For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 11 One of the statements God made when the people united to build the Tower of Babel was, “…and now nothing ...
Tag: Ezra
Y4 Day 9 – Gen 9-10; Matt 9; Ezra 9Y4 Day 9 – Gen 9-10; Matt 9; Ezra 9
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 9-10 I’ve been talking about how the Bible leaves a lot of unanswered questions with a lot of missing details. People ...
Y4 Day 8 – Gen 8; Matt 8; Ezra 8Y4 Day 8 – Gen 8; Matt 8; Ezra 8
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 8 After what I learned yesterday about the seventeenth of the second month – the day God started the great flood ...
Y4 Day 7 – Gen 7; Matt 7; Ezra 7Y4 Day 7 – Gen 7; Matt 7; Ezra 7
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 7 There are several very specific numbers in this story. I continue to wonder who kept the records. Of course, God ...
Y4 Day 6 – Gen 6; Matt 6; Ezra 6Y4 Day 6 – Gen 6; Matt 6; Ezra 6
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 6 There is a lot I don’t understand here, and I have so many questions! However, one thing rings out loud ...
Y4 Day 5 – Gen 5; Matt 5; Ezra 5Y4 Day 5 – Gen 5; Matt 5; Ezra 5
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 5 How on earth do we have all these specific genealogical records from the beginning? Did they for whatever reason keep ...
Y4 Day 4 – Gen 4; Matt 4; Ezra 4Y4 Day 4 – Gen 4; Matt 4; Ezra 4
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 4 Most everybody is familiar with the story of Cain and Abel. I got to wondering this morning, though, what the ...
Y4 Day 3 – Gen 3; Matt 3; Ezra 3Y4 Day 3 – Gen 3; Matt 3; Ezra 3
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 3 “The woman saw that the tree was…desirable to make one wise” (from Gen. 3:6). Wisdom comes from God alone. If ...
Y4 Day 2 – Gen 2; Matt 2; Ezra 2Y4 Day 2 – Gen 2; Matt 2; Ezra 2
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 2 The Bible story is not a neat and tidy, detailed, chronological record of history. It has an entirely different purpose. ...
Y4 Day 1 – Gen 1; Matt 1; Ezra 1Y4 Day 1 – Gen 1; Matt 1; Ezra 1
For a full description of the (Y4) reading plan, see the “About” page. Gen. 1 God didn’t just create living things. He created life. What I mean is that God made living things that passed ...
Y3 Day 268 – Ezra 7-8; Ezra 9-10Y3 Day 268 – Ezra 7-8; Ezra 9-10
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ezra 7-8 “Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the LORD, obey it, and teach its statutes ...
Y3 Day 261 – Ezra 4; Ezra 5-6Y3 Day 261 – Ezra 4; Ezra 5-6
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ezra 4 Why did the people of the land say they wanted to help with building God’s temple? Were they trying to ...
Y3 Day 260 – Ezra 1-2; Ezra 3; Ps 137Y3 Day 260 – Ezra 1-2; Ezra 3; Ps 137
For a full description of the (Y3) reading plan, see the “About” page. Ezra 1-2 I keep mentioning the cyclical, fractal nature of the Bible. I see it again here. The Israelites’ return to the ...
Y2 Day 205 – Rev 8; Ezra 9-10; Ps 87Y2 Day 205 – Rev 8; Ezra 9-10; Ps 87
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rev. 8 What do v. 3-4 suggest about our prayers? Everything about God’s temple is symbolic of Jesus and how He unites us ...
Y2 Day 204 – Rev 7; Ezra 7-8Y2 Day 204 – Rev 7; Ezra 7-8
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rev. 7 Reflect on the description of the 144,000 (a symbolic number). What does this tell you about Jesus’ followers? I don’t know ...
Y2 Day 203 – Rev 6; Ezra 5-6; Ps 86Y2 Day 203 – Rev 6; Ezra 5-6; Ps 86
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rev. 6 What happens when the Lamb opens the six seals? What does this tell you about God? Can’t say I understand much ...
Y2 Day 202 – Rev 5; Ezra 3-4Y2 Day 202 – Rev 5; Ezra 3-4
Rev. 5 Three more songs of worship! What do they say about the Lamb? How do these affect your own worship? Having just read through the three letters of John, where he bears witness that ...
Y2 Day 201 – Rev 4; Ezra 1-2; Prov 17Y2 Day 201 – Rev 4; Ezra 1-2; Prov 17
For a description of the (Y2) reading plan, see the “About” page. Rev. 4 Reflect on the two songs sung before God’s throne (v. 8, 11). What do these suggest for your own worship of ...
Day 358 – Ezra 8-10; Rev 15Day 358 – Ezra 8-10; Rev 15
Ezra 8-10 Ezra found himself in a little bit of a dilemma. He and the people had declared a bold testimony about God before the king. They had told him, “The hand of our God ...
Day 353 – Ezra 5-7; Rev 11Day 353 – Ezra 5-7; Rev 11
Ezra 5-7 Clearly God made Himself known to the foreign kings under whom the exiled Israelites served. Cyrus and Darius both obviously recognized the power of God and the importance of supporting His people. Not ...
Day 340 – Ezra 3-4; 1 John 5Day 340 – Ezra 3-4; 1 John 5
Ezra 3-4 I noticed a familiar pattern in the tactics of the people who opposed the rebuilding of God’s temple. When they first came to the Jewish exiles, they offered to help with the rebuilding, ...
Day 339 – Ezra 1-2; 1 John 4Day 339 – Ezra 1-2; 1 John 4
Ezra 1-2 I wish I knew the back story of Cyrus king of Persia. What did God do in Cyrus’ life to position his heart to make the declaration that he did during his first ...