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“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

The returned Judeans begin rebuilding the altar of the Lord so that they may resume offering sacrifices. The Judeans lay the foundation of the new temple. The people shout for joy, but many of the older Judeans weep loudly, remembering the grandeur of the first temple.

BibleGateway: Ezra 3 ESV Text: Ezra 3 Ezra 3 (Listen) Rebuilding the Altar 3:1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen,… 

Like the people of Israel whom the Lord led through the wilderness and into the Promised Land, the believer in Christ remembers the grace and mercy that the Lord has shown him in the past. It is our privilege to obey the commands of the Lord out of faith and love.

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BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 8 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 8 Deuteronomy 8 (Listen) Remember the Lord Your God 8:1 “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply,… 

After threatening judgment on Jerusalem and on all nations, the Lord promises to convert from among the nations people who will be faithful to Him. The Lord promises to restore His people Israel.

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BibleGateway: Zephaniah 3 ESV Text: Zephaniah 3 Zephaniah 3 (Listen) Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 3:1   Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,    the oppressing city!2   She listens to no voice;    she accepts no correction.  She does not… 

The Lord threatens judgment on the enemies of Judah.

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BibleGateway: Zephaniah 2 ESV Text: Zephaniah 2 Zephaniah 2 (Listen) Judgment on Judah’s Enemies 2:1   Gather together, yes, gather,    O shameless nation,2   before the decree takes effect1    —before the day passes away like chaff—  before there comes upon you    the burning… 

The Lord promises to restore Israel and Judah.

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BibleGateway: Zechariah 10 ESV Text: Zechariah 10 Zechariah 10 (Listen) The Restoration for Judah and Israel 10:1   Ask rain from the LORD    in the season of the spring rain,  from the LORD who makes the storm clouds,    and he… 

The Lord foretells peace and prosperity for His people.

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BibleGateway: Zechariah 8 ESV Text: Zechariah 8 Zechariah 8 (Listen) The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion 8:1 And the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying, 2 “Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am…