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221 - Jesus Meets a Woman at a Well
AUGUST 9 - Nº 221 John 4:1-26 Jesus and his followers left Judea to return to Galilee. The biblical account states that he “had” to go...
220 - Nicodemus Comes to Jesus
AUGUST 8 - Nº 220 John 3:1-21 One of the people who saw the miracles Jesus performed during the Passover celebration was a man named...
219 - Jesus Cleans Out the Temple
AUGUST 7 - Nº 219 John 2:13-23 Every year Jewish families were expected to travel to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover (see #44 -...
218 - Jesus’ First Miracle
AUGUST 6 - Nº 218 John 2:1-11 It was just the beginning of Jesus’ ministry on earth. He and the men who were now following him (see #217...
217 - Jesus’ First Followers
AUGUST 5 - Nº 217 John 1:35-51 Not long after Jesus left the wilderness, he walked past the place where John had baptized him (see #215 -...
216 - Jesus Is Tempted
AUGUST 4 - Nº 216 Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13 Immediately after his baptism, the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness...
215 - Jesus Is Baptized
AUGUST 3 - Nº 215 Matthew 3:1-17; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 1:80; 3:1-23; John 1:19-34 While Jesus was growing up in Nazareth, the miraculous...
214 - Jesus Grows Up
AUGUST 2 - Nº 214 Matthew 2:12-23; Luke 2:39-52 When Herod realized that the Magi had left Israel without reporting back to him (see #213...
213 - Gifts from the Magi
AUGUST 1 - Nº 213 Luke 2:22-38; Matthew 2:1-13 God sent special people into the lives of Joseph and Mary to confirm that their baby was...
212 - The Messiah Is Born
JULY 31 - Nº 212 Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-20 Soon after Mary returned to Nazareth, Joseph had a big decision to make. His fiancée was...
211 - Gabriel Visits Mary
JULY 30 - Nº 211 Luke 1:26-80 The angel Gabriel appeared at the Temple in Jerusalem to tell an elderly priest named Zechariah that he and...
210 - God Breaks the Silence
JULY 29 - Nº 210 Luke 1:1-25 The Old Testament prophets predicted the coming of a Messiah. They prophesied about a Savior who would...
209 - Four Gospels—One Story
JULY 28 - Nº 209 Matthew 1:1; Mark 10:45; Luke 1:1-4; John 20:30-31 As God was preparing the world for the coming of His Son, the...
208 - 400 Years of Silence
JULY 27 - Nº 208 Galatians 4:4 For 400 years God did not speak to His people. He did not send messengers to warn them or inform them of...
207 - Malachi: The Last Old Testament Prophet
JULY 26 - Nº 207 Nehemiah 13; Malachi 1 – 4 The Jews who returned to Judah from Persia had rebuilt the Temple with the help of...
206 - The Walls Are Completed
JULY 25 - Nº 206 Nehemiah 4:15 – 6:14; 8:1 – 9:38; 11:1-3 Since the men rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem were facing murderous threats...
205 - Nehemiah Rebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem
JULY 24 - Nº 205 Nehemiah 1:1 – 4:14 Zerubbabel had rebuilt the Temple (see #198 - July 17 & 199 - July 18), and Ezra had re-taught the...
204 - Ezra, the Priest
JULY 23 - Nº 204 Ezra 7 – 10 There is a 58-year gap between chapter 6 (when the Temple was rebuilt in Jerusalem—see #199 - July 18) and...
203 - A Bad Day for Haman Becomes a Great Day for the Jews
JULY 22 - Nº 203 Esther 6:12 – 10:3 After parading his most hated enemy through the streets of Susa and declaring how great he was, Haman...
202 - Haman’s Plan Backfires
JULY 21 - Nº 202 Esther 5:1 – 6:11 After three days of fasting, Esther put on her royal robes and went to the inner court of the palace....
201 - Haman’s Evil Plot
JULY 20 - Nº 201 Esther 2:19 – 4:17 Everyday Esther’s older cousin Mordecai sat at the King’s gate with the decision makers and men of...
200 - Esther Becomes the Queen of Persia
JULY 19 - Nº 200 Esther 1:1 – 2:18 Back in Babylon, King Darius I became sick and died. His son Xerxes (also known as Ahasuerus) was...
199 - The Temple Is Completed
JULY 18 - Nº 199 Ezra 5 – 6; Haggai 1 The Jewish settlers who had moved back to Jerusalem were struggling. Not only were they threatened...
198 - Zerubbabel Returns to Rebuild the Temple
JULY 17 - Nº 198 Ezra 1:1 – 4:6; 4:24 – 5:2; Isaiah 44:28 – 45:5; Haggai 1 – 2; Zechariah 1 – 14 Darius the Mede (also known in history...
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