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Read |    Day 255 | Saturday | September 12 Zechariah 6: 1-8, 9-15 Ezra 5: 3-17 Ezra 6: 1-14a Zechariah 7: 1-14 Zechariah 8: 1-23 Background | Chabad.org|  The story of   Ezra the Scribe   takes us back about 23 Ezra from  Guillaume Rouillé 's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum  - Wikipedia centuries, to the time when the Jews had returned from the Babylonian exile, had rebuilt the   Beth Hamikdosh , and had begun to live a free life on their own native soil. In the year 3408, the construction of the Second   Beth   Hamikdosh in   Jerusalem   was under way. Jerusalem again became the center of Jewish life. But the era of the prophets was about to end. Hagai,   Zechariah   and   Malachi   were the last of the prophets. There were no more prophets after them, though there never ceased to appear men of wisdom and vision in   Israel   who were leaders and sages, and inspired their brethren with th...

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...