Tag: priorities
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Opposite His Own House
28Above the Horse Gate the priests repaired, each one opposite his own house.–Nehemiah 3 Nehemiah had gotten permission to lead the rebuilding process after the Babylonian Exile. They started with the wall around the city. I love how the priests are the leaders in the process.They started by repairing major gates on the wall, but…
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I Took Courage
27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the LORD that is in Jerusalem, 28and who extended to me his steadfast love before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty officers. I took courage, for the…
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And He Appointed His Own
14For the Levites left their common lands and their holdings and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons cast them out from serving as priests of the LORD, 15and he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the calves that he had made.–2 Chronicles 11 The…
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Now It Was in the Heart
7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel. 8But the LORD said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 9Nevertheless, it is not you…
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Solomon Made All the Vessels
19So Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of God: the golden altar, the tables for the bread of the Presence, 20the lampstands and their lamps of pure gold to burn before the inner sanctuary, as prescribed;21the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of purest gold; 22the snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire…
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Two Others, Who Were Criminals
32Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him…39One of the criminals who were hanged railed at [Jesus], saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” 40But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? 41And…
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They Hoped to Catch Jesus in Something He Said
20Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor. 21So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that…
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All the People Hung on His Words
47Every day [Jesus] was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him. 48Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.–Luke 19 Jesus’ ministry was very public. His enemies wanted to…
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The Joseph Family Scandal
4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. 6And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7And she…
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Words About Baby Jesus
33And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him [Jesus]. 34And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed 35(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that…
