Tag: Our Daily Scripture

SCRIPTURE:  EZRA 7 Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.  In the 7th year of king Artaxerxes, Ezra, a teacher well versed in the law of Moses came up from Babylon to Jerusalem together with sons of the… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/20/23 (Wednesday)

SCRIPTURE:  EZRA 6  THE DECREE OF DARIUS (vs. 1-12) King Darius issued an order to search into the archives stored in the treasury at Babylon on the decree issued by king Cyrus” The memorandum stated the following: A temple is to be rebuilt and a foundation be laid as a place to present sacrifices.  It… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/19/23 (Tuesday)

SCRIPTURE:  EZRA 5 TATTENAL’S LETTER TO DARIUS (vs. 1-17) Zerubbabel and Jeshua set to work in rebuilding the house of the Lord in Jerusalem with the help of both prophets Haggai and Zechariah.  Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates went to ask them this questions:  “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/18/23 (Monday)

SCRIPTURE:  EZRA 4 OPPOSITION TO THE REBUILDING (vs. 1-8) The enemies of Judah and Benjamin wanted to help the Israelites rebuild the temple of the Lord but Zerubbabel, Jeshua and the rest of the leaders of Israel rejected their offer.  So, the enemies set out to discourage the people of Judah and made them afraid… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/17/23 (Sunday)

SCRIPTURE:  EZRA 3 REBUIDLING THE ALTAR (vs. 1-6) The people assembled together in Jerusalem at the 7th month.  Jeshua and the fellow priests together with Zerubbabel and his associates began to build the altar of God to sacrifice burnt offerings on it both in the morning and evening.  After that, they presented the regular burnt… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/16/23 (Saturday)

SCRIPTURE:  EZRA 2 THE LIST OF THE EXILES WHO RETURNED (vs. 1-70) The exiles who returned to Jerusalem and Judah in the company of Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelalah, Mardecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah were listed.  The whole company numbered 42,360, besides their 7,337 menservants and maidservants and they also had 200 men… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/15/23 (Friday)

SCRIPTURE:  EZRA 1 INTRODUCTION: The Book of Ezra tells about the return of Jews from exile in Babylon.  Cyrus, king of Persia had began his rise to power by unifying the Medes and Persians into a strong empire.  In 539 BC, he conquered Babylon and established the Persian empire.  In 539 BC, Cyrus, king of… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/14/23

SCRIPTURE:  2 KINGS 25 THE FALL OF JERUSALEM (vs. 1-26) Because Zedekiah rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, the king and his whole army marched against Jerusalem.  He encamped outside the city and built siege work all around it.  There was a famine there was no food for the people to eat.  The city wall… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/13/23 (Wedneday)

SCRIPTURE:  2 KINGS 24 During Jehoiakim’s reign, he had be the vassal of Nebuchadnezzar for three years.  But Jehoiakim changed his mind and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.  So Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem.  The Lord sent Babylonia, Aramean, Moabites and Ammonite raiders against him to destroy Judah.  Jehoiakim rested with his fathers and his son Jehoiachin succeeded him… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/12/23 (Tuesday)

SCRIPTURE:  2 KINGS 23 JOSIAH RENEWS THE COVENANT (vs. 1-30) King Josiah called together all the elders of Judah in Jerusalem, the priests, all the prophets, and all the people to go up to the temple of the Lord.  He read the words of the Book of the covenant and renewed the covenant in the… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 9/11/23 (Monday)