Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
AUGUST 16 - Nº 228 John 5:1-18 The Pharisees and teachers of the Law had to decide whether Jesus was the Deliverer God had promised to...
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Jesus Meets a Woman at a Well
AUGUST 9 - Nº 221 John 4:1-26 Jesus and his followers left Judea to return to Galilee. The biblical account states that he “had” to go...
Jesus Cleans Out the Temple
AUGUST 7 - Nº 219 John 2:13-23 Every year Jewish families were expected to travel to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover (see #44 -...
Gifts from the Magi
AUGUST 1 - Nº 213 Luke 2:22-38; Matthew 2:1-13 God sent special people into the lives of Joseph and Mary to confirm that their baby was...
Gabriel Visits Mary
JULY 30 - Nº 211 Luke 1:26-80 The angel Gabriel appeared at the Temple in Jerusalem to tell an elderly priest named Zechariah that he and...
400 Years of Silence
JULY 27 - Nº 208 Galatians 4:4 For 400 years God did not speak to His people. He did not send messengers to warn them or inform them of...
Malachi: The Last Old Testament Prophet
JULY 26 - Nº 207 Nehemiah 13; Malachi 1 – 4 The Jews who returned to Judah from Persia had rebuilt the Temple with the help of...
The Walls Are Completed
JULY 25 - Nº 206 Nehemiah 4:15 – 6:14; 8:1 – 9:38; 11:1-3 Since the men rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem were facing murderous threats...
Nehemiah Rebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem
JULY 24 - Nº 205 Nehemiah 1:1 – 4:14 Zerubbabel had rebuilt the Temple (see #198 - July 17 & 199 - July 18), and Ezra had re-taught the...
Ezra, the Priest
JULY 23 - Nº 204 Ezra 7 – 10 There is a 58-year gap between chapter 6 (when the Temple was rebuilt in Jerusalem—see #199 - July 18) and...
The Temple Is Completed
JULY 18 - Nº 199 Ezra 5 – 6; Haggai 1 The Jewish settlers who had moved back to Jerusalem were struggling. Not only were they threatened...
Zerubbabel Returns to Rebuild the Temple
JULY 17 - Nº 198 Ezra 1:1 – 4:6; 4:24 – 5:2; Isaiah 44:28 – 45:5; Haggai 1 – 2; Zechariah 1 – 14 Darius the Mede (also known in history...
Daniel’s Dreams
JULY 16 - Nº 197 Daniel 7 – 12 Daniel had interpreted many important dreams for others. But one night, he had a troubling dream of his...
Thrown Into the Lions’ Den
JULY 15 - Nº 196 Daniel 6 When the Medes and Persians captured Babylon, Darius the Mede became the most powerful king in the world. He...
Dry Bones Come to Life
JULY 11 - Nº 192 Ezekiel 24:15-27; 33:21; 37 One day God brought shocking news to Ezekiel. His wife was about to die. Then God gave him a...
Ezekiel’s Street Theater
JULY 10 - Nº 191 Ezekiel 1-4; 8-11 Eight years after he first invaded Judah’s capital city, King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem again...
Daniel Makes a Decision
JULY 8 - Nº 189 Daniel 1 When Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylon, he invaded Judah several times before he finally conquered Jerusalem....
Still No Peace in Judah
JULY 6 - Nº 187 2 Kings 25:22-25; Jeremiah 40:5-16; 41:1-15 Since Jerusalem had been burned to the ground, Mizpah became the capital of...
Jerusalem Goes Up in Flames
JULY 5 - Nº 186 2 Kings 25:3-21; 2 Chronicles 36:15-21; Jeremiah 38:1 – 40:6; 52:1-30 Jeremiah prophesied that the only way the Jews...
Babylon Invades Judah
JULY 3 - Nº 184 2 Kings 24:1-17; 2 Chronicles 36:5-10; Daniel 1:1-7; Jeremiah 22:18-19; 24; 29 It wasn’t long before the Babylonians, led...
The Scroll Is Burned
JULY 2 - Nº 183 Jeremiah 26; 36; 45 Jeremiah had been prophesying in Judah for 23 years when Jehoiakim became king. Early in Jehoiakim’s...
Jeremiah and the Broken Pot
JULY 1 - Nº 182 Jeremiah 1 – 2; 4 – 6, 18:1 – 20:6; 2 Kings 23:31-37; 2 Chronicles 36:1-5 God sent another prophet to Judah during the...
The Golden Calf Is Finally Destroyed
JUNE 29 - Nº 180 2 Kings 23:4-31; 2 Chronicles 35 After finding the Book and renewing Judah’s covenant with God, the young king named...
A Very Wicked King Is Forgiven
JUNE 27 - Nº 178 2 Kings 21:1 – 22:2; 2 Chronicles 33:1 – 34:2 Although Hezekiah was one of the best kings that ever ruled in Judah, his...
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