The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Friday August 5, 2022 (NIV)

Ezra 1-2

Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return(A)

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah,(B) the Lord moved the heart(C) of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:

“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:

“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(D) me to build(E) a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up to Jerusalem in Judah and build the temple of the Lord, the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem, and may their God be with them. And in any locality where survivors(F) may now be living, the people are to provide them with silver and gold,(G) with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings(H) for the temple of God(I) in Jerusalem.’”(J)

Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin,(K) and the priests and Levites—everyone whose heart God had moved(L)—prepared to go up and build the house(M) of the Lord in Jerusalem. All their neighbors assisted them with articles of silver and gold,(N) with goods and livestock, and with valuable gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings.

Moreover, King Cyrus brought out the articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his god.[a](O) Cyrus king of Persia had them brought by Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar(P) the prince of Judah.

This was the inventory:

gold dishes30
silver dishes1,000
silver pans[b]29
10 gold bowls30
matching silver bowls410
other articles1,000

11 In all, there were 5,400 articles of gold and of silver. Sheshbazzar brought all these along with the exiles when they came up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

The List of the Exiles Who Returned(Q)

Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles,(R) whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon(S) had taken captive to Babylon (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town,(T) in company with Zerubbabel,(U) Joshua,(V) Nehemiah, Seraiah,(W) Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah):

The list of the men of the people of Israel:

the descendants of Parosh(X)2,172
of Shephatiah372
of Arah775
of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab)2,812
of Elam1,254
of Zattu945
of Zakkai760
10 of Bani642
11 of Bebai623
12 of Azgad1,222
13 of Adonikam(Y)666
14 of Bigvai2,056
15 of Adin454
16 of Ater (through Hezekiah)98
17 of Bezai323
18 of Jorah112
19 of Hashum223
20 of Gibbar95
21 the men of Bethlehem(Z)123
22 of Netophah56
23 of Anathoth128
24 of Azmaveth42
25 of Kiriath Jearim,[c] Kephirah and Beeroth743
26 of Ramah(AA) and Geba621
27 of Mikmash122
28 of Bethel and Ai(AB)223
29 of Nebo52
30 of Magbish156
31 of the other Elam1,254
32 of Harim320
33 of Lod, Hadid and Ono725
34 of Jericho(AC)345
35 of Senaah3,630

36 The priests:

the descendants of Jedaiah(AD) (through the family of Jeshua)973
37 of Immer(AE)1,052
38 of Pashhur(AF)1,247
39 of Harim(AG)1,017

40 The Levites:(AH)

the descendants of Jeshua(AI) and Kadmiel (of the line of Hodaviah)74

41 The musicians:(AJ)

the descendants of Asaph128

42 The gatekeepers(AK) of the temple:

the descendants of
Shallum, Ater, Talmon,
Akkub, Hatita and Shobai139

43 The temple servants:(AL)

the descendants of
Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 Neziah and Hatipha

55 The descendants of the servants of Solomon:

the descendants of
Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil,
Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami
58 The temple servants(AM) and the descendants of the servants of Solomon392

59 The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended(AN) from Israel:

60 The descendants of
Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda652

61 And from among the priests:

The descendants of
Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite(AO) and was called by that name).

62 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood(AP) as unclean. 63 The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food(AQ) until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.(AR)

64 The whole company numbered 42,360, 65 besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 200 male and female singers.(AS) 66 They had 736 horses,(AT) 245 mules, 67 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

68 When they arrived at the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families(AU) gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of God on its site. 69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics[d] of gold, 5,000 minas[e] of silver and 100 priestly garments.

70 The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.(AV)

Footnotes:

  1. Ezra 1:7 Or gods
  2. Ezra 1:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  3. Ezra 2:25 See Septuagint (see also Neh. 7:29); Hebrew Kiriath Arim.
  4. Ezra 2:69 That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms
  5. Ezra 2:69 That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons

Cross references:

