I tthought I’d do some of the title in Spanish to make things a little more interesting 😂😂😂😂😂 every country has a census around every some-odd ten years, I think. I don’t know when Canada does theirs, but the latest one here in the U.S. was in 2020 during COVID-19. So in less than five years I can only imagine what it’ll be like if I have to do the 2030 census. But this chapter is found in pages 77-78 of the NKJV Bible I have for this four-translation project, pages 98-99 of the NASB Bible I’m using for this (Old Testament, 1995 version), pages 160-161 of my VOICE copy (with both censuses on the top of page 161 and the difference between them, see also chapter 26), and pages 159-161 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
I often find this part of the book not-so-useful, but I find it interesting that Judah (verses 26-27) has the biggest amount of soldiers, 74,600 men in all (in those days, they had counted the guys at least 20 years old and could fight in combat). I don’t want to join the U.S. military to destroy my mind, though, and I don’t believe it’s worth it to engage in violence, for all of it is un-Christian. Any accidents are forgivable, though, so thank God for that. But the truth is, I’ll probably mention the same stuff in this post that I’ve done over the last several years as I’ve been learning of the U.S.A.’s warmongering tendencies… except, I find it interesting that no one under 20 could join! Here in the U.S., if conscription was enforced again (this hasn’t happened since 1973), all males at least 17 or 18 (unless he’s at least 27, but they could change it because, you know, fear and paranoia) will be required to join the military… for what I don’t know. Knowing Trump, he’d assign us all (I’m 34, and they’d make us serve until we’re 35 or 36) for all sorts of things that don’t even have any congruency with the Gospel, and when I refuse (although I thank God a man with autism like myself isn’t forced to join the military under any circumstance, but that can change, too), I’ll be put in prison because I had followed Jesus’ Word of peace, just like one Christian in the days of the early church had done — he wanted to be a man of peace, since Gospel-preaching is far better than combat of any kind (I do pray repentance from that for many soldiers in places like Russia and Myanmar, though) — he was executed for it. But the Lord hugely rewarded him for this, just as He had rewarded Paul for his service to Him, seeing that he had been executed by Nero because of his love for Jesus (2 Timothy 4:6-8 says he had done his best and is now in Heaven awaiting the heavenly city (see Revelation 21)). I put parentheses in my sentences too many times, I’m realizing. I apologize, people.
I also thank God that as of Friday, they’ll bar all military activity invading cities here, for the Lord has willed that love should be the norm. Yet I remember someone in my church whom I’ve known for a long time… the man mentioned that the judges were ruling against Trump one morning in April during ManPrayer at my church when one of my best friends was in town, and the man wanted us all to pray for Trump, but I feel like Jesus says, “No, no, no, dear friend. I’M ruling against him!” Such words the man spoke will not be forgiven. His wife also believes that abuse is completely criminalized, and she hates the lawmakers for it. So they’re not safe people to associate with, yet they’re prominent in my church. I hate it. I don’t know what I should say to anyone who’s visiting for the first time. I hope Evans, the man from Haiti, can feel at home in the town of Gilbert, where it’s actually safe… for now.
But here’s one thing that doesn’t seem fitting… why did God command the death penalty for any foreigner for getting involved in verse 51? Oh, wait… the Israelites didn’t want to be inclusive, and Jesus had to be 100% Israeli. Yet He knows that nothing should be built with blood (see Habakkuk 2:12). And speaking of prayer in the mornings, I never have it in me to visit when it’s sunrise, and now I know why: some people are required to be awake when many people are asleep by design — this comes from an ancient tribal pattern from thousands of years ago in which some people were awake at night to watch for predators (like being a watchman for a city, see Psalm 127:1). I don’t know which video I saw that contains this truth, but Doug Sharpe has many interesting fun facts on YouTube (that’s the channel I got that from, but you don’t need to agree with him in everything). So, if you feel frustrated because someone’s sleeping for a long time after you get up, you may actually be in good company, for he may be trying to keep you safe 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I mean, many of us in developed nations don’t usually watch for predators when we have keys and Ring doorbell systems, but for those who can’t afford the latter and don’t feel safe, that may be annoying. But thank God it’s not required by law right now! If it were (and Trump’s bill from July 4 will probably mandate worthlessness with it, and if that’s not the case, Project 2025 may step in to shred our dignity), the Lord’s commandment of Proverbs 17:19 about not taking on any needless defences will be abolished. They’ve already violated this with the national security content, believing Mexico and other nations south of it combined were more dangerous than the U.S. is, but I know the government here has fueled all these nations’ cartels, and I don’t know how long they’ve been doing this for. So the U.S. has no safety, for a lot more than half the country thinks they need to have purity of race. And they were warned against putting a dictator in power, too. So, God will erase the U.S. from the map.
I hope chapter 2 goes well… this is going to be either interesting or unfamiliar… I don’t know what it says. Later, guys!
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