Today’s readings – Jun 22:-
NEW TESTAMENT: Acts 6
OLD TESTAMENT: Esther 6,7,8
– Begin of daily reading for Jun 22 – Day 174
NEW TESTAMENT
Acts 6
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Seven Men Chosen to Serve
6 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring (grumbling) of the Grecians (Hellenists; Greek-speaking Jews) against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration (the provision of assistance or care).
(NOTE: widow = A woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried)
2 Then the twelve called the multitude (crowd) of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
3 Wherefore, brethren (Therefore brothers), look ye (you) out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit) and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude (crowd): and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit), and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte (Gentile convert) of Antioch:
6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
Stephen Is Arrested
8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing (arguing) with Stephen.
10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake (spoke).
11 Then they suborned (bribed) men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous (slanderous, sacrilegious, abusive) words against Moses, and against God.
12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court),
13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak (never stops speaking) blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus (Yeshua) of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly (steadfastly, firmly) on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
OLD TESTAMENT
Esther 6
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The King Honors Mordecai
6 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
(NOTE: chronicle = A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence)
2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains (officers), the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath (has) been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him (who attended him), There is nothing done for him.
4 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
5 And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court (Look, Haman is standing in the court). And the king said, Let him come in.
6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth (delights, desires) to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself (Whom would the king desire to honor more than me)?
7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth (delights, desires) to honour,
8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth (used) to wear, and the horse that the king rideth (has riden) upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array (display) the man withal whom the king delighteth (delights, desires) to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth (delights, desires) to honour.
10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth (who is sitting) at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast (you have) spoken.
11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth (delights, desires) to honour.
12 And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.
13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains (officers), and hasted to bring (hurriedly brought) Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
Esther 7
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The King Executes Haman
7 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain (killed), and to perish (be wiped out of existence). But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen (slaves, men and women), I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail (counterbalance) the king’s damage.
5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so (who dares to do such a thing)?
6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath (extreme anger) went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains (officers), said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits (75 ft.) high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who spoken good for the king, standeth (stood) in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon (on it).
10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath (extreme anger) pacified (subsided).
Esther 8
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A Decree to Help the Jews
8 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
3 And Esther spake (spoke) yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
5 And said, If it please the king, and if I have favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:
6 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred (family, relatives, relations)?
7 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
8 Write ye (you) also for the Jews, as it liketh (like) you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.
9 Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia (Cush), an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
11 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay (kill) and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
13 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
14 So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened (hurried) and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan (Susa) the palace.
15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan (Susa) rejoiced and was glad.
16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.
– End of daily reading for Jun 22 – Day 174
> 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): Nil
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 6:-
1) Seven Men Chosen to Serve
2) Stephen Is Arrested
OLD TESTAMENT:-
Esther 6:-
1) The King Honors Mordecai
Esther 7:-
1) The King Executes Haman
Esther 8:-
1) A Decree to Help the Jews
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (New Testament): Acts 6: 1) Seven Men Chosen to Serve 2) Stephen Is Arrested
> TODAY’S READING TOPICS (Old Testament): Esther 6,7,8: 1) The King Honors Mordecai 2) The King Executes Haman 3) A Decree to Help the Jews
HIGHLIGHTS
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VIDEOS
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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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DIAGRAMS
DIAGRAM – King Ahasuerus (the KING OF PERSIA a.k.a King Xerxes) HOLDING HIS GOLDEN SCEPTRE
FOOTNOTES
chronicle meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: chronicle = A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence)
widow meaning in the Bible
(NOTE: widow = A woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried)
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
GUIDE TO BE A BELIEVER / TO BE SAVED
To accept Jesus Christ (original name in Hebrew: Yehshooah / Yeshua Hamashiach) as your personal Lord and Savior and what to do next, click here.
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