Nehemiah 8-9 Ezra Reads the Law 8 And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the Lord had commanded Israel. 2 So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first …
August 10 – Nehemiah 7, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, Psalm 37:1-22, Proverbs 21:8-10
Nehemiah 7 7 Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. 3 And I said to them, “Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened …
August 9 – Nehemiah 4-6, 1 Corinthians 16, Psalm 36, Proverbs 21:5-7
Nehemiah 4-6 Opposition to the Work 4 [a] Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. 2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves?[b] Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a …
August 8 – Nehemiah 2-3, 1 Corinthians 15:12-58, Psalm 35, Proverbs 21:4
Nehemiah 2-3 Nehemiah Sent to Judah 2 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. 2 And the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of …
August 7 – Nehemiah 1, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Psalm 34, Proverbs 21:3
Nehemiah 1 Report from Jerusalem 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said to me, “The …
August 6 – Ezra 8-10, 1 Corinthians 14, Psalm 33, Proverbs 21:1-2
Ezra 8-10 Genealogy of Those Who Returned with Ezra 8 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: 2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush. 3 Of the sons of Shecaniah, who was of …
August 5 – Ezra 6-7, 1 Corinthians 13, Psalm 32, Proverbs 20:28-30
Ezra 6-7 The Decree of Darius 6 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in Babylonia, in the house of the archives where the documents were stored. 2 And in Ecbatana, the citadel that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was written: “A record. 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king …
August 4 – Ezra 3-5, 1 Corinthians 12, Psalm 31, Proverbs 20:26-27
Ezra 3-5 Rebuilding the Altar 3 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as …
August 3 – Ezra 1-2, 1 Corinthians 11:2-34, Psalm 30, Proverbs 20:24-25
Ezra 1-2 The Proclamation of Cyrus 1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: 2 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The Lord, the God of …
August 2 – 2 Chronicles 35-36, 1 Corinthians 10:1-11:1, Psalm 29, Proverbs 20:22-23
2 Chronicles 35-36 Josiah Keeps the Passover 35 Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem. And they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He appointed the priests to their offices and encouraged them in the service of the house of the Lord. 3 And he said to the Levites who taught all Israel and who were holy to the Lord, “Put the holy …