Today's Reading | November 5, 2026
1 Chronicles 17:1–15
Introduction 1 Chronicles 17:1–15: Now that the Covenant Box has been moved to Jerusalem (see yesterday’s reading), King David has the idea to build a temple for it. The prophet Nathan first encourages David, but God then gives Nathan a message to deliver: David should not build a temple. God did not ask for this and has always lived in…
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Esther 4:1–17
Introduction Esther 4:1–17: Today’s reading continues the account of Haman’s plot against the Jews in Persia. When he hears of the royal order to kill all the Jews in the empire, Mordecai mourns in sackcloth and ashes. He then sends a messenger to Esther asking her to plead with her husband, King Xerxes, for mercy. She agrees but asks that…
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Esther 3:1–15
Introduction Esther 3:1–15: In today’s reading, the Persian prime minister Haman conceives a plan to destroy the Jews. When Mordecai refuses to bow to Haman and cites his Jewish identity as the reason, Haman persuades King Xerxes to order the killing of every Jew in the empire. Haman determines the date of execution by casting lots (“purim”)—later the basis for…
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Esther 2:1–23
Introduction Esther 2:1–23: Over the next nine days we will read from the book of Esther. The story takes place in Persia in the fifth century BC, over a hundred years after the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem and took the Jews into exile. While some returned to Jerusalem after the Persians conquered the Babylonians in 539 BC, many Jews stayed and…
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Daniel 6:11–28
Introduction Daniel 6:11–28: Today we finish the account of the plot against Daniel. King Darius’s administrators see Daniel praying at his window and report him to the king. Darius reluctantly upholds his order and has Daniel thrown into a pit of lions. When Daniel is found unharmed the next day, Darius rejoices, has the wicked administrators punished, and praises Daniel’s…
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Daniel 6:1–10
Introduction Daniel 6:1–10: The new king Darius appoints Daniel to a high office supervising the governors across the empire. Daniel’s success and integrity makes the other administrators jealous, and they advise Darius to give an order: for thirty days, anyone who petitions a god or human being apart from the king will be fed to lions. The reading concludes with…
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Daniel 5:13–31
Introduction Daniel 5:13–31: King Belshazzar meets Daniel and asks him to interpret the writing on the wall from yesterday’s reading. Daniel rebukes him for not learning from the fate of Nebuchadnezzar and for acting proudly against God. He explains that the writing prophesies the end of Belshazzar’s kingdom, which quickly comes to pass as Darius the Mede takes power. Today’s…
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