The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 145, is Esther 1-5: The story of Esther is set among the captive Jews in the capital of Persia, during the height of Perisa’s political dominance in the fifth century. A courageous and beautiful Jewish girl named Esther becomes queen.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 144, is Nehemiah 11-13: Cities are resettled; priests return; people rejoice; Nehemiah reforms.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 143, is Nehemiah 8-10: Having completed rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, the community turns to the task of renewing its commitment to God.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 142, is Nehemiah 4-7: Enemies—internal and external—oppose Nehemiah’s project.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 141, is Nehemiah 1-3: Nehemiah goes to Jerusalem from Persia in 444 BC to repair the fallen city walls.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 140, is Ezra 8-10: The exiles arrive in Jerusalem and Ezra institutes reforms.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 139, is Ezra 5-7: With the Temple rebuilt, the book skips forward 80 years to the leadership of Ezra taking a second group of exiles back to Jerusalem in 458 BC.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 138, is Ezra 1-4: A new day dawns: King Cyrus of Persia sends some exiles home in 538 BC.
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 137, is 2 Chronicles 35-36: Josiah institutes religious reforms, but the wickedness of his successors leads to the fall of Jerusalem and exile to Babylon in 586 BC.
Online text: 2 Chronicles 35-36
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