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Esther 8-10
Now that (the very wealthy) Haman was dead, the king gave his entire estate and portfolio over to Esther. It reminds me of this verse: “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.”Proverbs 13:22 ESV And this one… “Blessed are the meek, for…
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Esther 5-7
In the margin of my Bible I have a note in Esther about moral courage: Three components of moral courage: It takes all 3. Knowing that something needs to be done, and even feeling strongly about it, without actually doing anything is flaky and potentially cowardly. Feeling strongly and jumping in a doing something without…
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Esther 3-4
Enter Haman the Agagite. The term “Agagite” is a title. There is only one Agag in the Bible. And the prophet Samuel cut him into pieces. 😲 He did WHAT?! Remember that story where King Saul was supposed to wipe out the Amalekites and everything they possessed? 🤓 Yeah. He didn’t follow instructions very well.…
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Esther 1-2
Ahasueras [aha-shoo-where-us] 😐 Bless you. 🤓 Gesundheit. No. That’s the king in Esther. 🤨 Someone named their child Hashew…whatever you said? Ahasueras 🤓 Here. Have a tissue. 🧻 😐 Poor kid. Well, it may not have been the name he was given at birth but rather a “regnal name,” more like a title. And it’s…
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Zechariah 13-14
CHAPTER 13 “On that day a fountain will be opened for the dynasty of David and for the people of Jerusalem, a fountain to cleanse them from all their sins and impurity.”Zechariah 13:1 NLT We need to ask, “What day?” And the answer seems to be in chapter 12. The phrase “in that day” appears…
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Zechariah 10-12
The LORD regathers His people like a shepherd gathers up his flock. No longer will they be weak and abused. They will be strong warriors. 😐 Warrior…sheep? 🤓 Isn’t that an oxymoron? It is. It’s also a hilarious series of middle-grade adventure books. The Lord asks Zechariah to go get a job as a shepherd…at…
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Zechariah 7-9
CHAPTER 7 Unless you are Jewish or very familiar with the Jewish calendar, we are likely to read Zechariah 7:1-3 without realizing the significance of the date that these people from Bethel have come to ask about. We don’t know if they are descendants of the few Jews left behind in the land after the…
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Zechariah 5-6
THE VISION OF THE FLYING SCROLL 😐 The KJV calls it a “flying roll.” ☝🏼🤓 I went to a restaurant once that has flying rolls. This isn’t that kind of flying roll. 😐 I’ve heard of a flying nun… Would you two stop it. We need to focus. Zechariah sees a HUGE unfurled scroll flying…
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Zechariah 1-4
There are 3 dated sections in the book of Zechariah: This is a lot to cover. Let’s get started. THE CALL TO RETURN – 1:1-6 Zechariah’s first message is a call to the people to return to the LORD. Some of the people had returned to the land but not to the LORD. There’s a…
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Haggai 1-2
This book is tiny but mighty. And it only covers a period of time from late August through December of one year. If Haggai had lived today, perhaps it would’ve looked like an email thread… (Be sure to notice the dates. They are accurate.)
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Ezra 5-6
If you’re following the reading schedule you’ll notice that Psalm 137 is on the schedule for today. I covered it back with the fall of Jerusalem in Jeremiah 39. It just made more sense to me to put it there. So… on we go to Ezra 5-6. This is such a happy story! And it…
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Ezra 3-4
“Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.”Ezra 3:2 ESV This rather unassuming verse…
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