[:en]All the people assembled as one man in the square before the Water Gate. Ezra, the priest brought the Book of Law of Moses before the assembly and read it aloud from daybreak till noon. All the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law. They bowed down and worshiped the Lord with praise.[:]
Author: Josephine Yu
[:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 7[:]
[:en]The exiles who returned – the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers and temple servants, along with certain people and the rest of the Israelites – were listed. They settled in their own towns. (v. 73)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (6/17/17)[:]
[:en]Scripture Reading: Isaiah 52:13-15 Biblical Truth: The “Servant” underwent great humiliation and suffering because he was taking on Himself the punishment due for our sins. He allowed to be persecuted, mocked, spit on because he was following God’s will so that people can be justified. He had conquered death in order for us to live. … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (6/17/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/17/17)[:]
[:en]Tongue is an active little muscular organ that helps us eat, swallow taste and assists us in talking. James described the tongue as “a small part of the body but it makes great boast. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue is also a fire, a world… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (6/17/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from John 12[:]
[:en]Six days before the Passover, Mary anointed Jesus with an expensive perfume. The next day, when Jesus sat on a donkey entering Jerusalem, people were shouting: “Hosanna! Blessed is the king of Israel” (v. 13) “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from John 12[:]
[:en]Thoughts from John 11[:]
[:en]Mary and Martha sent words to Jesus that Lazarus was sick. Jesus did not go immediately but stayed for 2 more days. When Jesus arrived, Lazarus was dead. When Jesus saw Lazarus, He wept (v. 35) . But Jesus rose Lazarus from the dead. Jesus said: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from John 11[:]
[:en]Thoughts from John 10[:]
[:en]”I am the gate for the sheep” (v. 7) “I am the good shepherd, the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (v. 11) “I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep and my sheep knows me” (v. 14)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 6[:]
[:en]When the wall was built up without the gates yet, Sanballat and Geshem sent message several times wanting Nehemiah to meet them. But Nehemiah refused. Then on the fifth time, he sent a letter telling him of a report accusing him of plotting a revolt by building a wall and setting himself as king in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 6[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 5[:]
[:en]While the work was on going, there were poor people who borrowed money from nobles, and officials. They exact usury from them and confiscated their fields, and vineyard if they were unable to pay them. Their sons and daughters became their slaves. So the poor raised a great outcry against their Jewish brothers. When Nehemiah… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 5[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 4[:]
[:en]Oppositions to the rebuilding of Wall: Sanballat, the Heronite – “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life for the heaps of rubble – burned as they are?” (v. 2) Tobiah, the Ammonite –… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Nehemiah 4[:]