Day 247, 4 September 2025



1)Ezekiel 35,36,37



Ezekiel 35



A Prophecy Against Edom



1 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

2 (Ge 32:3; Eze 6:2) Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir

and prophesy against it,

3 (Jer 6:12; 15:6) and say to it, Thus says the Lord God: I am against you,

O Mount Seir, and I will stretch out My hand against you, and I will make

you a desolation and a waste.

4 (Eze 35:9; Mal 1:3-4) I will lay your cities waste, and you shall

become a desolation. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.

5 (Ps 137:7; Eze 21:25; 21:29) Because you have had a perpetual hatred

and have delivered the sons of Israel to the power of the sword

in the time of their calamity, in the time of the punishment of the end,

6 (Isa 63:2-6) therefore, as I live, says the Lord God, I will prepare you

for bloodshed, and bloodshed shall pursue you. Since you have not hated

bloodshed, therefore blood shall pursue you.

7 (Eze 29:11; 35:3) Thus I will make Mount Seir a desolation and a waste,

and cut off from it the one who passes through and the one who returns.

8 (Eze 31:12; 32:4-5) I will fill its mountains with its slain men.

On your hills and in your valleys and in all your rivers, they shall fall

who are slain with the sword.

9 (Eze 6:7; 25:13) I will make you a perpetual desolation,

and your cities shall not be inhabited. Then you shall know that

I am the Lord.

10 (Eze 36:5; 48:35) Because you have said, "These two nations

and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess them,"

whereas the Lord was there,

11 (Ps 9:16; Mt 7:2) therefore, as I live, says the Lord God,

I will treat you according to your anger and according to your envy,

which you have showed out of your hatred against them. And I will make

Myself known among them when I have judged you.

12 (Eze 36:2) Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have heard all

your blasphemies which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel,

saying, "They are laid desolate. They are given to us to consume."

13 (Da 11:36; 1Sa 2:3) Thus with your mouth you have boasted against Me

and have multiplied your words against Me. I have heard them.

14 Thus says the Lord God: When the whole earth rejoices,

I will make you a desolation.

15 (Isa 34:5-6; La 4:21) As you rejoiced at the inheritance

of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so I will do to you.

You shall be a desolation, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it.

Then they shall know that I am the Lord.



Ezekiel 35

[1] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

[2] Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

[3] And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am

against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make

thee most desolate.

[4] I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt

know that I am the LORD.

[5] Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the

children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity,

in the time that their iniquity had an end:

[6] Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto

blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even

blood shall pursue thee.

[7] Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that

passeth out and him that returneth.

[8] And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in

thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the

sword.

[9] I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return:

and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

[10] Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall

be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:

[11] Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to

thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy

hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have

judged thee.

[12] And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy

blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying,

They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.

[13] Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied

your words against me: I have heard them.

[14] Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make

thee desolate.

[15] As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel,

because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O

mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am

the LORD.



Ezekiel 36



A Prophecy to the Mountains of Israel



1 As for you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say:

O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord.

2 (Dt 32:13; Eze 25:3) Thus says the Lord God: Because theenemy has said

against you, "Aha! Even the ancient high places are our possession,"

3 (Ps 44:13-14; Jer 18:16) therefore, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord

God: For good reason they have made you desolate and swallowed you up

on every side so that you might become a possession to the rest

of the nations, and you have been taken up on the lips of talkers

and are an infamy of the people.

4 (Dt 11:11; Eze 34:28) Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word

of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and to the hills,

to the rivers and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes and to the cities

that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the rest

of the nations that are all around;

5 (Eze 36:3; Dt 4:24) therefore thus says the Lord God: Surely in the fire

of My jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations and against

all Edom, who have arrogated My land into their possession with the joy of all

their hearts and with a spiteful soul, to cast it out for a prey.

6 (Ps 123:3-4; Eze 34:29) Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel

and say to the mountains and to the hills, to the rivers and to the valleys:

Thus says the Lord God: I have spoken in My jealousy and in My fury, because

you have borne the shame of the nations.

