Read Genesis 23, Nehemiah 12, Psalm 22. This devotional is about Nehemiah 12, particularly verses 27-47. God was doing something in Jerusalem. Compared to the growth and expansion of the kingdom that David and Solomon saw, what Nehemiah and his countrymen were doing was small. But, compared to the ruin that Jerusalem had been for […]
Genesis 4, Ezra 4, Psalm 4
Today we’re scheduled to read Genesis 4, Ezra 4, and Psalm 4. This devotional is about Ezra 4. Have you ever owned car that was hard to start on a cold winter day? Did you ever get that car going (finally!) only to have it stall out a few yards away from your house? This […]
Genesis 3, Ezra 3, Psalm 3
Today we’re reading Genesis 3, Ezra 3, and Psalm 3. This devotional is about Ezra 3, so read that chapter if you can’t do all of today’s reading. The events recorded in Ezra happened late in Old Testament history. They happened after the kingdoms of Saul, David, and Solomon and after those kingdoms were divided […]