Daily Text and Bible Reading: Friday, July 18 [Press play below]
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Examining the Scriptures Daily
Friday, July 18
He made us to be a kingdom, priests to his God and Father. Revelation 1.6.
A limited number of Christ’s disciples have been anointed with holy spirit, and they enjoy a special relationship with Jehovah. These 144,000 are to serve as priests in the heavens with Jesus.
[Quotation] Revelation 14.1: Then I saw, and look! the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who have his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads. [End Quotation]
The Holy of the tabernacle represents their spirit-begotten condition while on earth as sons of God.
[Quotation] Romans 8.15 through 17: For you did not receive a spirit of slavery causing fear again, but you received a spirit of adoption as sons, by which spirit we cry out: “Abba, Father!” 16 The spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 If, then, we are children, we are also heirs, heirs indeed of God, but joint heirs with Christ, provided we suffer together so that we may also be glorified together. [End Quotation]
The Most Holy of the tabernacle represents heaven, where Jehovah dwells. “The curtain” that separated the Holy from the Most Holy represents Jesus’ fleshly body that was a barrier to his entering heaven as the great High Priest of the spiritual temple. By giving up his human body as a sacrifice for mankind, Jesus opened up the way to heavenly life for all anointed Christians. They must also give up their fleshly body to receive their heavenly reward.
[Quotation] Hebrews 10.19 and 20: Therefore, brothers, since we have boldness for the way of entry into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 which he opened up for us as a new and living way through the curtain, that is, his flesh, [End Quotation]
[Quotation] 1 Corinthians 15.50: But I tell you this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit God’s Kingdom, nor does corruption inherit incorruption. [End Quotation]
Watchtower October 2023 page 28 paragraph 13
Today's Bible Chapters: Psalms 145 through 150
A praise of David.
א [Aleph]
145.1 I will exalt you, O my God the King, I will praise your name forever and ever.
ב [Beth]
145.2 All day long I will praise you; I will praise your name forever and ever.
ג [Gimel]
145.3 Jehovah is great and most worthy of praise; His greatness is unsearchable.
ד [Daleth]
145.4 Generation after generation will praise your works; They will tell about your mighty acts.
ה [He]
145.5 Of the glorious splendor of your majesty they will speak And on your wonderful works I will meditate.
ו [Waw]
145.6 They will speak about your awe-inspiring deeds, And I will declare your greatness.
ז [Zayin]
145.7 They will bubble over as they recall your abundant goodness, And they will shout joyfully because of your righteousness.
ח [Heth]
145.8 Jehovah is compassionate and merciful, Slow to anger and great in loyal love.
ט [Teth]
145.9 Jehovah is good to all, And his mercy is evident in all his works.
י [Yod]
145.10 All your works will glorify you, O Jehovah, And your loyal ones will praise you.
כ [Kaph]
145.11 They will proclaim the glory of your kingship And speak about your mightiness,
ל [Lamed]
145.12 To make known to men your mighty acts And the glorious splendor of your kingship.
מ [Mem]
145.13 Your kingship is an eternal kingship, And your dominion endures throughout all generations.
ס [Samekh]
145.14 Jehovah supports all who are falling And raises up all who are bowed down.
ע [Ayin]
145.15 All eyes look hopefully to you; You give them their food in its season.
פ [Pe]
145.16 You open your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
צ [Tsade]
145.17 Jehovah is righteous in all his ways And loyal in all that he does.
ק [Qoph]
145.18 Jehovah is near to all those calling on him, To all who call on him in truth.
ר [Resh]
145.19 He satisfies the desire of those who fear him; He hears their cry for help, and he rescues them.
ש [Shin]
145.20 Jehovah guards all those who love him, But all the wicked he will annihilate.
ת [Taw]
145.21 My mouth will declare the praise of Jehovah; Let every living thing praise his holy name forever and ever.
146.1 Praise Jah! Let my whole being praise Jehovah.
146.2 I will praise Jehovah all my life. I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.
146.3 Do not put your trust in princes Nor in a son of man, who cannot bring salvation.
146.4 His spirit goes out, he returns to the ground; On that very day his thoughts perish.
146.5 Happy is the one who has the God of Jacob as his helper, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God,
146.6 The Maker of heaven and earth, Of the sea, and of all that is in them, The One who always remains faithful,
146.7 The One securing justice for those defrauded, The One giving bread to the hungry. Jehovah is releasing the prisoners.
