Esther 3:15: “The couriers went out, hastened by...
November 18th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalMordecai was a Jew and the cousin of Queen Esther. When he refused to ...
Esther 2:22–23: “So the matter became known to...
November 17th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalKing Ahasuerus of Persia removed his queen for disobeying him, and sought a new ...
Esther 1:19–20: “If it pleases [Ahasuerus...
November 16th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Book of Esther takes place in Persia, inside the court of Ahasuerus king ...
Nehemiah 13:13: “And I [Nehemiah] appointed as...
November 15th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe phrase "for they were considered faithful" should catch our attention. Being trustworthy or ...
Nehemiah 12:38,40: “The other thanksgiving...
November 14th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalNehemiah dedicated the finished wall by dividing the Levitical singers into 2 choirs and ...
Nehemiah 11:1–2: “Now the leaders of the...
November 13th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe wall and gates around Jerusalem were finished, the people had made a public ...
Nehemiah 10:1: “Now those who placed their...
November 12th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAfter hearing all the Law and publicly repenting as a nation, the people created ...
Nehemiah 9:3: “And they stood up in their place...
November 11th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAfter the wall and gates of Jerusalem were rebuilt and the people had come ...
Nehemiah 8:10: “Then [Ezra] said to them, ‘Go...
November 10th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe people of God assembled together to hear Ezra the priest and scribe read ...
Nehemiah 7:3: “And I [Nehemiah] said to them,...
November 9th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalOnce the wall and gates around the city of Jerusalem were rebuilt, Nehemiah gave ...
Nehemiah 6:3–4: “So I [Nehemiah] sent messengers...
November 8th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe enemies of Nehemiah and the Jews had been trying to stop them from ...
Nehemiah 5:14: “Moreover, from the time that...
November 7th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalNehemiah was governor of Jerusalem for 12 years before he returned to his post ...
Nehemiah 4:10: “Then Judah said, ‘The...
November 6th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalNehemiah and the people of Judah had a huge task before them as they ...
Nehemiah 3:14: “Malchijah the son of Rechab,...
November 5th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIn 538 BC, the Persian king Cyrus issued a decree that allowed the Jews ...
Nehemiah 2:1: “And it came to pass in the month...
November 4th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe first chapter of Nehemiah begins with "in the month of Chislev," which is ...
Nehemiah 1:7: “We have acted very corruptly...
November 3rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalNehemiah, a contemporary of Ezra, was born in Babylon during the captivity, so he ...
Ezra 10:10–11: “Then Ezra the priest stood...
November 2nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWhen Ezra arrived in Jerusalem, he discovered that the exiles who had returned years ...
Ezra 9:8: “And now for a little while grace...
November 1st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs Ezra prayed, he acknowledged that "grace [had] been shown" to them. God's grace, ...
Ezra 8:22: “For I [Ezra] was ashamed to request...
October 31st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs Ezra prepared to make the journey back to the Promised Land, he made ...
Ezra 7:6: “This Ezra came up from Babylon;...
October 30th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalFifty-seven years after the temple was completed, another group of exiles returned to Jerusalem. ...
Ezra 6:21: “Then the children of Israel who...
October 29th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSome of the people living in the land who were not part of God's ...
Ezra 5:5: “But the eye of their God was upon...
October 28th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalFor 16 years, no work was done on the temple. The people had been ...
Ezra 4:12–13: “Let it be known to the king...
October 27th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe nations that had been living in the land while the Israelites were in ...
Ezra 3:12–13: “But many of the priests and...
October 26th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalOnce God's exiled people returned to their land, the first thing they did was ...
Ezra 2:1: “Now these are the people of the...
October 25th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem in 3 major waves over the span of ...
Ezra 1:3: “Who is there among you of all His...
October 24th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAfter Cyrus king of Persia conquered Babylon, God put it in Cyrus' heart to ...
2 Chronicles 36:20–23: “And those who escaped...
October 23rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAfter hundreds of years of running after false gods and not obeying God's voice, ...
2 Chronicles 35:25: “Jeremiah also lamented...
October 22nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAfter a long and successful reign, Josiah died on the battlefield. The Old Testament ...
2 Chronicles 34:18–19: “Then Shaphan the...
October 21st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalDo you remember the first time you really heard God's word? I do, and ...
2 Chronicles 33:1–2: “Manasseh was twelve...
October 20th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWhen it says that King Manasseh "did evil", it literally says he was committing ...
2 Chronicles 32:1: “After these deeds of faithfulness,...
October 19th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIt is interesting to notice that King Hezekiah had amassed a long list of ...
