August 3: Ezra 3–5; Psalm 30; Mark 8
Old Testament: Ezra 3–5 Ezra 3–5 (Listen)Rebuilding the Altar3 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose...
View ArticleAugust 4: Ezra 6–7; Psalm 31; Mark 9
Old Testament: Ezra 6–7 Ezra 6–7 (Listen)The Decree of Darius6 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in Babylonia, in the house of the archives where the documents were stored. 2 And...
View ArticleAugust 5: Ezra 8–10; Psalm 32; Mark 10
Old Testament: Ezra 8–10 Ezra 8–10 (Listen)Genealogy of Those Who Returned with Ezra8 These are the heads of their fathers' houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from...
View ArticleAugust 6: Nehemiah 1; Psalm 33; Mark 11
Old Testament: Nehemiah 1 Nehemiah 1 (Listen)Report from Jerusalem1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the...
View ArticleAugust 7: Nehemiah 2–3; Psalm 34; Mark 12
Old Testament: Nehemiah 2–3 Nehemiah 2–3 (Listen)Nehemiah Sent to Judah2 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to...
View ArticleAugust 8: Nehemiah 4–6; Psalm 35; Mark 13
Old Testament: Nehemiah 4–6 Nehemiah 4–6 (Listen)Opposition to the Work4 Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. 2 And he...
View ArticleAugust 9: Nehemiah 7; Psalm 36; Mark 14
Old Testament: Nehemiah 7 Nehemiah 7 (Listen)7 Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, 2 I gave my brother...
View ArticleAugust 10: Nehemiah 8–9; Psalm 37:1–22; Mark 15
Old Testament: Nehemiah 8–9 Nehemiah 8–9 (Listen)Ezra Reads the Law8 And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of...
View ArticleAugust 11: Nehemiah 10; Psalm 37:23–40; Mark 16
Old Testament: Nehemiah 10 Nehemiah 10 (Listen)The People Who Sealed the Covenant10 “On the seals are the names of1 Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,...
View ArticleAugust 12: Nehemiah 11; Psalm 38; Luke 1
Old Testament: Nehemiah 11 Nehemiah 11 (Listen)The Leaders in Jerusalem11 Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in...
View ArticleAugust 13: Nehemiah 12–13; Psalm 39; Luke 2
Old Testament: Nehemiah 12–13 Nehemiah 12–13 (Listen)Priests and Levites12 These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,...
View ArticleAugust 14: Esther 1–2; Psalm 40; Luke 3
Old Testament: Esther 1–2 Esther 1–2 (Listen)The King's Banquets1 Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus...
View ArticleAugust 15: Esther 3–5; Psalm 41; Luke 4
Old Testament: Esther 3–5 Esther 3–5 (Listen)Haman Plots Against the Jews3 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne...
View ArticleAugust 16: Esther 6–10; Psalm 42; Luke 5
Old Testament: Esther 6–10 Esther 6–10 (Listen)The King Honors Mordecai6 On that night the king could not sleep. And he gave orders to bring the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, and they were...
View ArticleAugust 17: Job 1; Psalm 43; Luke 6
Old Testament: Job 1 Job 1 (Listen)Job's Character and Wealth1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from...
View ArticleAugust 18: Job 2–4; Psalm 44; Luke 7
Old Testament: Job 2–4 Job 2–4 (Listen)Satan Attacks Job's Health2 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present...
View ArticleAugust 19: Job 5–6; Psalm 45; Luke 8
Old Testament: Job 5–6 Job 5–6 (Listen)5 “Call now; is there anyone who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?2 Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the...
View ArticleAugust 20: Job 7–8; Psalm 46; Luke 9
Old Testament: Job 7–8 Job 7–8 (Listen)Job Continues: My Life Has No Hope7 “Has not man a hard service on earth, and are not his days like the days of a hired hand?2 Like a slave who longs for...
View ArticleAugust 21: Job 9–10; Psalm 47; Luke 10
Old Testament: Job 9–10 Job 9–10 (Listen)Job Replies: There Is No Arbiter9 Then Job answered and said:2 “Truly I know that it is so: But how can a man be in the right before God?3 If one wished...
View ArticleAugust 22: Job 11–12; Psalm 48; Luke 11
Old Testament: Job 11–12 Job 11–12 (Listen)Zophar Speaks: You Deserve Worse11 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:2 “Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and a man full of talk be...
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