This confession is so humble and bold. It serves as a good model for us. If we fully trust the Lord and listen to His voice, we can be confident in telling …
Monthly Archives: September 2021
God’s careful watch | Ezra 5:3-5 (NLT)
What good work are you engaged in that God has prepared in advance for you to do? (Eph 2:10) Are you facing any opposition? If this is God’s work, He will …
Prophetic Push, Humble Response | Ezra 5:1-2 (ESV)
1 Now the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them.
God’s will prevails | Ezra 4:17-24 (NLT)
17 Then King Artaxerxes sent this reply: …19 I ordered a search of the records and have found that Jerusalem has indeed been a hotbed of insurrection against…
Pray for leaders | Ezra 4:6-7, 12, 16 (NLT)
6 Years later when Xerxes began his reign, the enemies of Judah wrote a letter of accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem. 7 Even later, during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, the enemies of Judah, led by Bishlam, Mithredath, and Tabeel, sent a letter to Artaxerxes in the Aramaic language, and …
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Opposition strengthens | Ezra 4:5-6 (AMP)
4 Then [the Samaritans and others of] the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah, and frightened them [to deter them] from building, 5 and hired advisers [to work] against them to frustrate their plans during the entire time that Cyrus king of Persia reigned, [and this lasted] even until the reign of …
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Wolf in Sheep’s clothing | Ezra 4:1-3 (NLT)
1 The enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were rebuilding a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel. 2 So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King …
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Regret the past or Rejoice in the future | Ezra 3:12-13 (NASB)
12 Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy, 13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of …
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His steadfast love endures forever | Ezra 3:10-11 (ESV)
10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests in their vestments came forward with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the directions of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to …
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Overseers | Ezra 3:8-9 (NASB)
8 Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and …