Tag: life
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Appoint Guards
3“…Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes.”–Nehemiah 7 The wall was built and so now the focus was on security. Ancient walls had gates to pass through. The city walls needed guards to monitor who went in and out of the…
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So the Wall Was Finished
15So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. 16And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God.–Nehemiah 6 The great…
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Every One of You
38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.” 40With…
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The Foundation of the House
11…And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.–Ezra 3 When the Babylonians carried Judah into exile, the Temple was destroyed. Imagine how that felt. What questions they might have secretly asked. Not only was the nation defeated, but was God? Now…
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But They Kept Mocking the Messengers of God
15The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. 16But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD rose against his people, until there was no remedy.–2 Chronicles 36…
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And When He Was in Distress
10The LORD spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention. 11Therefore the LORD brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. 12And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the LORD his God…
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Good and Right and Faithful
20Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and faithful before the LORD his God. 21And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.–2 Chronicles 31 In…
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But the People
2And he [King Jotham] did what was right in the eyes of the LORD according to all that his father Uzziah had done, except he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still followed corrupt practices.–2 Chronicles 27 Jotham was a good king. He learned from his father’s good example. He also learned…
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If They Sin
36“If they sin against you—for there is no one who does not sin—and you are angry with them and give them to an enemy, so that they are carried away captive to a land far or near, 37yet if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and…
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The Real War
37While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. 38The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. 39And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full…
