Category: Books of the Bible
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Day 269: “I Took Counsel With Myself” (Nehemiah 5:6–7)
When Nehemiah heard the outcry of the poor, he grew angry — but instead of exploding, he paused: “I took counsel with myself.” Learn how Nehemiah models the balance of righteous anger, wise reflection, and courageous action.
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Blessing Begins With Brokenness (Matthew 5:3; Luke 18:9-14)
Part 1 of BLESSEDR: A Study of the Beatitudes. Jesus begins in a radical way: Blessing begins when we admit we are broken.
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Day 268: Bible Study and Bible Doing (Ezra 7:10)
Ezra 7:10 gives a threefold model for every believer: study God’s Word, do what it says, and teach it to others. True Bible study isn’t just about knowledge—it’s about obedience and multiplication.
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Day 267: Esther, Alcohol, and the Holiday Baptists Wouldn’t Invent (Esther 9:17-20)
Purim celebrates one of Scripture’s great reversals: mourning turned to gladness and threatened destruction turned to feasting. But some Purim traditions—especially the ones involving alcohol—might make a few Baptists clutch their pearls.
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Day 266: How Not to Read Esther (Esther 2:8)
Esther isn’t a fairy tale or a tragedy—it’s both more complex and more hopeful. Avoid these five pitfalls to read Esther with theological depth.
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Day 265: Thirty Pieces of Silver, Two Prophets, and One Shepherd (Zechariah 11:12–13)
Thirty pieces of silver. A rejected shepherd. And a New Testament quotation attributed to the “wrong” prophet. What initially looks like a stretch in Matthew’s use of Zechariah turns out to reveal something remarkable about Jesus.