August 8th, 2022

August 08, 2022

Today's Reading:

New Testament & Psalms Plan: Romans 1:1–15, Psalm 91:1–7
Entire Bible Plan: Romans 1:1–15, Psalm 91:1–7, Nehemiah 7:5–73

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The Gospel of God for Rome

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures— concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh and was appointed to be the powerful Son of God according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection of the dead. Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the Gentiles, including you who are also called by Jesus Christ.

To all who are in Rome, loved by God, called as saints.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul's Desire to Visit Rome

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because the news of your faith is being reported in all the world. God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in telling the good news about his Son—that I constantly mention you, always asking in my prayers that if it is somehow in God's will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you. For I want very much to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you, that is, to be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.

Now I don't want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now) in order that I might have a fruitful ministry among you, just as I have had among the rest of the Gentiles. I am obligated both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and the foolish. So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.


Scripture quotations have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

Scripture quotations have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

Then my God put it into my mind to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who came back first, and I found the following written in it:

These are the people of the province who went up among the captive exiles deported by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Each of them returned to Jerusalem and Judah, to his own town. They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah.

The number of the Israelite men included

Parosh’s descendants 2,172
Shephatiah’s descendants 372
Arah’s descendants 652
Pahath-moab’s descendants:
Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants 2,818
Elam’s descendants 1,254
Zattu’s descendants 845
Zaccai’s descendants 760
Binnui’s descendants 648
Bebai’s descendants 628
Azgad’s descendants 2,322
Adonikam’s descendants 667
Bigvai’s descendants 2,067
Adin’s descendants 655
Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah 98
Hashum’s descendants 328
Bezai’s descendants 324
Hariph’s descendants 112
Gibeon’s descendants 95
Bethlehem’s and Netophah’s men 188
Anathoth’s men 128
Beth-azmaveth’s men 42
Kiriath-jearim’s, Chephirah’s, and Beeroth’s men 743
Ramah’s and Geba’s men 621
Michmas’s men 122
Bethel’s and Ai’s men 123
the other Nebo’s men 52
the other Elam’s people 1,254
Harim’s people 320
Jericho’s people 345
Lod’s, Hadid’s, and Ono’s people 721
Senaah’s people 3,930.
The priests included
Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua 973
Immer’s descendants 1,052
Pashhur’s descendants 1,247
Harim’s descendants 1,017.
The Levites included
Jeshua’s descendants: of Kadmiel
Hodevah’s descendants 74.
The singers included
Asaph’s descendants 148.
The gatekeepers included
Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants,Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants 138.
The temple servants included

Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants,
Tabbaoth's descendants, Keros's descendants,
Sia's descendants, Padon's descendants,
Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants,
Shalmai's descendants, Hanan's descendants,
Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants,
Reaiah's descendants, Rezin's descendants,
Nekoda's descendants, Gazzam's descendants,
Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants,
Besai's descendants, Meunim's descendants,
Nephishesim's descendants, Bakbuk's descendants,
Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants,
Bazlith's descendants, Mehida's descendants,
Harsha's descendants, Barkos's descendants,
Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants,
Neziah's descendants, Hatipha's descendants.

The descendants of Solomon's servants included

Sotai's descendants, Sophereth's descendants,
Perida's descendants, Jaala's descendants,
Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants,
Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants,
Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, Amon's descendants.

All the temple servants
and the descendants of Solomon’s servants 392.
The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their ancestral families and their lineage were Israelite:
Delaiah’s descendants,
Tobiah’s descendants,
and Nekoda’s descendants

642

and from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai—who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name. These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood. The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.

The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360
not including their 7,337 male and female servants,
as well as their 245 male and female singers.
They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. Some of the family heads gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project. The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments. The priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.
Public Reading of the Law

When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,


Scripture quotations have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

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