1 Year Bible

“During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.” Esther 6:1 I love the story of Esther! As I said yesterday, it’s like reading a script to a Movie! Several plots unfold, interweaving a suspenseful tale […]

“Now there was at the citadel in Susa a Jew whose name was Mordecai” Esther 2:5a Esther is a most amazing Story! It reads more like a script to a movie than a Book of the Bible. As a recap, the King of Persia during a Citywide Party, requests the presence of his Queen, Vashti,

“On that day they read aloud from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people;” Nehemiah 13:1a One theme that is central to the Book of Nehemiah is the Word of God. Right at the beginning of the Book we see him praying, “Remember the word which You commanded Your servant Moses”. In

“Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10b As I read through the Bible, I’m often struck by Familiar Verses I see in Pictures, Plaques, and Banners. I’m sure you can relate. You may even have one of them on a Calendar or Poster in a Bedroom. We’ve

“should you not walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the nations, our enemies?” Nehemiah 5:9b As we saw yesterday, Nehemiah has been given permission from Artaxerxes to rebuild the wall. While undertaking this Massive Project, another crisis arises. We read in Verse 1 of Today’s Reading, “there was a

“When I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.” Nehemiah 1:4 As we begin the Book of Nehemiah we read that News arrives in Persia. One of his brothers, Hanani, has returned from Palestine and is asked by Nehemiah

“Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.” Ezra 8:21 Something unknown to many when they read the Book of Ezra, there is approximately 80 years between the

“But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until a report could come to Darius, and then a written reply be returned concerning it.” Ezra 5:5 As we saw in Yesterday’s Reading, an entourage of 42,360 Jews has returned to Jerusalem. They have gone

“Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:” Ezra 1:1 As

“There had not been celebrated a Passover like it in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet;” 2 Chronicles 35:18a As mentioned before, there are many Anomalies in the Bible where things just don’t make sense. We have Good Kings that come from Bad Fathers and Bad Kings that come from Good Fathers. Today