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Bible Summary Day 169

Job14: “Man is like a fleeting shadow. If a tree is cut down, it will sprout again, but will a man live again? You overpower him forever.”

Job15: Eliphaz said, “Your own mouth condemns you! Why do you turn against God? The wicked will be like a vine stripped of unripe grapes.”

Job16: Job said, “You’re miserable comforters! God has torn me and shattered me. But my prayer is pure. Even now, my advocate is on high!”

Job17: “My spirit is broken. He has made me a byword. But come again all of you! I will not find a wise man among you. Where is my hope?”

Job18: Bildad said, “Why are we stupid in your sight? Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out. His roots dry up and his branches wither.”

Day 168 Job 9 to 13

The reading today continues the debate between Job and his friends regarding the reason for his suffering.

In chapter 9 Job is responding to the claims of Bildad in chapter 8 that he must have done something to deserve what’s happening to him because God does not distort or corrupt justice. And Job uses various images and metaphors in chapter 9 and asks whether anyone could win a case against God because God is so great that not even a righteous person could stand against Him.

Job continues in chapter 10 crying out of his pain and brokenness, asking what he can do to prove his innocence.

Chapter 11 introduces the third of Job’s friends, Zophar who continues the criticism of Job suggesting that it is impossible to understand God’s ways and His limits, and Job must repent so that his situation could improve.

Chapters 12 and 13 form Job’s response to Zophar and his friends. But in chapter 13 verse 20, Job switches to addressing God, pleading with God to withdraw His hand from him or at least tell him what sin he has committed.

Job 3-8 Summary

 

Chapter 3 opens with Job crying out in distress regarding his life.  He even begins to curse the day that he was born.  As he continues to express his anguish, Eliphaz, a close friend, appears and attempts to console him.  Job respond to Eliphaz’s so-called wise counsel. Another friend, Bildad, comes along and also tries to engage Job in wise advice. Stating: if he would just seek God and implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty that he would be restored to his righteous place Job 8:5. Job continues to reply in distress as to why this was happening to him.

Esther 9

On the day of the king's decree, the Jews destroyed their enemies. Mordecai wrote to all the Jews and established the Feast of Purim.

Esther 10

Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus.

Job 1

Job was blameless. The LORD allowed Satan to test him. Job's servants and children were killed. He tore his robes and worshipped.

Job 2

Satan struck Job with boils. Job's wife told him to curse God. But Job did not sin. Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar came to comfort him.

Esther chapter 5-8

Esther 1-4

Nehemiah 12 Dedication of the Wall

Chapters

Goes over the Priest an Levites that came over into Jerusalem with Zerubbabel.

We have the dedication ceremony and the purification process.

Then 3 choices are appointed to lead Jerusalem in praise

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The True worship cause them to be obedient by hearing the law because the book of Moses is read.

Nehemiah contends with The Jews who marry women of pagan nations

The Sabbath is restored

Bible Summary 162

Nehemiah 10: The leaders sealed a covenant. The people made an oath: “We will not marry foreigners. We will bring the offerings for the temple.

Nehemiah 11: The leaders and one in ten of the people lived in Jerusalem. There were descendants of Judah and of Benjamin, priests and Levites.

Nehemiah 7 records the genealogy of the exiles who returned to Jerusalem and Judah from the captivity in Babylon.

In chapter 8, all the people gather together and Ezra the priest reads from the book of the law and teaches them what it means. At first, they weep when they learn what they were supposed to do but after encouragement from Nehemiah and others, they rejoice and celebrate because they understood what had been read to them.

They also celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, which they hadn’t done since the time of Joshua, and Ezra reads from the book of the law each day during the feast.

Chapter 9 concludes this section of reading with the people repenting and confessing their sins before God. They read from the law for part of the day and for another part they confessed their sins and worshipped God.