146.8 Jehovah is opening the eyes of the blind; Jehovah is raising up those bowed down; Jehovah loves the righteous.
146.9 Jehovah is protecting the foreign residents; He sustains the fatherless child and the widow, But he thwarts the plans of the wicked.
146.10 Jehovah will be King forever, Your God, O Zion, for generation after generation. Praise Jah!
147.1 Praise Jah! It is good to sing praises to our God; How pleasant and fitting it is to praise him!
147.2 Jehovah is building Jerusalem; He gathers together the dispersed ones of Israel.
147.3 He heals the brokenhearted; He binds up their wounds.
147.4 He counts the number of the stars; He calls all of them by name.
147.5 Our Lord is great and is mighty in power; His understanding is beyond measure.
147.6 Jehovah raises up the meek, But he hurls the wicked to the ground.
147.7 Sing to Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God, accompanied by the harp,
147.8 The One who covers the heavens with clouds, The One providing rain for the earth, The One making grass sprout on the mountains.
147.9 To the animals he gives food, To the young ravens that call out for it.
147.10 He does not delight in the power of the horse; Nor is he impressed by the strong legs of a man.
147.11 Jehovah finds pleasure in those who fear him, In those waiting for his loyal love.
147.12 Glorify Jehovah, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion.
147.13 He makes the bars of your city gates strong; He blesses your sons within you.
147.14 He brings peace to your territory; He satisfies you with the finest wheat.
147.15 He sends his command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
147.16 He sends the snow like wool; He scatters the frost just like ashes.
147.17 He hurls down his hailstones like morsels of bread. Who can withstand his cold?
147.18 He sends out his word, and they melt. He makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.
147.19 He declares his word to Jacob, His regulations and judgments to Israel.
147.20 He has not done so with any other nation; They know nothing about his judgments. Praise Jah!
148.1 Praise Jah! Praise Jehovah from the heavens; Praise him in the heights.
148.2 Praise him, all his angels. Praise him, all his army.
148.3 Praise him, sun and moon. Praise him, all shining stars.
148.4 Praise him, O highest heavens And waters above the heavens.
148.5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah, For he commanded, and they were created.
148.6 He keeps them established forever and ever; He has issued a decree that will not pass away.
148.7 Praise Jehovah from the earth, You great sea creatures and all deep waters,
148.8 You lightning and hail, snow and thick clouds, You storm wind, carrying out his word,
148.9 You mountains and all you hills, You fruit trees and all you cedars,
148.10 You wild animals and all you domestic animals, You creeping things and winged birds,
148.11 You kings of the earth and all you nations, You princes and all you judges of the earth,
148.12 You young men and young women, Old men and young together.
148.13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah, For his name alone is unreachably high. His majesty is above earth and heaven.
148.14 He will exalt the strength of his people, For the praise of all his loyal ones, Of the sons of Israel, the people close to him. Praise Jah!
149.1 Praise Jah! Sing to Jehovah a new song; Praise him in the congregation of the loyal ones.
149.2 Let Israel rejoice in its Grand Maker; Let the sons of Zion be joyful in their King.
149.3 Let them praise his name with dancing And sing praises to him, accompanied by the tambourine and the harp.
149.4 For Jehovah takes pleasure in his people. He adorns the meek with salvation.
149.5 Let the loyal ones exult in glory; Let them shout for joy upon their beds.
149.6 Let the songs praising God be in their throat, And a two-edged sword be in their hand,
149.7 To execute vengeance on the nations And punishment on the peoples,
149.8 To bind their kings with shackles And their nobles with iron fetters,
149.9 To execute the judgment written against them. This honor belongs to all his loyal ones. Praise Jah!
150.1 Praise Jah! Praise God in his holy place. Praise him in the expanse of his strength.
150.2 Praise him for his mighty works. Praise him for his exceeding greatness.
150.3 Praise him with the sounding of the horn. Praise him with the stringed instrument and the harp.
150.4 Praise him with the tambourine and the circle dance. Praise him with strings and the flute.
150.5 Praise him with ringing cymbals. Praise him with crashing cymbals.
150.6 Every breathing thing—let it praise Jah. Praise Jah!