Author Archive: Cornerstone Church
OT Marathon Nov 7
Esther 5-10 Esther’s Request to the King 5 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. 2 When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, […]
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Ezra 4:6 Later Opposition Under Xerxes and Artaxerxes 6 At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes,[a] they lodged an accusation against the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Esther 1-4 Queen Vashti Deposed 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[a] the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush[b]: 2 At that […]
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Zechariah 12-14 Jerusalem’s Enemies to Be Destroyed 12 A prophecy: The word of the Lord concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares:2 “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah […]
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Zechariah 9-11 Judgment on Israel’s Enemies 9 A prophecy: The word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrak and will come to rest on Damascus— for the eyes of all people and all the tribes of Israel are on the Lord—[a] 2 and on Hamath too, which borders on it, and on Tyre and Sidon, […]
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Ezra 5:3-6:14 3 At that time Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates went to them and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?” 4 They[a] also asked, “What are the names of those who are constructing this building?” 5 But the eye of their God was watching over the elders […]
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