November 2019

Even in the face of impending tragedy, Esther and her people take three whole days to fast and pray, humbly depending on God to save

Verses 3 to 5 relate the conversation between Nehemiah and King Artaxerxes. Nehemiah was deeply troubled by the reports of the ruin which Jerusalem had

Focus on verses 2 and 3 of the first chapter because they explain the whole book. King Cyrus of Persia was given, by God, the

This chapter has the sad details of the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians. Zedekiah the King is captured and cruelly dealt with. Notice, however,

Verses 7 to 9 remind us that the Israelites sinned against the Lord who brought them from Egypt and then worshipped and followed other gods.

This section is one of the most dramatic in the whole Bible. God ensures, through his prophet Elijah that there is the great victory over

Having built the temple for the Lord, Solomon prays and in verses 8:26 to 27 acknowledges that the Lord, while promising to live with his

Proverbs 1 vs 7 says ‘the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.’ The writer of proverbs

There are three things that we see happening in these chapters that are significant for the rest of the teaching of the Bible. Firstly, we