by Blair Blakeslee | Apr 3, 2020 | Daily Bible Challenge
Nehemiah Chapter 2. Broken Heart for Lost Souls. During the days when people brought wine to the king, Nehemiah came before The King with wine. The king could see that Nehemiah was very sad and asked him what the problem was. Nehemiah prayed to the Lord for help and...
by Blair Blakeslee | Apr 2, 2020 | Daily Bible Challenge
Nehemiah Chapter 1. Devastated by sin. When Nehemiah heard about the devastation of the wall of Jerusalem he wept, mourned, fasted and prayed for some days. 1. Nehemiah prays to God for forgiveness of all sins and pleads for God's intervention. 2. Nehemiah prayed...
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...
