daily reading 39.1 (Ezra 8:1–14)

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023


Our opening prayer for this week:

Forgive our sins, as we forgive,
You taught us, Lord, to pray;
But you alone can grant us grace
To live the words we say.

How can your pardon reach and bless
The unforgiving heart
That broods on wrongs and will not let
Old bitterness depart?

In blazing light your cross reveals
The truth we dimly knew:
How trifling others’ debts to us;
How great our debt to you!

Lord, cleanse the depths within our souls
And bid resentment cease;
Then, by your mercy reconciled,
Our lives will spread your peace. Amen.

 

Ezra 8:1–14

  • These are the family heads and the genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
  • 2 Gershom, from Phinehas's descendants; Daniel, from Ithamar's descendants; Hattush, from David's descendants, 3 who was of Shecaniah's descendants; Zechariah, from Parosh's descendants, and 150 men with him who were registered by genealogy;
  • 4 Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah from Pahath-moab's descendants, and 200 men with him;
  • 5 Shecaniah son of Jahaziel from Zattu's descendants, and 300 men with him;
  • 6 Ebed son of Jonathan from Adin's descendants, and 50 men with him;
  • 7 Jeshaiah son of Athaliah from Elam's descendants, and 70 men with him;
  • 8 Zebadiah son of Michael from Shephatiah's descendants, and 80 men with him;
  • 9 Obadiah son of Jehiel from Joab's descendants, and 218 men with him;
  • 10 Shelomith son of Josiphiah from Bani's descendants, and 160 men with him;
  • 11 Zechariah son of Bebai from Bebai's descendants, and 28 men with him;
  • 12 Johanan son of Hakkatan from Azgad's descendants, and 110 men with him;
  • 13 these are the last ones, from Adonikam's descendants, and their names are Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, and 60 men with them;
  • 14 Uthai and Zaccur from Bigvai's descendants, and 70 men with them.
Helpful notes on Ezra 8:1–14 

 




For yourself pray:

  • That for Jesus' sake, God reunites you with someone in your family from whom you have become estranged

For others pray:

  • That fighting stops and God grants peace within his children in Ajerbaijan

A psalm to listen to and ponder, as time allows:

 

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