Have you ever wondered if God is mad at you? That perhaps things aren’t going well because you’ve landed yourself on His “bad side” and there’s no use trying to get back into His favor? This seems to be what the people are feeling in Zechariah 7-8. They are a few years into rebuilding the …
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Read-Through-The-Bible [09.27.19]
Today’s read of Zechariah 1:7-6:15 describes eight separate visions that the prophet Zechariah experienced. These occurred in the second year of King Darius’ reign, four years before the temple would be completed. At this point, both Zechariah and Haggai are being used to stir up the discouraged Jews to get back to their assigned task. …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.26.19]
Today we read the short little book of Haggai and the first few verses of Zechariah. These two prophets were contemporaries, having returned to Jerusalem with the exiles. While we don’t know for sure, Haggai may have been in his 80’s, and one of the original exiles, while Zechariah may have been born in captivity …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.25.19]
Ezra 4:6-6:13 tells of the challenges the Jewish people face as they attempt to rebuild the temple and their lives in Jerusalem. Letters are sent back and forth between their enemies and the Persian leaders to frustrate and stop the work. Years pass and progress is slow until a king named Darius comes to power. …
Read-Through-The-Bible [09.24.19]
Today we finish reading Daniel (10-12), concluding with a final vision that is difficult to interpret without a lot more time and space than we would give to a Facebook post! I studied through Daniel using Beth Moore’s Bible study (probably 10 years ago). She agreed with most Bible scholars that the chapters contain both …
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