Bible in a Year.

On the twenty-eighth day, we witness one of the most sacred encounters in the Bible. Exodus 3 describes the calling of Moses at the burning bush, where God reveals His name "I AM" and commissions Moses to deliver Israel from Egyptian slavery. Leviticus 2-3 details the grain and peace offerings, teaching about gratitude and communion with God. Psalm 45 is a royal wedding song celebrating the King in His glory, traditionally interpreted as prefiguring the Messiah and His eternal kingdom.

1. Now Moses fed the sheep of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Madian: and he drove the flock to the inner parts of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, Horeb.

2. And the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he saw that the bush was on fire and was not burnt.

3. And Moses said: I will go and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

4. And when the Lord saw that he went forward to see, he called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said: Moses, Moses. And he answered: Here I am.

5. And he said: Come not nigh hither, put off the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

6. And he said: I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Moses hid his face: for he durst not look at God.

7. And the Lord said to him: I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigour of them that are over the works:

8. And knowing their sorrow, I am come down to deliver them out of the hands of the Egyptians, and to bring them out of that land into a good and spacious land, into a land that floweth with milk and honey, to the places of the Chanaanite, and Hethite, and Amorrhite, and Pherezite, and Hevite, and Jebusite.

9. For the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have seen their affliction, wherewith they are oppressed by the Egyptians.

10. But come, and I will send thee to Pharao, that thou mayst bring forth my people, the children of Israel out of Egypt.

11. And Moses said to God: Who am I that I should go to Pharao, and should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

12. And he said to him: I will be with thee: and this thou shalt have for a sign, that I have sent thee: When thou shalt have brought my people out of Egypt, thou shalt offer sacrifice to God upon this mountain.

13. Moses said to God: Lo, I shall go to the children of Israel, and say to them: The God of your fathers hath sent me to you. If they should say to me: What is his name? what shall I say to them?

14. God said to Moses: I AM WHO AM. He said: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: HE WHO IS, hath sent me to you.

15. And God said again to Moses: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me to you: This is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

16. Go, gather together the ancients of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared to me, saying: Visiting I have visited you: and I have seen all that hath befallen you in Egypt.

17. And I have said the word to bring you forth out of the affliction of Egypt, into the land of the Chanaanite, the Hethite, and the Amorrhite, and Pherezite, and Hevite, and Jebusite, to a land that floweth with milk and honey.

18. And they shall hear thy voice: and thou shalt go in, thou and the ancients of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and thou shalt say to him: The Lord God of the Hebrews hath called us: we will go three days' journey into the wilderness, to sacrifice unto the Lord our God.

19. But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, but by a mighty hand.

20. For I will stretch forth my hand and will strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst of them: after these he will let you go.

21. And I will give favour to this people, in the sight of the Egyptians: and when you go forth, you shall not depart empty:

22. But every woman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that is in her house, vessels of silver and of gold, and raiment: and you shall put them on your sons and daughters, and shall spoil Egypt.

Chapter 2

1. When any one shall offer an oblation of sacrifice to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense,

2. And shall bring it to the sons of Aaron the priests: and one of them shall take a handful of the flour and oil, and all the frankincense, and shall put it a memorial upon the altar for a most sweet savour to the Lord.

3. And the remnant of the sacrifice shall be Aaron's, and his sons', holy of holies of the offerings of the Lord.

4. But when thou offerest a sacrifice baked in the oven of flour, to wit, loaves without leaven, tempered with oil, and unleavened wafers, anointed with oil:

5. If thy oblation be from the fryingpan, of flour tempered with oil, and without leaven,

6. Thou shalt divide it into little pieces, and shalt pour oil upon it.

7. And if the sacrifice be from the gridiron, in like manner the flour shall be tempered with oil:

8. And when thou offerest it to the Lord, thou shalt deliver it to the hands of the priest.

9. And when he hath offered it, he shall take a memorial out of the sacrifice, and burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour to the Lord.

10. And whatsoever is left, shall be Aaron's, and his sons', holy of holies of the offerings of the Lord.

11. Every oblation that is offered to the Lord shall be made without leaven, neither shall any leaven or honey be burnt in the sacrifice to the Lord.

12. You shall offer only the firstfruits of them and gifts: but they shall not be put upon the altar, for a savour of sweetness,

13. Whatsoever sacrifice thou offerest, thou shalt season it with salt, neither shalt thou take away the salt of the covenant of thy God from thy sacrifice. In all thy oblations thou shalt offer salt.

14. But if thou offer a gift of the firstfruits of thy corn to the Lord, of the ears yet green, thou shalt dry it at the fire, and break it small like meal, and so shalt thou offer thy firstfruits to the Lord,

15. Pouring oil upon it and putting on frankincense, because it is the oblation of the Lord.

16. Whereof the priest shall burn for a memorial of the gift, part of the corn broken small and of the oil, and all the frankincense.

Chapter 3

1. And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offerings, and he will offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer them without blemish before the Lord.

2. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his victim, which shall be slain in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony, and the sons of Aaron the priests shall pour the blood round about upon the altar.

3. And they shall offer of the sacrifice of peace offerings, for an oblation to the Lord, the fat that covereth the entrails, and all the fat that is within.

4. The two kidneys with the fat wherewith the flanks are covered, and the caul of the liver with the two little kidneys.

5. And they shall burn them upon the altar, for a holocaust, putting fire under the wood: for an oblation of most sweet savour to the Lord.

6. But if his oblation and the sacrifice of peace offering be of the flock, whether he offer male or female, they shall be without blemish.

7. If he offer a lamb before the Lord,

8. He shall put his hand upon the head of his victim: and it shall be slain in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony: and the sons of Aaron shall pour the blood thereof round about upon the altar.

9. And they shall offer of the victim of peace offerings a sacrifice to the Lord: the fat and the whole rump,

10. With the kidneys, and the fat that covereth the belly and all the vitals and both the little kidneys, with the fat that is about the flanks, and the caul of the liver with the little kidneys.

11. And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, for the food of the fire, and of the oblation of the Lord.

12. If his offering be a goat, and he offer it to the Lord,

13. He shall put his hand upon the head thereof: and shall immolate it in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony. And the sons of Aaron shall pour the blood thereof round about upon the altar.

14. And they shall take of it for the food of the Lord's fire, the fat that covereth the belly, and that covereth all the vital parts :

15. The two little kidneys with the caul that is upon them which is by the flanks, and the fat of the liver with the little kidneys:

16. And the priest shall burn them upon the altar, for the food of the fire, and of a most sweet savour. All the fat shall be the Lord's.

17. By a perpetual law for your generations, and in all your habitations: neither blood nor fat shall you eat at all.

1. Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of Core, for understanding. A canticle for the Beloved.

2. My heart hath uttered a good word I speak my works to the king; My tongue is the pen of a scrivener that writeth swiftly.

3. Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever

4. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O thou most mighty.

5. With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

6. Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, into the hearts of the king's enemies.

7. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.

8. Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

9. Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: out of which

10. the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory. The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.

11. Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: and forget thy people and thy father's house.

12. And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.

13. And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance.

14. All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders,

15. clothed round about with varieties. After her shall virgins be brought to the king: her neighbours shall be brought to thee.

16. They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: they shall be brought into the temple of the king.

17. Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.

18. They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, for ever and ever.