And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren,
And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.
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August 2025
31 posts published on 31 days in August 2025, listed by the day of publication.
Friday
Saturday
And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated
And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next.
Sunday
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop
He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him.
Monday
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign,
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
Tuesday
And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and
And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it…
Wednesday
And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give
And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.
Thursday
And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small,
And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
Friday
Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand
Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;
Saturday
Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the
Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one…
Sunday
From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer
From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid.
Monday
And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that
And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
Tuesday
Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea
Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
Wednesday
And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred
And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Thursday
And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors
And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
Friday
And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord;
And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers.
Saturday
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your…
Sunday
Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went
Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and [when] he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been…
Monday
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,
Tuesday
Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the
Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
Wednesday
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
Thursday
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Friday
Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and
Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was…
Saturday
And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee
And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together.
Sunday
Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had
Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
Monday
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
Tuesday
Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar;
Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
Wednesday
For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for
For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and…
Thursday
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
Friday
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought
And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with…
Saturday
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
Sunday
If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment
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…