The LORD himself will choose the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel – “God is with us.” ISAIAH 7:14 NLT You are not alone, though you … Read More
You are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.MATTHEW 1:21 NLT Jesus means Joy—He saves from despair and hopelessness. Alexander conquered the world by force and was called great— Jesus captures hearts from all … Read More
If you keep still, deliverance and rescue for the Jews will originate from some other quarter, while you and your family shall be destroyed. And who knows but you have come to the kingdom for such a time as … Read More
All who separated themselves from foreign neighbors to keep The Revelation of God with their wives, sons, daughters – everyone old enough to understand – joined their noble kinsmen in a binding oath to follow The Revelation of God, … Read More
I gave responsibility of governing Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, for he was a faithful man who feared God more than most. NEHEMIAH 7:2 NLT Though rare among political, religious, … Read More
This was quite a contrast to the former governors who had laid heavy burdens on the people, demanding a daily ration of food and wine, besides a pound of silver. Even their assistants took advantage of the people. But because … Read More
Eliashib the high priest and other priests started to rebuild at the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set up its doors. NEHEMIAH 3:1a NLT Retrace Nehemiah’s counterclockwise tour of Jerusalem’s wall. Pause at the gates and reflect … Read More
While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and throwing himself to the ground in front of the Temple of God, a large crowd of people from Israel – men, women, and children –gathered and wept bitterly with him. … Read More
The gracious hand of his God was on him. Th is was because Ezra had determined to study and obey the law of the LORD and to teach those laws and regulations to the people of Israel. EZRA 7:9b-10 … Read More
The work on the Temple of God in Jerusalem had stopped, and it remained at a standstill until the second year of the reign of King Darius of Persia. EZRA 4:24 Sometimes it would be appropriate for you … Read More