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- Season 1 Finale – Intermezzo #1
Thank you all for subscribing to our daily walk through post-exilic scriptures so far. We sincerely hope you are being blessed and that G-d is moving in you, stirring you and your leadership to rebuild your temple after Covid-exile. Why are you getting this extra blog when we are only about a quarter of the… Read more: Season 1 Finale – Intermezzo #1 - Day 14 – Ezra 5
Ezra 5 Darius 2nd Year Who are our prophets today? Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 12:5, there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And in Ephesians 4:11 we see some are prophets. Do we know our own spiritual gifts? Did they know more about spiritual gifts in Ezra’s time than we do… Read more: Day 14 – Ezra 5 - Day 13 – Zechariah 6
Zechariah 6 Darius 2nd Year This passage reminds me of the ghostly message Ray Kinsella heard at the beginning of, Field of Dreams, “If you build it, he will come.” Commentaries can overthink things sometimes, and this chapter is no small exception. In full context, Zechariah is still firmly discussing rebuilding the temple. That’s the… Read more: Day 13 – Zechariah 6 - Day 12 – Zechariah 5
Zechariah 5 Darius 2nd Year Today’s scripture has baffled many upon first reading—particularly if they start here and just read this chapter. But for us, this is a piece of cake because we understand the full context and the previous 10 chapters of chronology. How are we doing? If you’re excited about this project, please… Read more: Day 12 – Zechariah 5 - Day 11 – Zechariah 4
Zechariah 4 Darius 2nd Year We shift from our last focus on the pastorate (Joshua son of Jehozadak) to the executive leadership (Zerubbabel). The imagery can remind us of that used by John in the book of Revelations. The lampstand and 7 lamps are likely the visible temple, being fed oil automatically from two olive… Read more: Day 11 – Zechariah 4