7 (Eze 20:5) Therefore, thus says the Lord God: I have lifted up My hand

that surely the nations who are about you shall themselves bear

their invectives.

8 (Isa 27:6; 4:2) But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth

your branches and yield your fruit for My people Israel.

For they shall come soon.

9 For I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.

10 (Eze 36:33; Isa 27:6) And I will multiply men upon you, all the house

of Israel, all of it. And the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places

shall be built.

11 (Mic 7:14; Jer 30:18) And I will multiply man and beast upon you. And they

shall increase and bring forth fruit. AndI will settle you as you were before

and do better to you than at the beginning. Thus you shall know that

I am the Lord.

12 (Jer 15:7) Indeed, I will cause men to walk upon you, My people Israel,

and they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance,

and you shall no longer bereave them of children.

13 (Nu 13:32) Thus says the Lord God: Because they say to you,

"You are a devourer of men and have bereaved your nation of children,"

14 therefore you shall devour men no more or bereave your nation of children

anymore, says the Lord God.

15 (Ps 89:50; Eze 34:29) Nor will I cause men to hear in you the invectives

of the nations anymore, nor shall you bear the reproach of the peoples

anymore, nor shall you cause your nation to fall anymore, says the Lord God.



[1] Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say,

Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:

[2] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha,

even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

[3] Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have

made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a

possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips

of talkers, and are an infamy of the people:

[4] Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus

saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to

the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken,

which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are

round about;

[5] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy

have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea,

which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their

heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.

[6] Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the

mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith

the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because

ye have borne the shame of the heathen:

[7] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely

the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame.

[8] But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and

yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

[9] For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be

tilled and sown:

[10] And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of

it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:

[11] And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and

bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do

better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

[12] Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they

shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no

more henceforth bereave them of men.

[13] Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest

up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;

[14] Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations

any more, saith the Lord GOD.

[15] Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any

more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither

shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.



The Restoration of Israel



16 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

17 (Jer 2:7) Son of man, when the house of Israel lived in their own land,

they defiled it by their ways and their deeds. Their way was before Me

as the uncleanness of a woman in her impurity.

18 (2Ch 34:21; La 2:4) Therefore I poured My fury upon them for the blood

that they had shed upon the land and for their idols with which they

had polluted it.

19 (Dt 28:64; Eze 39:24) And I scattered them among the nations,

and they were dispersed throughout the countries. According to their ways

and according to their deeds, I judged them.

20 (Isa 52:5; Ro 2:24) When they entered the nations, where they went,

they profaned My holy name, because they said of them,

"These are the people of the Lord and have gone out of His land."

21 (Ps 74:18; Isa 48:9) But I had pity for My holy name, which the house

of Israel had profaned among the nations where they went.

22 (Eze 36:32; Dt 7:7-8) Therefore say to the house of Israel,

Thus says the Lord God: I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel,

but for My holy name's sake which you have profaned among the nations

where you went.

23 (Eze 20:41; Isa 5:16) I will vindicate the sanctity of My great name

which was profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst.

Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, says the Lord God,

when I shall be sanctified among you before their eyes.

24 (Eze 37:21; 34:13) For I will take you from among the nations and gather

you out of all countries and will bring you into your own land.

25 (Heb 10:22; Ps 51:7) Then I will sprinkle clean water upon you,

and you shall be clean. From all your filthiness and from all your idols,

I will cleanse you.

26 (Ps 51:10; Eze 11:19-20) Also, I will give you a new heart,

and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will take away the stony heart

out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.

27 (Eze 37:14; Isa 59:21) I will put My Spirit within you and cause you

to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

28 (Eze 37:27; 11:20) You will dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers.

And you will be My people, and I will be your God.

29 (Hos 2:21-23; Mt 1:21) I will also save you from all your uncleanness.

And I will call for the grain and increase it and lay no famine upon you.

