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Ezra 6: A Joyful Ending
Ezra 6, Proverbs 4, Luke 14:1-14, 1 Timothy 3:1-10 Ezra 6: Search is made in the records, and it is found that Cyrus had indeed issued a decree concerning ...
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Ezra 4-5: Tactics of Defense
Ezra 4-5, Proverbs 3, Luke 13:22-35, 1 Timothy 2 Ezra 4-5: A great work is underway, and as usual opposition comes. Consider the cunning of the opposition and its very ...
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Ezra 3: Joy and Tears
Ezra 3, Proverbs 2, Luke 13:10-21, 1 Timothy 1:12-21 Ezra 3: This chapter records how the Israelites first rebuilt the altar and then began the work of rebuilding the temple. ...
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Ezra 1-2: God’s Purposes Cannot Be Thwarted
Ezra 1-2, Proverbs 1, Luke 13:1-9, 1 Timothy 1:1-11 Ezra 1-2: As prophesied by Jeremiah, according to God’s Word, the people return from exile. God uses Cyrus, whom Isaiah calls ...
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2 Chronicles 34-36: With God, Failure Is Never the End of the Story
2 Chronicles 34-36, Psalm 150, Luke 12:49-59, 2 Thessalonians 3:14-18 2 Chronicles 34-36: The story finally ends on a note of strange hope—Cyrus proclaiming the rebuilding of the temple (36:22-23). ...
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2 Chronicles 30-33: The Consequences of Ruler-ship, for Good or Ill
2 Chronicles 30-33, Psalm 149, Luke 12:38-48, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 2 Chronicles 30-33: By the end of these chapters we feel like asking, “How long, O Lord?” (Psalm 13). But ...
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