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A Study Through Ezra
A Spiritual Scandal: Unequally Yoked (Ezra 10)
Scripture reading - Ezra 10; Nehemiah 1 Click this link to translate this Bible study into Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, German, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. * Today's Scripture reading concludes our study of the Book of Ezra. This is the first of two...
The Failure of the Gatekeepers (Ezra 9)
Scripture reading - Ezra 9 Click this link to translate this Bible study into Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, or French. Ezra 9 Ezra arrived in Jerusalem with gold and silver furnished by King Artaxerxes, the leaders of Persia, and the...
Returning to Jerusalem: The Journey Home (Ezra 8)
Scripture reading - Ezra 8 Click this link to translate this Bible study into Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, German, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. Ezra received King Artaxerxes’ approval to lead a second delegation of Jews home to Jerusalem and Judah (Ezra...
The Character and Attributes of Men the LORD Calls (Esther 10; Ezra 7)
Scripture reading - Esther 10; Ezra 7 Click this link to translate this Bible study into Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, German, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. Today's Scripture reading (Esther 10) concludes our study of the Book of Esther. We also return to our...
Discouragement: The Devil’s Favorite Tool (Ezra 5; Ezra 6)
Scripture reading - Ezra 5; Ezra 6 Click this link to translate this Bible study into Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, German, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. We continue our study of Israel’s history after the Jews returned from exile. With King Cyrus's decree to...
Tears of Joy, Tearful Memories, and Facing Adversaries (Ezra 3; Ezra 4)
Scripture reading - Ezra 3 Click this link to translate this Bible study into Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, or French. The Book of Ezra marked the end of 70 years of captivity for God’s people. Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and...
A Testimony of God’s Sovereignty: Israel’s Existence (Ezra 1; Ezra 2)
Scripture reading - Ezra 1; Ezra 2 Click this link to translate this Bible study into Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, German, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. Our chronological study of the Scriptures continues, focusing on the Book of Ezra. Although we will not be...
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Click this link to translate this Bible study into Russian, Chinese, Arabic, German, Spanish, Portuguese, or French. Scripture reading - 1 Corinthians 14 Charity and Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians 14:1) After encouraging the church to be loving and to exemplify the...
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Click this link to translate this Bible study into Russian, Chinese, Arabic, German, Spanish, Portuguese, or French. Scripture reading – Acts 12 Acts 12 begins with the phrase, “about that time,” and gives us cause to consider “the time” setting for today’s Bible...
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Restoring Order: Let the Women Keep Silent [*Read before you balk] (1 Corinthians 14)
Click this link to translate this Bible study into Russian, Chinese, Arabic, German, Spanish, Portuguese, or French. Scripture reading - 1 Corinthians 14 Charity and Spiritual Gifts (1 Corinthians 14:1) After encouraging the church to be loving and to exemplify the...