Confident.Faith

Readings Psalm 20 Psalm 131 1 Samuel 1:21—2:17 Galatians 6:1–18 Apology of the Augsburg Confession II:35–51

Esther 07–F Esther Reveals Haman’s Plot to the King; Haman Is Executed; Haman’s Orders Are Countermanded; Festival of Phrourai

Readings Isaiah 44:6–8 Psalm 119:57–64 Romans 8:18–27 Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43

Readings Psalm 92 1 Samuel 1:1–20 Galatians 5:1–26 Apology of the Augsburg Confession II:23–34

Esther 04–06 Mordecai Asks Esther to Entreat the King; Esther Invites the King and Haman to Dinner; Haman Prepares to Kill Mordecai; the King Honors Mordecai

Readings Psalm 21 Judges 16:4–30 Galatians 4:12–31 Apology of the Augsburg Confession II:5–22 Commemoration Today we commemorate Ruth. A native of Moab, and therefore not a natural descendant of Abraham, Ruth is the subject of the biblical book that bears her name and a study in God’s grace. During a famine in Israel, Elimelech and Naomi of Bethlehem moved to Moab with their two sons; the sons mar...

Esther A–03 Mordecai Has a Dream; Mordecai Uncovers a Plot against the King; Queen Astin Dishonors the King; a New Queen Is Sought; the King Selects Esther; Haman Convinces the King to Destroy All the Judaeans

Readings Psalm 33 Psalm 27 Judges 15:1—16:3 Galatians 3:23—4:11 Apology of the Augsburg Confession I, II:1–4

Nehemiah 09–13 The People Confess Their Sins and Take an Oath; the People Repopulate Jerusalem

Readings Psalm 119:1–8 Psalm 1 Judges 14:1–20 Galatians 3:1–22 Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Introduction: 1–19

Nehemiah 04–08 The Enemies Plot to Attack Jerusalem; the Wealthy Return Ancestral Lands to the People; the Work on the Wall Is Completed; the Feast of Tents Is Observed

Readings Psalm 71 Judges 13:1–25 Galatians 2:1–21 Augsburg Confession, Conclusion

Readings Psalm 118 Psalm 108 Judges 7:1–23 Galatians 1:1–24 Augsburg Confession XXVIII:61–78

Readings Psalm 5 Judges 6:25–40 Acts 15:6–21 Augsburg Confession XXVIII:43–60

Nehemiah 01–03 Nehemiah Asks the King to Let Him Rebuild Jerusalem; Nehemiah Sets about Rebuilding Jerusalem

Readings Isaiah 55:10–13 Psalm 65 Romans 8:12–17 Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23

Readings Psalm 125 Psalm 7 Judges 6:1–24 Acts 14:19—15:5 Augsburg Confession XXVIII:30–42

Ezra 09–10 Ezra Laments Israel’s Sinful Miscegenation; Listing of Men with Foreign Wives

Readings Psalm 138 Psalm 86 Judges 4:1–24 Acts 14:1–18 Augsburg Confession XXVIII:19–29

Ezra 06–08 Darius Orders the Temple Built; Ezra Goes to Jerusalem

Readings Psalm 16 Psalm 139 Judges 3:7–31 Acts 13:42–52 Augsburg Confession XXVIII:1–18

Ezra 01–05 Cyrus Commands the Restoration of the Temple; Some of the Exiles Return to the Land; Work on the Temple Begins; the People of the Land Oppose the Restoration of Jerusalem

Readings Psalm 2 Psalm 78 Judges 2:6–23 Acts 13:13–41 Augsburg Confession XXVII:44–62

2 Chronicles 34–36 Josias Purges Idolatry from Judah and Israel; the Book of the Law Is Found in the Temple Ruins; Josias Holds the Passover; Judah Falls to Idolatry Again; Babylon Destroys Jerusalem and the Temple

Readings Psalm 100 Psalm 5 Joshua 24:1–31 Acts 13:1–12 Augsburg Confession XXVII:24–43 Commemoration Today we commemorate Isaiah. Isaiah, son of Amos, numbers amongst the greatest of the Old Testament prophets, and is quoted more than any other in the New Testament. A contemporary of Amos, Hosea, and Micah, Isaiah prophesied to the people of Judah between about 740 and 700 BC. No Old Testament pro...