1 Samuel 16

1 Samuel 16

The Lord sends Samuel to the house of Jesse in Bethlehem to anoint a new king from among his sons. When Samuel sees the oldest, Eliab, he assumes he is the chosen one, but God corrects him, saying, "Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." Jesse presents seven sons, but none are chosen. Finally, the youngest son, David, who is tending sheep, is brought in. David is anointed with oil, and the Spirit of the Lord rushes upon David from that day forward.

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Ezra 6

King Darius finds the original decree of Cyrus authorizing the Temple in the archives. Darius orders the work to continue immediately, financing the project and threatening anyone who hinders it.

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Seventy years after the Temple was finished, the priest Ezra is granted permission by King Artaxerxes to return to Jerusalem to teach God's Law and administer justice.

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