Daily Bible Reading Podcast

EZRA 7-8: Yesterday we read of how King Darius completely sided with the Israelites seeking to reestablish the temple worship. Note that the letter to Darius from the government officials was rather complementary and not threatening loss to the king’s interests as the letter from the earlier officials. Remember also that this King Darius is the one who was duped into putting Daniel into the lions’ den, and who then issued a decree that everyone must respect Daniel’s God. ISAIAH 32: Isaiah’s prophecy in yesterday’s reading certainly came true! Is. 31:8 NLT “The Assyrians will be destroyed, but not by the swords of men. The sword of God will strike them, and they will panic and flee. That happened on the night recorded in 2Kings 19 where the Lord put to death 185,000 men. Quote, “When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere.” 2CORINTHIANS 13: Yesterday we read the reasons why Paul boasted about his weaknesses— something that is utterly unintuitive for worldly people to un