In this daily Bible reading the Jewish leaders and Levites spoke to the people assembled in Jerusalem, teaching them the history of the Israel. They began with God choosing Abraham and making a covenant with…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Ezra, the priest, reading the Law of Moses to the people. As Ezra read, the other priests and Levites circulated among the people. They taught the…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Nehemiah completing the reconstruction of the Jerusalem wall and its gates. As the wall was being finished, the Arab leadership became more angry and frustrated. They…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of the Jews continuing to rebuild the walls and gates of Jerusalem. However, the Arabs in the land plotted to stop the work by infiltrating into the…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Nehemiah, cupbearer to King Artexerxes, rebuilding the walls and gates of Jerusalem. While in Persia, Nehemiah spoke with men who had come from Judah. He asked…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Ezra directing the Jews to divorce their foreign wives. When Ezra arrived in Jerusalem he learned that many of the Jews who returned had married foreign…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Ezra leading a group of Jews back to Jerusalem from Babylon. It was a long journey.
The Bible says that Ezra’s group left Babylon in the…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of Ezra, who was a descendent of Aaron, returning from Babylon to Jerusalem. Ezra was a scribe skilled in the law of Moses. Evidently, the King of…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of the Prophets, Haggai and Zechariah speaking to the Jewish leader, Zerubbabel at God’s direction. They told Zerubbabel to continue building the Temple of God. Zerubbabel did…
In this daily Bible reading is the account of the Jews beginning to rebuild the Temple, which the Babylonians destroyed. However, they met resistance from the some of the non-Jewish inhabitants of the land. These…