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Our scripture today is Job 1:1 (NKJV). There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. Like many lessons, the Book of Job can lead to questions. What we need to see and learn is not …
Our scripture today is Esther 7:10 (NKJV). So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided. The man who would have hanged Mordecai and exterminated the Jews is instead hanged on his own gallows at the king’s command. Haman is an example of the hatred that …
Our scripture today is Esther 5:4 (NKJV). So Esther answered, “If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.” Esther’s plan works perfectly as the king sees her and calls her into his presence. She sets a trap for Haman, who is responsible …
Our scripture today is Esther 4:14 (NKJV). For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Mordecai asks Esther to …
Our scripture today is Esther 3:6 (NKJV). But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai. In this portion of the book we discover the source …
Our scripture today is Esther 2:18 (NKJV). Then the king made a great feast, the Feast of Esther, for all his officials and servants; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces and gave gifts according to the generosity of a king. In this relatively short lesson we read of Esther who becomes the queen …
Our scripture today is Nehemiah 9:38 (NKJV). And because of all this, We make a sure covenant and write it; Our leaders, our Levites, and our priests seal it. The people dedicate themselves to God in the strongest way they know: a legally binding contract, based on the Covenant He made with His people at …
Our scripture today is Nehemiah 8:2 (NKJV). So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month. This is a scene that has occurred several times before in the history of God’s people. Exodus 20 records …
Our scripture today is Nehemiah 6:16 (NKJV). And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God. Through Nehemiah’s planning and leadership the wall is finished …
Our scripture today is Nehemiah 1:3 (NRSVUE). They replied, “The remnant there in the province who escaped captivity are in great trouble and shame; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.” The activities recorded in Ezra overlap into Nehemiah, continuing the story of the return of God’s …