Satan replied… “You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curs...  Read More

“Who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” – Esther 4:12The book of Esther is a unique book in the Bible as it is the only one that doesn’t mention God specific...  Read More

Jesus and God's providenceEsther 4:1-17; Romans 8:28-39Jesus is our Mediator with GodJob 9:32-34; 1 Timothy 2:1-7Jesus is our Redeemer in the fleshJob 19:23-27, 1 John 1:1-4......  Read More

And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.  – Neh...  Read More

“And because of all this, we make a sure covenant and write it; Our leaders, our Levites, and our priests seal it.” – Nehemiah 9:38After Nehemiah had successfully rebuilt the physical city of Jerusale...  Read More

Ezra 7:9-10 & 8:22 – The gracious hand of his God was on him. For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel… “The grac...  Read More

Ezra 3:11 – And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.A solid foundation is essential to build anything substantial. When th...  Read More

Ezra 1:1 & 5 – The Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia… Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and Levites — everyone whose heart God had moved — prepared to go up and b...  Read More

Topic: Jesus is the foundation of the templeScripture: Ezra 3:8-11; Ephesians 2:19-22Topic: Jesus weeps over JerusalemScripture: Ezra 10:1-4; Nehemiah 1:1-4; Luke 19:41-44Topic: Jesus will finish the ...  Read More

Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the Lord that had been given through Moses. – 2 Chronicles 34:14 During the reign of Josiah, Hilkiah the priest discovered something that had been lost ...  Read More

“Because of my devotion to the Temple of my God, I am giving all of my own private treasures of gold and silver to help in the construction.” – 1 Chronicles 29:2The temple represented God’s glorious p...  Read More

David was a doer. So naturally, he wanted to do something for God. His idea was to build God a temple. But God has something else in mind. So He sent Nathan the prophet to David with the following mes...  Read More