Slow Down and Fast
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 them. I always find it
November 12, 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 them. I always find it
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 become. Artaxerxes agreed to help,
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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 task to organize the rebuilding
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, that the chapter finishes with
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. The rest of the chapter
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 the prophets of Baal on
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 people, could hardly be confined
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 was Solomon and in today’s
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 read in 5:3 that David