Trek Through Truth

As the celebration continues in Jerusalem, we take a good look at the Acrostic Psalm 119 and dig into how the letter meanings enhance the meaning of the Psalm to us. Psalm 119:33-40, 41-48, 49-56, 57-64, 65-72 #everydaychristians

Nehemiah gets the folks in Jerusalem back on track and they have a celebration on the walls of the city and in the Temple. Nehemiah 12:27-43,44-47; 13:12-14,1-3; Psalm 119:1-8,9-16,17-24,25-32 #everydaychristians

Nehemiah gets things on track, leaves for a trip back to Persia, and finds things in a shambles when he returns. Nehemiah 9:26-38; 10:1-34; 13: 4-22,23-31 #everydaychristians

Nehemiah and Ezra get the people back on track with their first celebration, the Feast of Tabernacles. Nehemiah 7:66-73; 11:1-36; 12:1-26; 8:1-18; 9:1-15 #everydaychristians

The wall around Jerusalem gets completed under Nehemiah and he continues to govern fairly, but not without enemies. Nehemiah 5:1-19; 6:1-19; 7:1-65 #everydaychristians

Nehemiah goes back to Jerusalem and implements a smart and successful strategy to rebuild the walls, with big implications for us! Nehemiah 2:4-16,17-20;3:1-16,17-32; 4:1-6,7-23 #everydaychristians

Ezra works to cleanup the issue in Jerusalem of pagan wives. Fourteen years later, back in Persia, Nehemiah hears that things are still not going well. Ezra 7:8-10; 8:33-36; 9:1-15; 10:1-17,18-44;Nehemiah 1:1-11; 2:1-4 #everydaychristians

Malachi speaks of the Day of the Lord and the Book of Remembrance. Ezra gathers resources to return to Jerusalem and get the Temple going. Malachi 3:6-15,16-18;4:1-6; Ezra 7:1-28;8:1-32; Luke 11:37-42, haaretz.com #everydaychristians

Through the prophet Malachi, God expresses His disappointment at Judah's lackluster worship and has a few lessons for us as well. Malachi 1:1-14; 2:1-9, 10-16,17; 3:1-5 #everydaychristians

Esther, Mordecai, and the Jewish people get the victory over their enemies in Persia with God's help. Esther 8:1-17; 9:1-17, 18-32; 10:1-3 #everydaychristians