:1 - King Darius had to look up the old decree liberating the temple to be rebuilt in Jerusalem
:19 - 14th day of the 1st month = Passover
Ezra 7
:6 - Ezra was a ready scribe
:11 - also a priest
The king of kings of the land, Antarxerxes, commands a blessing and no taxes upon Israel
Ezra 8
of the sons of...of the sons of...the son of...and with him...
:21 - 1)proclaim a fast 2) afflict yourself 3)seek of God a right way for: a-me, b-children, c-stuff
*Instead of asking for bodyguards to protect them from their enemies along the journey back to Jerusalem, they fasted and gave a LARGE offering to the priests
Ezra 9
:9 - give us a reviving
Ezra 10
:3 - put away the strange wives and such as are born of them
:13- the people are many, and it is a time of much rain...well, I can relate to part B of this statement
Nehemiah 1
Nehemiah = Jehovah comforts http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5166&t=KJV
:9 - to be cast into the uttermost part of heaven doesn't sound so bad
Nehemiah 2
Nehemiah is King Artaxerxes' cupbearer. The king notices he is sad, but not sick, and Nehemaiah after fasting tells the king he is upset because of the state of Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 3
:1 - sheep gate
:3 - fish gate
:8 - goldsmiths and apothecaries mentioned
:13 - valley gate
:15 - gate of the fountain
:26 - water gate
:28 - horse gate
:29 - east gate
Interesting article on these gates: http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/studies/online/nehem3.htm
Nehemiah 4
:6 - people had a mind to work
:17 - working with one hand, holding a weapon in the other
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Nehemiah 5
:3 - the word mortgaged is in the Bible
Ezra rebukes the Jews for charging interest to each other.
Nehemiah 6
:14 - prophetess Noadiah
Nehemiah 7
:3 - Nehemiah doesn't want the city to be opened until the sun is hot- summertime
the children of...the children of...the men of...
:65 - Urim and Thumim - they could not proceed without hearing from God. This is how He spoke.
Nehemiah 8
Nehemiah = Tirshatha = governor
Making booths of branches for the Feast of Tabernacles
:16 - gate of Ephraim
Nehemiah 9
Children of Israel fasted with sackcloth and earth upon them...recalling the works of God in the time of Moses, as we recall the works of God in the time of Jesus
Nehemiah 10
Sealed in covenant
:35-:37 - Firstfruits
Nehemiah 11
:1- Rulers lived in Jerusalem. Everyone else cast lots. 1/10 stayed and 9/10 lived elsewhere.
:21 - Nethinims=temple servants -dwelt in Ophel
:22-23 - the singers were the temple business people and got paid daily
Nehemiah 12
:31 - dung gate
:39 - the old gate
Nehemiah 13
:1 - Ammonites and Moabites were permanently restricted from joining the congregation for sending Baalim to curse Israel
:31 - Remember me, O my God, for good. Likewise.
Esther 1
:7 - Drinking glasses did not match
I have to wonder, if Beautiful Queen Vashti knew what the outcome would be of her refusal to appear, would she have changed her mind? It makes me so thankful not to live in that kind of a day with strict rules even regarding husband and wife's behavior towards each other...and thankful not to be famous, for that matter...as it seems a lot of problems are created by people stirring up drama before the king of the day to manipulate him into their little traps and personal desires.
Esther 2
Enter fair young virgins...
:7 - Hadassah = myrtle = Jewish name of Esther
:10 - Esther had to keep her heritage a secret
Esther becomes the next queen and inspires the king to release gifts to the provinces.
Another map for your education...it shows locations of different OT events.
I LOVE MAPS!!!
