Tag: Ezra 6:1-12

• Reflecting on Ezra 6 1-12

  

  How would we describe what is “going on” in Ezra 6:1-12, the text we are studying for Sunday, March 13? That is, do we describe this as the action being taken by an emperor? And if so, can we tell what moves this emperor to act this way, or do we have some idea about […]

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  March 11, 2022

  Text of the Week – Questions

  Bible study, Ezra, Ezra 6:1-12, history, questions about the Bible, reading the Bible

• Studying Ezra 6 1-12

  

  People who are trying to “do the will of God” are doing so in the context of a world that has precious little interest in furthering that purpose, and sometimes actively opposes it. Nevertheless, at various times, and by various ways, or so we trust, God fulfills God’s purposes. When that happens, it can happen […]

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  March 9, 2022

  Text of the Week – Notes

  Bible study, Ezra 6:1-12, how things get done in real life, meditation on scripture, practical piety, reading the Bible, texts that aren't in the lectionary