  1. Ezra 1:1 : 1:1-3pp — 2Ch 36:22-23
  2. Ezra 1:1 : Jer 25:11-12; 29:10-14; Zec 1:12-16
  3. Ezra 1:1 : Ezr 6:22; 7:27
  4. Ezra 1:2 : S Jdg 4:10; Ps 72:11; Isa 41:2, 25; 44:28; 45:13; 46:11; 49:7, 23; 60:3, 10
  5. Ezra 1:2 : Hag 1:2
  6. Ezra 1:4 : Isa 10:20-22
  7. Ezra 1:4 : S Ex 3:22
  8. Ezra 1:4 : Nu 15:3; Ps 50:14; 54:6; 116:17
  9. Ezra 1:4 : Ps 72:8-11; Rev 21:24
  10. Ezra 1:4 : Ezr 3:7; 4:3; 5:13; 6:3, 14
  11. Ezra 1:5 : 2Ch 11:1, 3, 10, 12, 23; 15:2, 8-9; 25:5; 31:1; 34:9; Ezr 4:1; 10:9; Ne 11:4; 12:34
  12. Ezra 1:5 : ver 1; Ex 35:20-22; 2Ch 36:22; Hag 1:14; S Php 2:13
  13. Ezra 1:5 : Ps 127:1
  14. Ezra 1:6 : S Ex 3:22
  15. Ezra 1:7 : S 2Ki 24:13; S 2Ch 36:7, 10; Ezr 5:14; 6:5; Jer 52:17-19
  16. Ezra 1:8 : S 1Ch 3:18
  17. Ezra 2:1 : 2:1-70pp — Ne 7:6-73
  18. Ezra 2:1 : S 2Ch 36:20
  19. Ezra 2:1 : S 2Ki 24:16; 25:12
  20. Ezra 2:1 : ver 70; 1Ch 9:2; Ne 7:73; 11:3
  21. Ezra 2:2 : S 1Ch 3:19; Mt 1:12; Lk 3:27
  22. Ezra 2:2 : Ezr 3:2; 5:2; 10:18; Ne 12:1, 8; Hag 1:1, 12; 2:4; Zec 3:1-10; 6:9-15
  23. Ezra 2:2 : 1Ch 6:14; Ne 10:2; 11:11; 12:1
  24. Ezra 2:3 : Ezr 8:3; 10:25; Ne 3:25
  25. Ezra 2:13 : Ezr 8:13
  26. Ezra 2:21 : Mic 5:2
  27. Ezra 2:26 : S Jos 18:25
  28. Ezra 2:28 : S Ge 12:8
  29. Ezra 2:34 : 1Ki 16:34; 2Ch 28:15
  30. Ezra 2:36 : S 1Ch 24:7
  31. Ezra 2:37 : S 1Ch 24:14
  32. Ezra 2:38 : S 1Ch 9:12
  33. Ezra 2:39 : S 1Ch 24:8
  34. Ezra 2:40 : Ge 29:34; Nu 3:9; Dt 18:6-7; 1Ch 16:4; Ezr 7:7; 8:15; Ne 12:24
  35. Ezra 2:40 : Ezr 3:9
  36. Ezra 2:41 : S 1Ch 15:16
  37. Ezra 2:42 : 1Sa 3:15; S 1Ch 9:17
  38. Ezra 2:43 : S 1Ch 9:2; Ne 11:21
  39. Ezra 2:58 : S 1Ch 9:2
  40. Ezra 2:59 : S Nu 1:18
  41. Ezra 2:61 : S 2Sa 17:27
  42. Ezra 2:62 : Nu 3:10; 16:39-40
  43. Ezra 2:63 : Lev 2:3, 10
  44. Ezra 2:63 : S Ex 28:30
  45. Ezra 2:65 : S 2Sa 19:35
  46. Ezra 2:66 : Isa 66:20
  47. Ezra 2:68 : S Ex 25:2
  48. Ezra 2:70 : S ver 1; S 1Ch 9:2; Ne 11:3-4
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1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5

Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom

18 For the message of the cross is foolishness(A) to those who are perishing,(B) but to us who are being saved(C) it is the power of God.(D) 19 For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[a](E)

20 Where is the wise person?(F) Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age?(G) Has not God made foolish(H) the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world(I) through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save(J) those who believe.(K) 22 Jews demand signs(L) and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified:(M) a stumbling block(N) to Jews and foolishness(O) to Gentiles, 24 but to those whom God has called,(P) both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God(Q) and the wisdom of God.(R) 25 For the foolishness(S) of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness(T) of God is stronger than human strength.

