Today's Reading | November 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…
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Romans 14:13-23
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