Psalm 90 Dear RTB’ers, Today starts almost two weeks in the Psalms, beginning with Psalm 90, the first psalm in Book 4 (of 5). The Psalm is ascribed to Moses, the only Psalm of the 150 that is directly ascribed to him. It’s not difficult to imagine Moses writing this Psalm during Israel’s wilderness wanderings. …
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July 6 / Nehemiah 13
Nehemiah 13 Dear RTB’ers, Today we finish Nehemiah – actually, Ezra-Nehemiah – and we leave the post-Exile Jews in an unfortunate condition that we have seen before. Nehemiah has returned to his Babylonian king, and having been gone for twelve years he comes back to find that his countrymen have again backslidden into their old …
July 5 / Nehemiah 12
Nehemiah 12 Dear RTB’ers, More listings, the dedication of the wall, and service at the temple. It’s hard to follow the wall dedication text, but my Study Bible suggested that the two groups assembled and began at the same point on the wall and went in opposite directions (one clockwise, the other counter-clockwise) and met …
July 4 / Nehemiah 11
Nehemiah 11 Dear RTB’ers, As we saw a few days ago, Jerusalem seems to be mostly uninhabited: And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns. (v. 1b) To us, today, it might …
July 3 / Nehemiah 9:38-10:39
Nehemiah 9:38-10:39 Dear RTB’ers, Today’s details are striking – first, the names of those who signed the document, then the details of what the signers agreed to. It was a nice touch that Nehemiah also includes The rest of the people … who have knowledge and understanding… (v. 28) As to the details… All these …
July 2 / Nehemiah 9:22-37
Nehemiah 9:22-37 Dear RTB’ers, Today we finish that short synopsis of Israel’s history. There was an item today that caught me by surprise: Behold, we are slaves this day; in the land that you gave to our fathers to enjoy its fruit and its good gifts, behold, we are slaves. And its rich yield goes …
July 1 / Nehemiah 9:1-21
Nehemiah 9:1-21 Dear RTB’ers, Welcome to the second half of 2026! We are now 5/6 of the way through our three-year study in Search the Scriptures. Only six months to go! Today’s 9th chapter in Nehemiah is devoted to a national prayer reciting God’s greatness and goodness up against Israel’s constantly turning away from Him. …
July 2026 Readings
Date Readings Verses 01-Jul Nehemiah 9:1-21 21 02-Jul Nehemiah 9:22-37 16 03-Jul Nehemiah 9:38-10:39 40 04-Jul Nehemiah 11 36 05-Jul Nehemiah 12 47 06-Jul Nehemiah 13 31 07-Jul Psalm 90 17 08-Jul Psalm 91 16 09-Jul Psalms 92-93 20 10-Jul Psalm 94 23 11-Jul Psalms 95-96 24 12-Jul Psalms 97-98 21 13-Jul Psalms 99-101 22 …
June 30 / Nehemiah 8
Nehemiah 8 Dear RTB’ers, And all the assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in the booths, for from the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the people of Israel had not done so. And there was very great rejoicing. (v. 17) A bit of …
June 29 / Nehemiah 7
Nehemiah 7 Dear RTB’ers, If today’s reading seems familiar, go back to Ezra 2 and you’ll see the same listing, almost identical. Why two listing in what was originally one Ezra-Nehemiah text? We don’t know – but what we do know is that the Lord God knew each one of His people by name, by …