26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called.(U) Not many of you were wise(V) by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose(W) the foolish(X) things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not(Y)—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him.(Z) 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus,(AA) who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness,(AB) holiness(AC) and redemption.(AD) 31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”[b](AE)

And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom(AF) as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.[c] For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.(AG) I came to you(AH) in weakness(AI) with great fear and trembling.(AJ) My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,(AK) but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,(AL) so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.(AM)

Footnotes:

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:19 Isaiah 29:14
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:31 Jer. 9:24
  3. 1 Corinthians 2:1 Some manuscripts proclaimed to you God’s mystery

Cross references:

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:18 : ver 21, 23, 25; 1Co 2:14
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:18 : 2Co 2:15; 4:3; 2Th 2:10
  3. 1 Corinthians 1:18 : Ac 2:47
  4. 1 Corinthians 1:18 : ver 24; Ro 1:16
  5. 1 Corinthians 1:19 : Isa 29:14
  6. 1 Corinthians 1:20 : Isa 19:11, 12
  7. 1 Corinthians 1:20 : 1Co 2:6, 8; 3:18; 2Co 4:4; Gal 1:4
  8. 1 Corinthians 1:20 : ver 27; Job 12:17; Isa 44:25; Jer 8:9; Ro 1:22; 1Co 3:18, 19
  9. 1 Corinthians 1:21 : ver 27, 28; 1Co 6:2; 11:32
  10. 1 Corinthians 1:21 : S Ro 11:14
  11. 1 Corinthians 1:21 : S Ro 3:22
  12. 1 Corinthians 1:22 : S Mt 12:38; S Jn 2:11; S 4:48
  13. 1 Corinthians 1:23 : 1Co 2:2; Gal 3:1
  14. 1 Corinthians 1:23 : S Lk 2:34
  15. 1 Corinthians 1:23 : S ver 18
  16. 1 Corinthians 1:24 : S Ro 8:28
  17. 1 Corinthians 1:24 : ver 18; Ro 1:16
  18. 1 Corinthians 1:24 : ver 30; S Col 2:3
  19. 1 Corinthians 1:25 : S ver 18
  20. 1 Corinthians 1:25 : 2Co 13:4
  21. 1 Corinthians 1:26 : S Ro 8:28
  22. 1 Corinthians 1:26 : ver 20
  23. 1 Corinthians 1:27 : Jas 2:5
  24. 1 Corinthians 1:27 : ver 20; Ro 1:22; 1Co 3:18, 19
  25. 1 Corinthians 1:28 : Ro 4:17
  26. 1 Corinthians 1:29 : Eph 2:9
  27. 1 Corinthians 1:30 : S Ro 16:3
  28. 1 Corinthians 1:30 : Jer 23:5, 6; 33:16; 2Co 5:21; Php 3:9
  29. 1 Corinthians 1:30 : 1Co 1:2
  30. 1 Corinthians 1:30 : S Ro 3:24
  31. 1 Corinthians 1:31 : Jer 9:23, 24; Ps 34:2; 44:8; 2Co 10:17
  32. 1 Corinthians 2:1 : ver 4, 13; 1Co 1:17
  33. 1 Corinthians 2:2 : Gal 6:14; 1Co 1:23
  34. 1 Corinthians 2:3 : Ac 18:1-18
  35. 1 Corinthians 2:3 : 1Co 4:10; 9:22; 2Co 11:29, 30; 12:5, 9, 10; 13:9
  36. 1 Corinthians 2:3 : S 2Co 7:15
  37. 1 Corinthians 2:4 : ver 1
  38. 1 Corinthians 2:4 : S Ro 15:13
  39. 1 Corinthians 2:5 : 2Co 4:7; 6:7
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Psalm 27:7-14

Hear my voice(A) when I call, Lord;
be merciful to me and answer me.(B)
My heart says of you, “Seek his face!(C)
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
Do not hide your face(D) from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;(E)
you have been my helper.(F)
Do not reject me or forsake(G) me,
God my Savior.(H)
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will receive me.
11 Teach me your way,(I) Lord;
lead me in a straight path(J)
because of my oppressors.(K)
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses(L) rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.

13 I remain confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the Lord(M)
in the land of the living.(N)
14 Wait(O) for the Lord;
be strong(P) and take heart
and wait for the Lord.

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Proverbs 20:22-23

22 Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”(A)
Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.(B)

23 The Lord detests differing weights,
and dishonest scales do not please him.(C)

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