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Memorable Scripture: Contend, Curse, Struck, & Pull Hair

So I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, “You shall not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.” Nehemiah 13:25 Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Day of Rest & Worship

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, by which you profane the Sabbath day? Did not your fathers do thus, and did not our God bring all this disaster on us and on this city? Yet you bring added wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath.” Nehemiah 13:17-18 Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Separating – Godliness doesn’t mix with ungodliness.

So it was, when they had heard the Law, that they separated all the mixed multitude from Israel. Nehemiah 13:3 Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Enemies, enemies, enemies!

When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of it, they were deeply disturbed that a man had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel. Nehemiah 2:10 Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Weep & Pray

So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Extreme Times – Extreme Measures

Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have transgressed and have taken pagan wives, adding to the guilt of Israel. Now therefore, make confession to the Lord God of your fathers, and do His will; separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the pagan wives.” Ezra 10:10-11 Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Consider your Ways!

Then the prophet Haggai and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophets, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. Ezra 5:1 Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Setting the Captive Free

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying… Ezra 1:1 Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: If My People

Then the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him: “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:12-14 Continue reading →

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Memorable Scripture: Undoing what is done – restoration through Christ.

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 Kings 21:1 Continue reading →