30 (Eze 34:27) I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the increase

of the field so that you shall receive no more reproach of famine

among the nations.

31 (Eze 6:9; 20:43) Then you shall remember your evil ways and your deeds

that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight

for your iniquities and your abominations.

32 (Dt 9:5; Eze 36:22) Not for your sake am I doing this, says the Lord God,

let it be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated for your ways,

O house of Israel!

33 (Eze 36:10; Isa 58:12) Thus says the Lord God: On the day that I cleanse

you from all your iniquities, I will cause you to dwell in the cities,

and the waste places shall be built.

34 The desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight

of all who pass by.

35 (Isa 51:3; Joel 2:3) They shall say, "This land that was desolate

has become like the garden of Eden. And the waste and desolate

and ruined cities have become fenced and inhabited."

36 (Eze 17:24; 22:14) Then the nations that are left all around you shall

know that I the Lord have built the ruined places and planted that which

was desolate. I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it.

37 (Eze 14:3) Thus says the Lord God: This also I will let the house

of Israel ask Me to do for them: I will increase their men like a flock.

38 (Jn 10:16) As the flock for sacrifices, as the flock of Jerusalem in her

solemn feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men.

Then they shall know that I am the Lord.



[16] Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

[17] Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they

defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as

the uncleanness of a removed woman.

[18] Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed

upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:

[19] And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through

the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged

them.

[20] And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they

profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the

LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.

[21] But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had

profaned among the heathen, whither they went.

[22] Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do

not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake,

which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.

[23] And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the

heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall

know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in

you before their eyes.

[24] For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all

countries, and will bring you into your own land.

[25] Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from

all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

[26] A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within

you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give

you an heart of flesh.

[27] And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my

statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

[28] And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye

shall be my people, and I will be your God.

[29] I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for

the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.

[30] And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the

field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.

[31] Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were

not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities

and for your abominations.

[32] Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you:

be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.

[33] Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from

all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the

wastes shall be builded.

[34] And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the

sight of all that passed by.

[35] And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the

garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become

fenced, and are inhabited.

[36] Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the

LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD

have spoken it, and I will do it.

[37] Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be inquired of by the

house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a

flock.

[38] As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so

shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know

that I am the LORD.



Ezekiel 37



The Valley of Dry Bones



1 (Eze 1:3; 8:3) The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He carried me out

in the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the midst of the valley which

was full of bones,

2 and He caused me to pass among them all around. And there were very many

in the open valley. And they were very dry.

3 (1Sa 2:6; Dt 32:39) He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?"

And I answered, "O Lord God, You know."

4 (Jer 22:29; Eze 36:1) Again He said to me, "Prophesy over these bones

and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

5 (Ge 2:7; Ps 104:29-30) Thus says the Lord God to these bones:

I will cause breath to enter you so that you live.

6 (Eze 38:23; Joel 2:27) And I will lay sinews upon you and will grow back

flesh upon you and cover you with skin and put breath in you so that

you live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord."

7 (Jer 13:5-7) So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied,

there was a noise and a shaking. And the bones came together,

bone to its bone.

8 When I looked, the sinews and the flesh grew upon them,

and the skin covered them. But there was no breath in them.

9 Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the wind; prophesy, son of man,

and say to the wind: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds,

O breath, and breathe upon these slain so that they live."

10 (Rev 11:11) So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came

into them, and they lived and stood up upon their feet,

an exceeding great army.

11 (Ps 141:7; Isa 49:14) Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones

are the whole house of Israel. They say, 'Our bones are dried up,

and our hope is lost. We are cut off completely.'

12 (Isa 26:19; Hos 13:14) Therefore prophesy and say to them,

Thus says the Lord God: Pay attention, O My people, I will open your graves

and cause you to come up out of your graves and bring you into the land

of Israel.

13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves,

O My people, and brought you up out of your graves.

