Closer Day By Day

Whenever I read Ezra Chapter 7, I get naturally drawn to Ezra 7:10… For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel. And this serves as a…

The shenanigans of the people in the land were thwarted when King Darius made a search on the archives of Cyrus. In fact, he made a decree, that anyone who tries to stop the work be severely…

In God’s time. As a Christian, I’ve heard this phrase thrown around a lot.  Indeed, it is true that we, whose days were fashioned for us by God before we were born, ought to wait for God’s…

Were you surprised to read about the turn of events in Chapter 4? Everything seems to be going so well. The gentile king had miracously allowed them to retun to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. There as…

Now those who returned had settled back in their own cities in Israel. But before the work on the temple rebuilding began, some essential things needed to be done. Did you spot them? For me, this chapter…

Today’s chapter gives us details of those Israelites who put up their hands to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple of the One True God. As I was reading the names, it reminded me of the…

We are starting a new book today where we once again re-examine how the Israelites were restored, revived and refreshed in their faith and belief in the Lord, their God. While the chapters may be familiar, let…