Today's Reading | November 8, 2025
Ezra 7:1–10
Introduction Ezra 7:1–10: In today’s reading, the story has progressed from the completion of the Temple around the end of the sixth century (516 B.C.) to the middle of the fifth century (458 B.C.). The text introduces Ezra, a priest and expert in Jewish Law. He enjoyed a position of favor in the court of the Persian emperor Artaxerxes when…
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November 8, 2025
Ezra 7:1–10
Introduction Ezra 7:1–10: In today’s reading, the story has progressed from the completion of the Temple around the end of the sixth century (516 B.C.) to the middle of the fifth century (458 B.C.). The text introduces Ezra, a priest and expert in Jewish Law. He enjoyed a position of favor in the court of the Persian emperor Artaxerxes when…
READ MORENovember 7, 2025
Ezra 6:13–22
Introduction Ezra 6:13–22: Following the Temple’s completion, the returning exiles dedicated it to the worship of God with a joyful celebration. The reading concludes with a description of the people celebrating Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. Today’s Key Verse: Ezra 6:16 GNT The people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and all the others who had returned from exile—joyfully…
READ MORENovember 6, 2025
Ezra 6:1–12
Introduction Ezra 6:1–12: The scroll containing Emperor Cyrus’s decree about the rebuilding of the Temple is discovered. Emperor Darius sends a reply to those who had questioned the source of the authority of the exiles’ rebuilding project. Today’s Key Verse: Ezra 6:7b GNT [Emperor Darius replied:] “Let the governor of Judah and the Jewish leaders rebuild the Temple of God…
READ MORENovember 5, 2025
Ezra 4:24—5:17
Introduction Ezra 4:24—5:17: Problems caused by neighboring people halted the rebuilding of the Temple from 535 to 520 B.C. (see 4:1–23). The prophets Haggai and Zechariah persuade the people to start again, but adversaries challenged the exiles’ authority to begin rebuilding. The rebuilding of the Temple took place during the reign of Emperor Darius of Persia (522–486 B.C.). Today’s Key…
READ MORENovember 4, 2025
Ezra 3:1–13
Introduction Ezra 3:1–13: The priests rebuild the altar and begin offering sacrifices according to the instructions God had given Moses. The people celebrate the Festival of Shelters as a reminder of how God had protected the people of Israel in the wilderness (see Leviticus 23:33–44; Numbers 29:12–40). The rebuilding of the Temple begins with the laying of the foundation. Today’s…
READ MORENovember 3, 2025
Ezra 1:1–11
Introduction Ezra 1:1–11: Today, we will begin reading excerpts from the book of Ezra, which describes the return of some of the Jewish exiles from Babylon and the restoration of life and worship in Jerusalem. The Babylonians captured Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and destroyed the Temple in the process. A few decades later, Emperor Cyrus of Persia defeated the Babylonians…
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