Ezra 4:7-23; Ezra 7:1-8:36~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on BibleGateway.com ~ // Mobile Site Link~ Listen to today’s Scripture on ESVBible.org ~ // http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit We have great readings today in Ezra about the completion of the second Temple!  Note that this second Temple, which was completed on March 12, 516 B.C., is the…

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 ~ // http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit 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…

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 ~ // http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit 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:…

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 ~ // http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit 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 –…

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 ~ // http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit 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…

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 ~ // http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit I’ve been talking about a lot of obedience in recent blog posts.   Here’s a great verse of a promise of…

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 ~ // http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit 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…

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 ~ // http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit 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…

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 ~ // http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit Daniel chapter 6 today is probably more famous than chapter 5’s writing on the wall!  Today Daniel goes into the…

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 ~ // http://translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit 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…