September 23-29: 

The captivity is over. Never again does Israel go into captivity because of idol worship, but sin doesn’t end. Resettlement begins, Fulfilling specific fore-mentioned prophecies, Cyrus sends an envoy back to Jerusalem to begin rebuilding. Haggai prophesies. Zechariah promises a better temple - the Messiah! Ezra refuses royal escorts; he fasts and prays and relies on God for safety. 

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Reading:

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23.   Ezra 2, 3

24.   Obadiah

            Zec. 1-5

25.   Zec. 6-10

26.   Zec. 11-13

            Ps. 140, 141, 144

27.  Ezra 4:1-5:1

            Haggai

            Ezra 5:2-6:12

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28.  Ps. 85, 86

            Ezra 6:13-8:23

29.  Ps. 64

           Ezra 8:24-10:44  

Sept. 30-October 6:

God makes provision for His people in Persia (modern-day Iran) through people He chose and put in place “for such a time as this”. The Jews triumph and there is much rejoicing! The rebuilding continues at government expense. (King Artaxerxes mentioned in Ezra 4 is Esther’s stepson.)    Opposition continues, but the wall is finished. Gibeonites and the family of Recab are among the wall-rebuilders! You’ll begin reading the Psalms of Ascent used by the Israelites as they travel to Jerusalem for yearly feasts.    

Reading: 

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30.   Esther 1-4

October

    1.   Est. 5-8

               Ps. 146, 147

    2.   Est. 9, 10

               Ps. 148-150

               Nehemiah 1

    3.    Neh. 2, 3

                Ps. 69

    4.    Ps. 107

                Neh. 4, 5

    5.    Neh. 6, 7

    6.    Ps. 27, 40, 70

                1 Ch. 9