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OT Marathon Nov 10
Ezra 9-10 Ezra’s Prayer About Intermarriage 9 After these things had been done, the leaders came to me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and the Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the neighboring peoples with their detestable practices, like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians and Amorites. […]
Continue readingOT Marathon Nov 8
Ezra 4:7-23 7 And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. The letter was written in Aramaic script and in the Aramaic language.[a][b] 8 Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as […]
Continue readingOT 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, […]
Continue readingOT Marathon Nov 6
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 […]
Continue readingOT Marathon Nov 5
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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