Showing Contempt through Blemished Sacrifices Scripture: Malachi 1(NIV) 1 A prophecy: The word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi. 2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved...
Nehemiah Returns to Jerusalem for Reforms Scripture: Nehemiah 13(NIV) 1 On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the...
Ezra Reads the Law Yielding a Celebration Scripture: Nehemiah 8(NIV) 1 all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord...
The Wall is Completedin 52 days Scripture: Nehemiah 6(NIV) 1 When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not set...
Facing Opposition, Some Build, Others Protect Scripture: Nehemiah 4(NIV) 1 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, 2 and in the presence of his associates and the...
Nehemiah Returns to Jerusalem to Inspect Walls Scripture: Nehemiah 2(NIV) 1 In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his...
Nehemiah Weeps about Jerusalem's Walls Scripture: Nehemiah 1(NIV) 1 The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, 2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with...
Mordecai is Exalted and Purim is Celebrated Scripture: Esther 9-10(NIV) 1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to...
Haman is Hanged as Decree Protects Jews Scripture: Esther 7-8(NIV) 1 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, 2 and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your...
Esther's Banquet and Haman's Humiliation Scripture: Esther 5-6(NIV) 1 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in...