14 (Eze 36:27; Joel 2:28-29) And I shall put My Spirit in you,

and you shall live, and I shall place you in your own land.

Then you shall know that I the Lord have spoken and performed it,

says the Lord."



[Future prophecy most likely a restored Kingdom of Israel post-tribulation]



[1] The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of

the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,

[2] And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very

many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

[3] And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O

Lord GOD, thou knowest.

[4] Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O

ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

[5] Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to

enter into you, and ye shall live:

[6] And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and

cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall

know that I am the LORD.

[7] So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a

noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.

[8] And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and

the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.

[9] Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and

say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O

breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.

[10] So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and

they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

[11] Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of

Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are

cut off for our parts.

[12] Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold,

O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your

graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.

[13] And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O

my people, and brought you up out of your graves,

[14] And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place

you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it,

and performed it, saith the LORD.



Israel and Judah Unite



15 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying:

16 (2Ch 15:9; Nu 17:2-3) Moreover, son of man, take one stick and write on it:

"For Judah and for the sons of Israel his companions." Then take another stick

and write on it, "For Joseph the stick of Ephraim and for all the house

of Israel his companions."

17 (Isa 11:13; Jer 50:4) Then join them to one another into one stick

so that they become one in your hand.

18 (Eze 12:9; 24:19) When the sons of your people speak to you, saying,

"Will you not show us what you mean by these things?"

19 (Eze 37:16-17; Zec 10:6) say to them, Thus says the Lord God:

I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim,

and the tribes of Israel his companions, and will put them with it,

with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick;

and they shall be one in My hand.

20 (Eze 12:3) The sticks on which you write shall be in your hand

before their eyes.

21 (Eze 36:24; Jer 29:14) Say to them, Thus says the Lord God:

I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone

and will gather them on every side and bring them into their own land.

22 (Jer 3:18; 50:4) And I will make them one nation in the land upon

the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all.

And they shall be two nations no more, nor shall they be divided

into two kingdoms anymore.

23 (Eze 36:28-29) Nor shall they defile themselves anymore with their idols,

nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions.

But I will save them out of all their dwelling places in which they have

sinned and will cleanse them. So they shall be My people, and I will be

their God.

24 (Isa 40:11; Hos 3:5) David My servant shall be king over them.

And they all shall have one shepherd. They shall also walk in My judgments,

and observe My statutes and do them.

25 (Eze 28:25; Am 9:15) They shall dwell in the land that I have given

to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers lived. And they shall dwell

in it, they and their sons and their son's sons forever. And My servant

David shall be their prince forever.

26 (Isa 55:3; Jer 30:19) Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them.

It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will place them

and multiply them and will set My sanctuary in their midst forevermore.

27 (Eze 37:23; Jn 1:14) My tabernacle also shall be with them.

Indeed, I will be their God and they shall be My people.

28 (Eze 20:12; Ex 31:13) The nations shall know that I the Lord do sanctify

Israel when My sanctuary is in their midst forevermore.



[15] The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

[16] Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For

Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another

stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the

house of Israel his companions:

[17] And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one

in thine hand.

[18] And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt

thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?

[19] Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick

of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his

fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make

them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.

[20] And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before

their eyes.

[21] And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the

children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will

gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:

[22] And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of

Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more

two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:

[23] Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor

with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I

will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned,

and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

[24] And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have

one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes,

and do them.

[25] And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my

servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even

they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my

servant David shall be their prince for ever.

[26] Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an

everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them,

and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

[27] My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and

they shall be my people.

[28] And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my

sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.



2) Our Daily Bread for 4 September 2025 Titles Our Calling in Christ

by Tom Felten



Ezra 7:6-11, 27-28





6 (Ezr 7:9; 7:11-12) this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled

in the Law of Moses, given by the Lord God of Israel. Because the hand

of the Lord his God was upon him, the king granted him all his requests.

7 (Ezr 8:1-20) Some of the children of Israel, along with some of the priests,

and the Levites, the singers, the porters, and the temple servants,

went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.

