Today we will consider the prophet Joel. The date and occasion of the book have been debated throughout the centuries. Most place Joel in pre-captivity Judah, […]

Today we begin the book of Ezra, which details the return to the land by the exiles as predicted by Isaiah (see Isa 44:28) and Jeremiah […]

Today’s reading consists of five anonymous Psalms. We begin with Psalm 92, which is titled “A Song for the Sabbath.” The Psalmist begins by expounding the […]

Today we finish the book of Daniel. Chapter 10 begins with an introduction written in the third person (10:1). Verse 2 then begins in the first […]

Today we begin the more challenging section of the book of Daniel. Chronologically, chapter 7 takes place between chapters 4 and 5. This is the last […]

Our reading today begins with Daniel chapter 4. In the Aramaic text, 4:1-3 are actually 3:31-33. This makes more sense as the praise of God by […]

Today we begin the book of Daniel. It is one of the most difficult books in the Bible to understand (the second half of the book, […]

Today we begin with Psalm 67. It is a song of praise for God, but has overtones of the final dwelling place of man with God. […]

Today we complete the book of Ezekiel. Ezekiel is still being given a vision of the new Temple. At the east gate (which was shut to […]

Our reading today continues Ezekiel’s vision of the new Temple. Ezekiel finds himself (once again) at the east gate (44:1). The gate is permanently shut because […]

Our reading today begins with another vision. Ezekiel has a vision of a Temple. This is after Solomon’s Temple is already destroyed. What Ezekiel is seeing […]

Things are about to get heavy… Our reading today begins with perhaps the most well-known passage in the entire book of Ezekiel: the valley of dry […]