Esther 5:1-10:3~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESVBible.org ~ Below is an amazing painting by Rembrandt from the year 1660 of Esther revealing the evil plans of Haman to King Xerxes at the banquet in chapter 7.  Check out how Haman is…

Ezra 6:14-22; Ezra 4:6; Esther 1:1-4:17~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESVBible.org ~ Today we begin reading about Queen Esther! Hold on tight because Esther is an amazing book – Don’t miss it!  Below is Esther: ~ Esther ~Author: UnknownDate: Fifth century…

Zechariah 9:1-14:21~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESV Online.org ~ I love it!  In today’s readings Zechariah prophesies 500 years in advance about Jesus entering Jerusalem riding on a donkey to a hail of Hosanna’s (days before his death – popularly known…

Zechariah 6:1-15; Ezra 5:3-6:14; Zechariah 7-8:23~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESVBible.org ~ Bible.org’s commentary on today’s readings in Zechariah titled “Oracles Concerning Hypocritical Fasting” is at this link. We have great readings today in Ezra about the completion of the second…

Haggai 2:1-9; Zechariah 1:1-6; Haggai 2:10-19; Ezra 5:2; Haggai 2:20-23; Zechariah 1:7-5:11~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESV Online.org ~ I’ve been talking about a lot of obedience in recent blog posts.   Here’s a great verse of a promise of a blessing…

Daniel 10:1-12:13; Ezra 4:24-5:1; Haggai 1:1-15~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESVBible.org ~ Daniel chapter 10 is fascinating as Daniel interacts with angels, including Gabriel – and we hear about Michael the Archangel and his work.   If you are interested in learning…

Ezra 2:1-4:5; 1 Chronicles 3:19-24~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESVBible.org ~ Worship God: Today’s readings reminded me of the old-school DC Talk song “In the Light.” Here is a live version of the song in this video below!  This song has…

Daniel 6:1-28; Daniel 9:1-27; 2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1:1-11; 1 Chronicles 3:17-19~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESV Online.org ~ Daniel chapter 6 today is probably more famous than chapter 5’s writing on the wall!  Today Daniel goes into the lion’s den… …

Daniel 7:1-8:27; Daniel 5:1-31~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESV Online.org ~ Okay, so Daniel chapter 7 with the vision of 4 beasts is not exactly an easy one for me to interpret here in a daily blog!  🙂  But I’ll give…

Ezekiel 47:1-48:35; Ezekiel 29:17-30:19; 2 Kings 25:27-30; Jeremiah 52:31-34~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESVBible.org ~ We finish the book of Ezekiel today!  Ezekiel chapter 47’s opening verses about the River of Healing are just beautiful.  Verses 1 through 3 tell us…