8 Ezra arrived at Jerusalem in the fifth month, during the king's seventh year.

9 (Ezr 7:6; Ne 2:8) From the first day of the first month when the journey

from Babylon began, until the first day of the fifth month when he arrived

at Jerusalem, the good hand of his God was upon him.

10 (Dt 33:10; Ezr 7:25) Because Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law

of the Lord, he was doing so and teaching the statutes and judgments in Israel.



11 Now this is the copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra

the priest, who was likewise the scribe, the one responsible for the words

of the commandments of the Lord and His statutes to Israel:

27 (Ezr 6:22) Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who has put such

a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the Lord

in Jerusalem,

28 (Ezr 9:9; 5:5) and has extended mercy to me before the king,

his counselors, and all the king's mighty princes. Thus I had been

strengthened, because the hand of the Lord my God was upon me.

As a result, I gathered together some of the chief men of Israel

to go up with me.



[6] This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of

Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all

his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

[7] And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests,

and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto

Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.

[8] And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh

year of the king.

[9] For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from

Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem,

according to the good hand of his God upon him.

[10] For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do

it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

[11] Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto

Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments

of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.

[27] Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as

this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in

Jerusalem:

[28] And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellers,

and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand

of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief

men to go up with me.



Ginnie Hislop received a standing ovation as she received her master's degree

in 2024. Why? It came eighty-four years after she'd completed her coursework!

In 1941, she needed only to submit her thesis. But her then boyfriend, George,

was suddenly called to serve during World War II. The two quickly married

and headed to his army outpost - leaving Ginnie's nearly realised degree

behind. But after a lengthy pause, she was finally able to complete

what she'd started.



Ezra was a student of Scripture - one who truly had an "advanced degree"

in God's law - who'd been waiting years to return to Jerusalem from exile

in Babylon. "Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law

of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees" (Ezra 7:10). Zerubbabel and a group

of Israelite exiles had been permitted to return from Babylon to rebuild the

temple in Jerusalem decades earlier (2:1-2). And now Ezra, who had

"the gracious hand of his God . . . on him" (7:9), was leading more exiles

to Jerusalem. God would use him to reform and restore the proper worship

of Him according to Scripture: "Ezra opened the book [of the Law].

All the people . . . bowed down and worshiped the Lord" (Nehemiah 8:5-6).



Ezra had to wait decades, but he completed his calling in God's strength.

In His power, let's persist in finishing the work He has for us.



Reflect & Pray



What can you do to press on in your calling from God?

How can you persist in His power and wisdom?



Dear God, please help me finish well what You've called me to do.



Learn how to find and follow your calling.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 5 The Way Out



1 Cor 10:13



13 (1Co 1:9; 2Pe 2:9) No temptation has taken

you except what is common to man. God is faithful,

and He will not permit you to be tempted above

what you can endure, but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it.



13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common

to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be

tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.



Becky had experienced some hard knocks in the past few weeks; the stress

was beginning to show, and she wasn't sure she should handle anything else.

"Why me?" Becky wept, covering her face. "I just can't stand it any more!

I can't pay my bills; I just lost my job, and now my car broke down

on the highway. How much more of this can I take?"

Some people seem to have more than their share of trouble and temptation.

Within six months, one family faced financial trouble, cancer, quadruple

bypass surgery, and leukemia; their trials brought them face to face with

anger, bitterness, and despair as well. Other people seem to go through

life with relatively minor stresses and few real temptations to sin.

But whether our problems are great or small, they are part of the common

thread that ties humanity together. All of us face temptation; it is ,

Paul says, "Common to man." But Paul assures us that

"God ... will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear."

Often what we can bear is more that what we think we can bear. God will use

the troubled times in our lives for our maturity in him, but he promises

as well that he will not let temptation break us. He will provide "a way out,"

"a way of escape".

