Psalm: 119:97-120 Meditation: NehThe walls are done, the gates are finished and guards and gatekeepers are assigned. Now it is time to rebuild the people and renew the covenant between God and His people. This time of the Jewish year was the Feast of Trumpets- preparing to repent of their sins and hear the Book …
Tag: Rebuild
Monday, October 31
Psalm: 56 Meditation: NehWhat would make the leaders of the surrounding areas so afraid of Nehamiah’s plan to rebuild the walls and gates of Jerusalem? Why did they risk the anger of the king by plotting to kill one of the king’s most trusted servants? It took 52 days to complete all the walls and …
Tuesday, October 25
Psalm: 45 Meditation: EzraThe work on the walls and temple had been halted for over 15 years. Through the preaching of God’s prophet and the Jewish leaders, the people began to rebuild again. Once again out of hatred and fear, Persian officials from other areas objected to the rebuilding of any part of Jerusalem, and …
Saturday, October 24
Psalms: 30 Meditation Ezra: The story of Ezra, priest and scribe, traces the history of the rebuilding of the Jerusalem after the exile. Seventy years after Nebuchadnezzar conquered Judah, his successor and conqueror Cyrus of Persia (see Daniel chapter 2) had granted to any and all Jews who were so inclined to return to Jerusalem …
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