daily reading 39.4 (Ezra 8:24–30)

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 8:24–30

  • I selected twelve of the leading priests, along with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers. 
  • 24 I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the articles-- the contribution for the house of our God that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites who were present had offered.
  • 26 I weighed out to them 24 tons of silver, silver articles weighing 7,500 pounds, 7,500 pounds of gold, 27 twenty gold bowls worth a thousand gold coins, and two articles of fine gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.
  • 28 Then I said to them, "You are holy to the LORD, and the articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers. 29 Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the LORD's house before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families in Jerusalem."
  • 30 So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the articles that had been weighed out, to bring them to the house of our God in Jerusalem.
Helpful notes on Ezra 8:24–30 

 



For yourself pray:

  • That for Jesus' sake you handle others' money very carefully

For others pray:

  • That God gives peace to someone you know suffering from bipolar disorder (and his/her loved ones)

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

 


 

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