Today’s readings – Jun 20:-
NEW TESTAMENT: Acts 5:1-21
OLD TESTAMENT: Esther 1,2
– Begin of daily reading for Jun 20 – Day 172
NEW TESTAMENT
Acts 5:1-21
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Ananias and Sapphira
5 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to (secretive about) it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath (has) Satan filled thine (your) heart to lie to the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit), and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 Whiles (As long as) it remained, was it not thine (your) own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine (your) own power? why hast thou conceived this thing (Why have you devise this plan) in thine (your) heart? thou hast not (You have not) lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost (and died): and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up (wrapped his body), and carried him out, and buried him.
7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye (you) sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea (Yes), for so much.
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye (you) have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy (your) husband are at the door, and shall carry thee (you) out.
10 Then fell she down straightway (straightaway) at his feet, and yielded up the ghost (and died): and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth (out), buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
The Apostles Heal Many
12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought (done) among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them (no one dared to join them): but the people magnified them (spoke highly of them).
14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes (crowds) both of men and women.)
15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them (at least his shadow might fall on one of them [with healing power]).
16 There came also a multitude (crowd) out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed (tormented) with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
The Apostles Meet Opposition
17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation (jealousy),
18 And laid their hands on (arrested) the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth (out), and said,
20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life (this Life [the eternal life revealed by Christ and found through faith in Him]).
21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought (the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), even all the council of elders of the sons of Israel, and sent word to the prison for the apostles to be brought [before them]).
OLD TESTAMENT
Esther 1
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The King’s Feast
1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
2 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan (Susa [the capital]) the palace,
3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
4 When he shewed (showed) the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan (Susa) the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
6 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
8 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
Queen Vashti Deposed
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains (officers) that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew (show) the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on (beautiful).
12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains (officers): therefore was the king very wroth (intensely angry), and his anger burned in him.
13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath (has) not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains (officers)?
16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath (has) not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.
18 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.
20 And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small.
21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
22 For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
Esther 2
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Esther Becomes Queen
2 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
2 Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:
3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan (Susa) the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain (officer), keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
4 And let the maiden which pleaseth (who pleases) the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
5 Now in Shushan (Susa) the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
7 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
8 So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan (Susa) the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.
10 Esther had not shewed (showed) her people nor her kindred (relatives): for Mordecai had charged (instructed) her that she should not shew (show) it.
11 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
12 Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit (namely,), six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours (fragrance), and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
13 Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house.
14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow (on the next day) she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain (officer), which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.
15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain (officer), the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.
19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate.
20 Esther had not yet shewed (showed) her kindred (family) nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.
Mordecai’s Loyalty to the King
21 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains (officers), Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
22 And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.
23 And when inquisition (investigation) was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
– End of daily reading for Jun 20 – Day 172
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (New Testament): Nil
BOOK OVERVIEW (New Testament): Acts (28 Chapters) (Original language: Greek)
Timeline: Between AD 61 and 64
Author: The apostle Luke.
Objective / Purpose: Luke wrote this book to describe what transpired after Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) resurrection. He also described the development of Christianity. Luke was a Gentile doctor who traveled with Paul.
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: Although addressed to Theophilus, it is meant for all followers of Jesus (Yeshua).
> COMMENCEMENT OF A NEW BOOK (Old Testament): Esther
BOOK OVERVIEW (Old Testament): Esther (10 Chapters) (Original language: Hebrew)
Timeline: Most probably between 460 and 350 B.C.
Author: Not known. Possibly Mordecai.
Objective / Purpose: This book illustrates God’s involvement with His people indirectly even though God’s name is not mentioned once in this book. The story chronicles (records) a beautiful Jewish maiden by the name of Esther who rescued her people in Persia.
Esther was raised by her Benjamite guardian cousin Mordecai after her parents died. Esther feared God and was a good adopted daughter to Mordecai.
Audience / Attendees / Spectators / Listeners: The Jewish people.
> TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS OVERVIEW:-
NEW TESTAMENT:-
Acts 5:1-21:-
1) Ananias and Sapphira
2) The Apostles Heal Many
3) The Apostles Meet Opposition
OLD TESTAMENT:-
Esther 1:-
1) The King’s Feast
2) Queen Vashti Deposed
Esther 2:-
1) Esther Becomes Queen
2) Mordecai’s Loyalty to the King
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (New Testament): Acts 5:1-21: 1) Ananias and Sapphira 2) The Apostles Heal Many 3) The Apostles Meet Opposition
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (Old Testament): Esther 1,2: 1) The King’s Feast 2) Queen Vashti Deposed 3) Esther Becomes Queen 4) Mordecai’s Loyalty to the King
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VIDEO: Esther: The Bible Collection (1999) HD | Bible Film Series || HEAL (1 hr 30 min) – by H E A L Revatrijos
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THE ORGINAL HEBREW NAME OF THE MESSIAH
The video below is done by a Jewish Hebrew language lady teacher. Her name is Ayelet. She is born and raised in Israel. Hebrew is her native language. In this video, we will be able to learn the correct pronunciation of the Messiah’s original name in Hebrew:-
VIDEO: Jesus – Yeshua in Hebrew – Hebrew Word of the Day (59 secs) – by The WORD in HEBREW
In Hebrew: מָשִׁיחַ (H4899) = Mashiach = Messiah (English) / Anointed One
In Hebrew (full name): יְהוֹשׁוּעַ הַמָשִׁיחַ = Yahushua Ha-Mashiach = Yahushua The Anointed One. NOTE: Yeshua יֵשׁוּעַ (H3442 = He will save) is a shortened form of Yehoshooah / Yahushua יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (H3091 = God / Yah saves). Yahushua as spelt in this manner depicts that the Messiah came in the name of His Father, Yah יה / יָהּ (H3050) as in John 5:43).
In Greek = Christos
In English = Christ = Messiah = Anointed One
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