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THE PROPHET AND PRAISE
This is a four-lesson study of worship in Jerusalem during the time of Isaiah.
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| 6-23-2013 |
The Glorious New Creation - Isaiah 65:17-21, 23-25
People desperately long for a time when there will be no more weeping and crying and the earth will be a place of happiness and peace. The God of truth and Creator of the earth promised through Isaiah that someday God's children would be so blessed.
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| 06-23-2013 |
Daily Bible Readings (06/17/2013 thru 06/23/2013)
Monday: The Handiwork of God - Psalm 19:1-6
Tuesday: The Guidance of God - Psalm 19:7-14
Wednesday: No One is Righteous - Romans 3:9-20
Thursday: Sin, Death, Sacrifice, and Salvation - Romans 5:6-14
Friday: New Things Springing Forward - Isaiah 42:1-9
Saturday: God Makes All Things New - Revelation 21:1-7
Sunday: New Heavens and a New Earth - Isaiah 65:17-21, 23-25
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| 6-30-2013 |
The Glorious New Creation - Isaiah 65:17-21, 23-25
People desperately long for a time when there will be no more weeping and crying and the earth will be a place of happiness and peace. The God of truth and Creator of the earth promised through Isaiah that someday God's children would be so blessed.
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| 06-30-2013 |
Daily Bible Readings (06/24/2013 thru 06/30/2013)
Monday: Jesus' lament Over Jerusalem - Matthew 23:29-39
Tuesday: The Coming Judgement - Jeremiah 7:30-8:3
Wednesday: Jerusalem Falls to the Babylonians - 2 Kings 24:1-12
Thursday: The Destruction of Jerusalem - 2 Chronicles 36:15-21
Friday: Rebuild a House For God - Ezra 1:1-8
Saturday: The People Respond - Ezra 2:64-70
Sunday: Restoring the Worship of God - Ezra 3:1-7
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| 7-7-2013 |
Temple Restored - Ezra 3:8-13
When people are separated from something they hold dear, restoration is usally a greatly anticipated goal. When the returned Isaraelite exiles laid the foundation stones to restore the Temple, they rejoiced and gave thanks to God with weeping, shouting, and playing of trumpets and cymbals.
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| 07-7-2013 |
Daily Bible Readings (07/1/2013 thru 07/07/2013)
Monday: A Great and Wonderful House - 2 Chronicles 2:1-9
Tuesday: Building a House For God's Name - 1 Kings 8:14-21
Wednesday: My Name Shall Be There - 1 Kings 8:22-30
Thursday: A House of Prayer - Matthew 21:10-16
Friday: Make a Joyful Noise to God - Psalm 66:1-12
Saturday: Lead Me in Your Righteousness - Psalm 5
Sunday: Tears of Joy - Ezra 3:8-13
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| 7-14-2013 |
Dedication of the Temple - Ezra 6:13-22
People often assign great importance to specific locations. The Temple was special to the Israelites because God commanded them to rebuild it and because it gave thema place to commemorate with worship their original freedom from Egyptian bondage and more recently their Babylonian exile.
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| 07-14-2013 |
Daily Bible Readings (07/8/2013 thru 07/14/2013)
Monday: Resistance to Rebuilding the Temple - Ezra 4:1-5
Tuesday: Accusations of Sedition - Ezra 4-11-16
Wednesday: Temple Contruction Halted - Ezra 4:17-24
Thursday: The Eye of God Upon Them - Ezra 5:1-5
Friday: Who Gave You a Decree? - Ezra 5:6-17
Saturday: The Temple's Official Endorsement - Ezra 6:1-12
Sunday: The Temple's Dedication - Ezra 6:13-22
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| 7-21-2013 |
Fasting and Praying - Ezra 8:21-23
As people live their lives, they pause to assess their strengths and weaknesses for reaching their destinations. Ezra and his entourage stopped on their way to Jerusalem to prepare themselves by fasting and praying for God's protection on their journey.
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| 07-21-2013 |
Daily Bible Readings (07/15/2013 thru 07/21/2013)
Monday: Humbly Calling on God - 2 Chronicles 7:12-18
Tuesday: Beseeching God's Answer to Prayer - Psalm 69-9-18
Wednesday: Humble and Contrite in Spirit - Isaiah 66:1-4
Thursday: Fasting Directed to God - Matthew 6:16-18
Friday: Studying and Keeping the Law - Ezra 7:1-10
Saturday: Securing Servants For the Temple - Ezra 8:15-20
Sunday: Praying For God's Protection - Ezra 8:21-23
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