Sometimes the "way out" is true escape, being removed from what caused the

trouble. At other times, rather than being removed from it, we must

withstand the stress, face the temptation, enure the pain. Whether we escape

or endure, God is faithful to provide what we need; we can trust him

not to give us more than we can bear.



Application



a) Have I ever faced more stress or temptation than I thought I could bear?



b) Under what circumstances has God provided an "escape" for me?

When have I had to walk "through" my difficulties?



c) How can today's verse encourage me when times are tough?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



2 Cor 8:9



9 (Mt 20:28; 2Co 6:10; 13:14) For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor,

that through His poverty you might be rich.



9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich,

yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Freeing Forgiveness



Eph 1:3-8a



Spiritual Blessings in Christ



3 (2Co 1:3; Eph 6:12; 2:6) Blessed be the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual

blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

4 (Eph 5:27; Col 1:22) just as He chose us in Him

before the foundation of the world, to be holy

and blameless before Him in love;

5 (Ro 8:29-30; Eph 1:11) He predestined us to adoption as sons

to Himself through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure

of His will,

6 (Mt 3:17; Eph 1:12) to the praise of the glory of His grace

which He graciously bestowed on us in the Beloved.

7 (Ro 3:24; Ac 2:38; 20:28) In Him we have redemption through His blood

and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace,

8 which He lavished



3 Blessed be the God and Father of

our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual

blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

4 according as he hath chosen us in him

before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy

and without blame before him in love:

5 having predestinated us unto the adoption of children

by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure

of his will,

6 to the praise of the glory of his grace,

wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

7 In whom we have redemption through his blood,

the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

8 wherein he hath abounded



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.



6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Nova Scotia



Total population 942700

Muslim population (est.) 14629



With 6 of the Nova Scotia's 10 universities located in Halifax, there is

a high concentration of Muslin international students in the area,

a harvest field in itself.

Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Halifax is the centre of Muslim activity for the Province of Nova Scotia

with at least 10 Islamic centres (mosques) and musallas

(prayer locations, especially for Friday prayer). And there are other mosques

in Chebucto, Kearney Lake, Dartmouth, Bedford and Truro.



Though the original community of Muslims was primarily composed of

newcomers from Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, continued immigration

has further diversified this community. Anf it is said thay Arabic

is the second most spoken language in Halifax.



while conservative estimates place the number of Muslims at almost 15000

in 2014, the Imama of a primary Halifax mosque estimates their population

somewhere between 25000 to 30000.



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.

For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.

You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"

Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:

- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.



Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,

"What does this mean?"

13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."



Peter's Speech at Pentecost



14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice

and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,

let this be known to you, and listen to my words.

15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,

since it is the third hour of the day.

16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,

'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams.'



- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.



Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -



Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity



(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...)





7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



4nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada

(Prov 14:34 - Righteousness exalts a nation,

but sin is a reproach to any people.



34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:

But sin is a reproach to any people.



)



b) Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right

use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to know He has the Future in His hands.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, please help me finish well

what You've called me to do."



Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to help you out of temptation.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the proverty of the Lord.



Pray to the Lord and pray to know the abundant forgiveness of the Lord.



Pray for Nova Scotia and her Muslim populations



- in and around Halifax and other cities



- on university campuses



- for new workers among Muslims



- for pastors and churches to be bold in vision, passion and outreach

to Muslims in their areas.



- for Muslims who are searching for a better way to find a Christian friend

to share Jesus with and disciple them



- for Muslim-background believers to be both wise and bold in sharing their

new faith in Jesus with other Muslims



Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for the preservation of godly values in Canada



Pray the political leaders will be awakened by God to the right

use of power and the right stewardship of their positions.



Pray that God will use widowed Halima in Niger to demonstrate His love

and forgiveness to Islamic militants.



Pray that members of churches that have been close in Algeria can worship

together and share the Gospel.



Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit and great turning to Christ

throughout Russia and areas under its control.



Pray for an increased access to print and audio Bibles in the people's

local languages in Burkina Faso.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.