by Blair Blakeslee | Apr 1, 2020 | Daily Bible Challenge
Ezra Chapter 10. Marry a believer not a “cute” unbeliever. After the men we're settled back into Jerusalem and Judah they began pursuing wives that were not believers of God. This resulted in great sin. Some of the people wept and mourned before God for...
by Blair Blakeslee | Mar 31, 2020 | Daily Bible Challenge
Ezra Chapter 9. Perseverance = Victory. Ezra finds out how the Israelites are practicing evil with their non-israelite neighbors. And the leadership started it. Ezra flips out and is appalled. Ezra prays to God in shame and is disappointed because God saw fit to...
by Blair Blakeslee | Mar 30, 2020 | Daily Bible Challenge
Ezra Chapter 8. Fasting. God's hand was upon the Israelites. He's been doing a work of restoration both in the Lord's Temple and in the hearts of the people. Slowly but surely, people are returning to Jerusalem and Judah. When Ezra was heading back to the Temple...
by Blair Blakeslee | Mar 29, 2020 | Daily Bible Challenge
Ezra Chapter 7. Be Encouraged. God calls Ezra, the priest, to Jerusalem from Babylon. The king of Babylon has found favor in Ezra and provided all he needed and respected the God of Israel. The king encouraged Ezra to establish himself in Jerusalem. Because of the...
by Blair Blakeslee | Mar 28, 2020 | Daily Bible Challenge
Ezra Chapter 6. God's sense of humor. The people who opposed the rebuilding of God's Temple were able to stop progress at one point. But once the Jews started rebuilding again they went to King Darius and told him he should investigate this situation because they...
