Tag: Our Daily Scripture

SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 8 EZRA READS THE LAW (vs. 1-18) After the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled in the square before the Water Gate on the 7th month.  They told Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses.  Ezra read it aloud from daybreak till noon… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 10/1/23 (Sunday)

SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 6 When Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem knew that Nehemiah had rebuilt the wall successfully without a gap, they sent this message to him.  “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.  Nehemiah knew that they were scheming to harm him, so he sent message to them… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/29/23 (Friday)

SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 5 NEHEMIAH HELP THE POOR (vs. 1-19) The Jews raised a great outcry against their Jewish brothers.  Some borrowed money to buy grains, other borrowed money to pay king’s taxes in their fields and vineyard.  The nobles and officials were exacting usury from them so that some had to subject their sons and… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/28/23 (Thursday)

SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 2  ARTAXERXES SENDS NEHEMIAH TO JERUSALEM (vs. 1-10) While Nehemiah was serving wine to King Artaxerxes, the king noticed his sad face and asked him: Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill?  This can be nothing but sadness of heart.” (v. 2).   Then Nehemiah said to the king:… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/25/23 (Monday)

SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 3 BUILDERS OF THE WALL (vs. 1-32) THE 10 GATES BEING REBUILT: Sheep Gat Fish Gate Old Gate Valley Gate Dung Gate Fountain Gate Water Gate Horse Gate East Gate Inspection Gate All the men who repaired the above territories were being listed and recorded. THOUGHTS: The spiritual leaders organized and directed the… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture -9/26/23 (Tuesday)

SCRIPTURE:  NEHEMIAH 1 INTRODUCTION: The book of Nehemiah records the history of the third return to Jerusalem after captivity.  Nehemiah was a cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes.  He gave up his job and went to Jerusalem in 44 BC almost 100 years after the return of the first exiles to repair the wall of… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/24/23 (Sunday)

SCRIPTURE:  EZRA 10 THE EPOPLE CONFESSION OF SIN (vs. 1-17) Shecaniah, son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithfu to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us.  But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.  Now let us make a… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/23/23 (Saturday)

SCRIPTURE:  EZRA 9 EZRA’S PRAYER ABOUT INTERMARRIAGE (vs. 1-15) The leaders came to Ezra telling him that the people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites had not kept themselves separated from the neighboring people with their detestable practices.  They have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, and… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/22/23 (Friday)

SCRIPTURE:  EZRA 8 LIST OF THE FAMILY HEADS RETURNING WITH EZRA (vs. 1-14) All the family heads who came up with Ezra from Babylon during the reign of king Artaxerxes were listed and registered. THE RETURN TO JERUSALEM (vs. 15-35) They assembled and camped together at the canal that flows towards Adva.   Since there were… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/21/23