Ezra Reads the Law 1 Then all the people gathered together as one man at the open square in front of the Water Gate; and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses which the Lordhad given to Israel. 2 So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
NEHEMIAH 9
The People Confess Their Sin 1 Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the Israelites assembled with fasting and in sackcloth and with dirton their heads. 2 Thedescendants of Israel (Jacob) separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins and the wrongdoings of their fathers. 3 While they stood in their […]
NEHEMIAH 10
Signers of the Document 1 Nowthese were the nameson the sealed document: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah. And Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah–these were the priests. 9 And the […]
NEHEMIAH 11
Time Passes; Heads of Provinces 1 Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem; but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one [person] out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine-tenthsremainedin theothercities. 2 And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem. 3 […]
NEHEMIAH 12
Priests and Levites who Returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel 1 Now these are the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, 5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, […]
NEHEMIAH 13
Foreigners Excluded 1 On that day they read aloud from the book of Moses so that the people could hear [its words], and in it was found written thatno Ammonite or Moabite could ever enter the assembly of God, 2 because they did not meet the Israelites with bread and water, but hired Balaam against […]
EZRA 1
Proclamation of Cyrus 1 Now in thefirst year ofCyrus king of Persia [that is, the first year he ruled Babylon], in order to fulfill the word of the Lordby the mouth of Jeremiah [the prophet], the Lordstirred up (put in motion) the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout […]
EZRA 2
Number of Those Returning 1 Now these arethe people of the province [of Judah] who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had deported to Babylon, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city. 2 These came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua,Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah,Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, […]
EZRA 3
Altar and Sacrifices Restored 1 When the seventh month came and the sons of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers arose, and they built the altar […]
EZRA 4
Adversaries Hinder the Work 1 Now when [the Samaritans] the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles from the captivity were building a temple to the LordGod of Israel, 2 they came to Zerubbabel [who was now governor] and to the heads of the fathers’householdsand said to them, “Let us build with you, […]