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Esther 1-2 The King’s Banquets 1 Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel, 3 in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the…

…(Saul) proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He (Jesus) is the Son of God.” Acts 9:20-25 Upon Ananias of Damascus laying hands on Saul, he received his sight and ate and drank for he had not done so for three days because Saul had prayed the entire time. Saul was baptized and joined a group of…

Nehemiah 12-13 Priests and Levites 12 These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and 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, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua. 8 And the Levites: Jeshua,…

But Saul…as he went on his way…suddenly a light from heaven shone around him…heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” Acts 9:1-19 Saul, of Tarsus, was the single biggest threat to the early church. He campaigned to eradicate the Jews who had become followers of “the Way,” the early name adopted…

Nehemiah 10-11 The People Who Sealed the Covenant 10 [a] “On the seals are the names of[b] Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, 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 are the priests. 9 And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; 10 and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita,…

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward…Gaza.” This is a desert place. Acts 8:26-40 Again, this Philip is the deacon of the Jerusalem church, not the Apostle. Philip, guided by an angel, came upon an official of the court of Queen Candace of Ethiopia. He was a treasurer of the…

Nehemiah 4-7 Opposition to the Work 4 [a] Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. 2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves?[b] Will they sacrifice? Will…

Nehemiah 1-3 Report from Jerusalem 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And…

Ezra 9-10 Ezra Prays About Intermarriage 9 After these things had been done, the officials approached me and said, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands with their abominations, from the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the…

…there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria… Acts 8:9-24 Here, we have the story of a famous man, a magician, among the Samaritans who had a thriving practice of magic in Samaria. He amazed all strata of the people of Samaria. No doubt,…