Phoenix to Gila River’s Indian community, from Chandler to Casa Grande and Eloy, and even Springerville in northeastern Arizona between Alpine and I-40! (Alpine is a small town just west of New Mexico and at roughly the same latitude as Cave Creek in the Northeast Valley close to Phoenix, for those who don’t know.) So I think we’re ALL in big trouble once the political people start attacking the audience. I heard the U.S. has about 30% of the population exposed to political violence one day last week, and to be honest, I’m terrified I’ll lose another family member to the conflagration 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 my grandmother died to dementia December 2022 and this could happen to any of us, even if someone related to me begins following Jesus, too 💔💔💔💔💔 I’m not looking forward to the rest of this year, and I’ve noticed enough disturbing stuff already, like last Monday, case in point, when one of my neighbors shouted obscenities at someone’s dog… I don’t want the puppy to be killed because of that hateful man nearby me! Who knows what he’ll do to me once he hears I love Jesus wholeheartedly? Mesa’s ties to reality are already tenuous at best. Pray I don’t get killed or anything, for this guy freaks me out. I hope I make it to next month when I take on chapter 6 of this book, since there’s not enough evidence to convict that guy for disturbing the peace that afternoon.