Leviticus 8

• 1. The LORD said to Moses,
• 2. "Now bring Aaron and his sons, along with their special clothing, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread
• 3. to the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then call the entire community of Israel to meet you there."
• 4. So Moses followed the LORD's instructions, and all the people assembled at the Tabernacle entrance.
• 5. Moses announced to them, "The LORD has commanded what I am now going to do!"
• 6. Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
• 7. He clothed Aaron with the embroidered tunic and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe of the ephod, along with the ephod itself, and attached the ephod with its decorative sash.
• 8. Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it.
• 9. He placed on Aaron's head the turban with the gold medallion at its front, just as the LORD had commanded him.
• 10. Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, thus making them holy.
• 11. He sprinkled the altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils and the washbasin and its pedestal, making them holy.
• 12. Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head, thus anointing him and making him holy for his work.
• 13. Next Moses presented Aaron's sons and clothed them in their embroidered tunics, their sashes, and their turbans, just as the LORD had commanded him.
• 14. Then Moses brought in the bull for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head
• 15. as Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. In this way, he set the altar apart as holy and made atonement for it.
• 16. He took all the fat around the internal organs, the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and their fat, and he burned them all on the altar.
• 17. The rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, was burned outside the camp, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
• 18. Then Moses presented the ram to the LORD for the whole burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head
• 19. as Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took the ram's blood and sprinkled it against the sides of the altar.
• 20. Next he cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar.
• 21. After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a whole burnt offering. It was an offering given to the LORD by fire, very pleasing to the LORD. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
• 22. Next Moses presented the second ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head
• 23. as Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot.
• 24. Next he presented Aaron's sons and put some of the blood on the lobe of their right ears, the thumb of their right hands, and the big toe of their right feet. He then sprinkled the rest of the blood against the sides of the altar.
• 25. Next he took the fat, including the fat from the tail, the fat around the internal organs, the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, along with the right thigh.
• 26. On top of these he placed a loaf of unleavened bread, a cake of unleavened bread soaked with olive oil, and a thin wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the LORD's presence.
• 27. He gave all of these to Aaron and his sons, and he presented the portions by lifting them up before the LORD.
• 28. Moses then took all the offerings back and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering as an ordination offering. It was an offering given to the LORD by fire, very pleasing to the LORD.
• 29. Then Moses took the breast and lifted it up in the LORD's presence. This was Moses' share of the ram of ordination, just as the LORD had commanded him.
• 30. Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his clothing and on his sons and their clothing. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their clothing holy.
• 31. Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the rest of the meat at the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it along with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, just as I commanded you.
• 32. Any meat or bread that is left over must then be burned up.
• 33. Do not leave the Tabernacle entrance for seven days, for that is the time it will take to complete the ordination ceremony.
• 34. What has been done today was commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement for you.
• 35. Remember, you must stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days, doing everything the LORD requires. If you fail in this, you will die. This is what the LORD has said."
• 36. So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Psalms 9

• 1. I will thank you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.
• 2. I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.
• 3. My enemies turn away in retreat; they are overthrown and destroyed before you.
• 4. For you have judged in my favor; from your throne, you have judged with fairness.
• 5. You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever.
• 6. My enemies have met their doom; their cities are perpetual ruins. Even the memory of their uprooted cities is lost.
• 7. But the LORD reigns forever, executing judgment from his throne.
• 8. He will judge the world with justice and rule the nations with fairness.
• 9. The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
• 10. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, have never abandoned anyone who searches for you.
• 11. Sing praises to the LORD who reigns in Jerusalem. Tell the world about his unforgettable deeds.
• 12. For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore those who cry to him for help.
• 13. LORD, have mercy on me. See how I suffer at the hands of those who hate me. Snatch me back from the jaws of death.
• 14. Save me, so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.
• 15. The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. They have been caught in their own trap.
• 16. The LORD is known for his justice. The wicked have trapped themselves in their own snares.
• 17. The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.
• 18. For the needy will not be forgotten forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.
• 19. Arise, O LORD! Do not let mere mortals defy you! Let the nations be judged in your presence!
• 20. Make them tremble in fear, O LORD. Let them know they are merely human.

Proverbs 23

• 1. When dining with a ruler, pay attention to what is put before you.
• 2. If you are a big eater, put a knife to your throat,
• 3. and don't desire all the delicacies--deception may be involved.
• 4. Don't weary yourself trying to get rich. Why waste your time?
• 5. For riches can disappear as though they had the wings of a bird!
• 6. Don't eat with people who are stingy; don't desire their delicacies.
• 7. "Eat and drink," they say, but they don't mean it. They are always thinking about how much it costs.
• 8. You will vomit up the delicious food they serve, and you will have to take back your words of appreciation for their "kindness."
• 9. Don't waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice.
• 10. Don't steal the land of defenseless orphans by moving the ancient boundary markers,
• 11. for their Redeemer is strong. He himself will bring their charges against you.
• 12. Commit yourself to instruction; attune your ears to hear words of knowledge.
• 13. Don't fail to correct your children. They won't die if you spank them.
• 14. Physical discipline may well save them from death.
• 15. My child, how I will rejoice if you become wise.
• 16. Yes, my heart will thrill when you speak what is right and just.
• 17. Don't envy sinners, but always continue to fear the LORD.
• 18. For surely you have a future ahead of you; your hope will not be disappointed.
• 19. My child, listen and be wise. Keep your heart on the right course.
• 20. Do not carouse with drunkards and gluttons,
• 21. for they are on their way to poverty. Too much sleep clothes a person with rags.
• 22. Listen to your father, who gave you life, and don't despise your mother's experience when she is old.
• 23. Get the truth and don't ever sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and discernment.
• 24. The father of godly children has cause for joy. What a pleasure it is to have wise children.
• 25. So give your parents joy! May she who gave you birth be happy.
• 26. O my son, give me your heart. May your eyes delight in my ways of wisdom.
• 27. A prostitute is a deep pit; an adulterous woman is treacherous.
• 28. She hides and waits like a robber, looking for another victim who will be unfaithful to his wife.
• 29. Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
• 30. It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks.
• 31. Don't let the sparkle and smooth taste of wine deceive you.
• 32. For in the end it bites like a poisonous serpent; it stings like a viper.
• 33. You will see hallucinations, and you will say crazy things.
• 34. You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea, clinging to a swaying mast.
• 35. And you will say, "They hit me, but I didn't feel it. I didn't even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can have another drink?"

New Living Translation: 95 of 365 days.