Daily Devotional

Problem of mixed marriagesverses 1-2

Now when these things were done – the princes came to me

saying

The people of Israel – and the priests – and the Levites

            have not SEPARATED themselves from the people of the lands

      doing according to their abominations – even of the

                  Canaanites – Hittites – Perizzites – Jebusites

                  Ammonites – Moabites … Read More

Ezra leads a group to Jerusalemverses 1-14

These are now the chief of their fathers

and this is the genealogy of them that went up

with me from Babylon

in the reign of Artaxerxes the king

Of the sons of Phinehas – Gershom –             of the sons of Ithamar

Daniel – of the sons of David – Hattush

Of … Read More

Introduction to Ezra the priest & scribeverses 1-7

Now after these things – in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia

Ezra the son of Seraiah – Azariah – Hilkiah – Shallum – Zadok

Ahitub – Amariah – Azariah – Meraioth – Zerahiah

Uzzi – Bukki – Abishua – Phinehas – Eleazar

Aaron the chief priest

This Ezra went … Read More

Cyrus’ decree foundverses 1-5

Then Darius the king made a decree

and search was made in the house of the rolls

where the treasures were laid up in Babylon

and there was found at Achmetha

in the palace that is in the province of the Medes

a roll and therein was a record

thus written

In the first year … Read More

Prophets encouraged the peopleverses 1-2

Then the prophets – Haggai – the prophet – Zechariah – the son of Iddo

prophesied to the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem

in the name of the God of Israel – even to them

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Sheltiel

and Jeshua the son of Jozadak

and began to … Read More

Enemies of Israel wanted to help build Templeverses 1-2

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin

heard that the children of the captivity

built the temple of the LORD God of Israel

Then they came to Zerubbabel – and to the chief of the fathers

and said

Let us build with you – FOR we SEEK your God… Read More

People gather to build altar of LORDverses 1-3

And when the seventh month was come

and the children of Israel were in the cities

the people gathered themselves together as

one man to Jerusalem

Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak

and his brethren the priests

Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel

and his brethren

and built the altar… Read More

Children of Israel return from captivityverse 1

Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity

of those which had been carried away – whom Nebuchadnezzar the

king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon

and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah

every one to his city

Zerubbabel the leader of those returning… Read More

LORD appoints Cyrus to rebuild Jerusalemverses 1-4

Now 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 – that he made a proclamation

throughout all his kingdom – and put it also

in … Read More