Enter: The Jerk After Esther has been made queen and Mordecai has saved the king’s life, the king promotes a dude named Haman to be…
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How to understand the Book of Esther Chapter 2 and 1 Timothy 6:12
Tonight on The Bachelor: Harem Edition Now, the search is on for a new queen. The king’s servants (under his head eunuch, Hegai) help gather…
Continue Reading....How to understand Book of Esther Chapter 1 and 1 John 5:14
The first chapter starts off by describing the setting: this all went down in the Persian capital of Susa, where King Ahasuerus was ruling over…
Continue Reading....How to understand Nehemiah Chapter 13: Tobiahgate and Hebrews 12:14
The people find out that the Law of Moses says that they shouldn’t let any Ammonites or Moabites into their society, since these tribes refused…
Continue Reading....Nehemiah Chapter 12: A List to End All Lists and Psalms 143:8
This chapter begins with another huge list: priests and Levites. It also lists a few gatekeepers at the end for good measure. In this case,…
Continue Reading....HOW to understand Nehemiah Chapter 11: List Fever and Isaiah 43:18
The leaders of the people all live in Jerusalem, and the people themselves cast lots so that a tenth of them will end up living…
Continue Reading....How to understand Nehemiah Chapter 10: List Love: The Next Dimension and Proverbs 21:21
This chapter begins with another list: the names of the officials, priests, and their associates who signed the covenant. In the covenant, all the people…
Continue Reading....Nehemiah Chapter 9: Sin and Sackcloth and Matthew 5:43
On the twenty-fourth day of the month, the people are fasting, wearing sackcloth, and putting dirt on their heads—the whole atonement thing. The Israelites separate…
Continue Reading....Nehemiah Chapter 8: Gettin’ Schooled and Habakkuk 2:14
At the beginning of the seventh month, everyone gathers at the Water Gate in Jerusalem. Ezra brings the Law of Moses and reads it to…
Continue Reading....How to understand Nehemiah Chapter 7: Gate Master and Romans 3:25
After finishing the wall and appointing people to positions at the temple, Nehemiah puts his brother Hanani and another guy, Hananiah the commander of the…
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