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Prayer Suggestion | Send your Spirit, Lord, to rally the resolve of the nations of the earth to find pathways to save human lives, protect human rights, and to resolve the hardships of those seeking refuge, asylum, and safety. Hear our prayer for the peoples of Afghanistan. This we pray as followers of Jesus, the Prince of Peace . Amen . Presiding Bishop Michael Curry offers a prayerfor the people of Afghanistan | August 17, 2021 | Episcopal News Service +++ The Bible in Time | Friday | Week after the 14th Sunday after the Pentecost | New Testament Study, Day 57 | It’s 57 c.e./a.d. Today - Day 57 | Background on 1 Corinthians Next - Day 58 | 1 Corinthians 1: Activity Calendar | updated 05 Aug 2021 +++ See Paul’s 3rd Missionary Journey - Map My Thoughts on Today’s Session -    Background on 1 Corinthians - Sources: Introducing the New Testament (buy the book); Dear Friends in Christ,  The First Letter of Paul to the Church in Corinth (1 Corinthians) is a par...

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Genealogy_of_the_kings_of_Israel_and_Judah.png My Mini-Bible Study for 2019 Read the Bible in a Year Using The NRSV Daily Bible Today’s Reading 4/1/2019     Day 91 1 Chronicles 1:1 – 9:44 Reflection: Background by Center of Biblical Studies. Background by Chabad.org | 1 & 2 Kings were artificially divided with the LXX (Latin Septuagint)  and should bread as one book. Detailed listing of the Kings of Israel and Judah. The Chronicles are written as one book; written by an anonymous Person after most of the Hebrew Bible being written. The book has 3 sections 1 Chr 1 - 9 = genealogies 1 Chr 10 - 2 Chr 9 = the United Monarchy 2 Chr 10 - 36 = history of the Judahite Monarchy +++ From the first person and a universal genealogy; Shem’s line; descendants of Judah; David’s line; descendants of Judah; Simeon’s line; Reuben’s line; Gad’s line; wars of Transjordan tribes; Half- Manasseh; Levi’s...

Read |    Day 264 | Monday | September 21 | Nehemiah 11: 1-36  Nehemiah 12: 1-26  1 Chronicles 9: 2-9, 10-13, 14-34   Date: 445 BC Reading | Nehemiah - leader and volunteers chosen by lot to live in Jerusalem; listing of returning exiles and priests and Levites. Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9  Next |  Day 265 | Tuesday | September 22 | l ayman.org Nehemiah 12: 27-43, 44– 13: 3  Nehemiah 13: 4-6a  Nehemiah 5: 14-19  Nehemiah 13: 6b-31  Malachi 1: 1, 2-5, 6-14  Malachi 2: 1-9  +++ Read and pray the Daily Office this morning - c lick here Listen and pray the Daily Office this morning - click here Participate and pray the Daily Office at 900 am ET this morning online - click here

Read |    Day 252 | Wednesday | September 9   Ezra 2: 1-70  Ezra 3: 1-7, 8-13  Ezra 4: 1-5  1   Chronicles 3: 19b-24  Background | Ezra - Center for Biblical Studies -  Ezra and Nehemiah tell the story of Israel’s return from Babylonian exile and resettlement in the land. Ezra focuses on the rebuilding of the temple, while Nehemiah focuses on the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. It is fair to say that Ezra is focused more exclusively on religious reform and Nehemiah on political issues. However, these political issues are not at all devoid of some religious dimension—especially since it is impossible to divorce religion and state in ancient Israel. Judging by the names of the Persian rulers mentioned in Ezra-Nehemiah, the events of these books likely took place between 458 BC and 445 BC, with Ezra coming first. Some scholars suggest that Ezra came second, which would move his date to about 398 BC. Either way, Ezra and Nehemiah were c...

Read |  Day 246 | Thursday | September 3 |   1 Chronicles 8: 29– 9: 1  Daniel 4: 1-18, 19-27, 28-33, 34-37  Ezekiel 40: 1-4, 5-16, 17-19, 20-23, 24-27, 28-37  Date | 575 BC concerning events around 583 BC Reading  | Chronicler - tribal census. Daniel - interprets dreams and it is fulfilled;  Ezekiel-  New temple and a tour of its areas. Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9 | kindle edition Next |    Day 247 | Friday | September 4 | Ezekiel 40: 38-43, 44-47, 48– 41: 26  Ezekiel 42: 1-20  Ezekiel 43: 1-12, 13-27 +++ Collect of the Day: Pentecost, proper 17 Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for eve...

Read |    Day 245 | Wednesday | September 2 |   1 Chronicles 5: 18-26 1 Chronicles 6: 3b, 49, 4-15 1 Chronicles 7: 1-5, 6-12, 13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-40 1 Chronicles 8: 1-28 Background | Center for Biblical Studies | 1 and 2 Chronicles Like the books of Samuel and Kings, Chronicles was originally one book that was divided into two by those who translated the original Hebrew manuscripts into Greek (the Septuagint). Chronicles is a history of Israel’s monarchy, much like the books of Samuel through Kings. The fact that Chronicles comes right after 2 Kings, however, is unfortunate. For many readers there hardly seems to be any sense in reading the long books of Samuel/Kings and then continuing right along and reading “the same thing” in Chronicles. But Chronicles is not merely a repetition of Samuel/Kings; rather, it tells Israel’s story very differently. The fact that Chronicles comes right after the previous history (of Samuel-Kings) no doubt contributes to its misun...

Read |    Day 244 | Tuesday | September 1 | Ezekiel 32: 17-32  Ezekiel 33: 1-9, 10-20  Jeremiah 52: 28-30  1 Chronicles 4: 24-43  1 Chronicles 5: 1-10, 11-17  Psalm 137: 1-9 Date | 586 BC; 597 - 581 BC By 18 century icon painter (Iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, Russia)  [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Reading | God via Ezekiel - Egypt will fall - graves - pit; Watchman for the house of Israel; Jeremiah - number of captives taken to Babylon; Psalm 137 - by the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept as we remembered Zion; Chronicler - descendants of those taken into exile. Source | Tyndale | The One Year Chronological Bible NIV | ISBN 978-1-4143-5993-9 | kindle edition Next |  Day 245 | Wednesday | September 2 |   1 Chronicles 5: 18-26 1 Chronicles 6: 3b, 49, 4-15 1 Chronicles 7: 1-5, 6-12, 13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-40 1 Chronicles 8: 1-28 Following | Day 245 | Thursday | September 3 | 1 Chronicles 8: 29– 9: 1 Daniel 4: 1-1...

Read |  Day 124 | Monday | May 4 |   1 Chronicles 26: 1-19, 20-32  1 Chronicles 27: 1-15, 16-24, 25-34  1 Chronicles 28: 1-21 Reading | Listing of the Gatekeepers by family and date as a part of David's administration; David sees to the endowment of the Temple and names treasurers, regional officers, and judges as part of his legacy to Solomon; military leaders; listing of other administrators; the nation ratifies the succession; David gives Solomon the plans for the Temple. Source | Daily Reading Guide | The One Year ® Chronological Bible | Tyndale, 2013 |  Click here   | pp. 488 + Source | The New Oxford Annotated Bible, 4th Edition | (c) 2010, Oxford University Press | ISBN 978-0-19-528955-8 |  click here Next |  Day 125 | Tuesday | May 5 |   1   Chronicles 29: 1-9, 10-20, 21-22  1   Kings 1: 1-4, 5-27, 28-53 +++ The Prayers The Lord's Prayer or  traditional music:  video  |  cho...