Day 270: God's Favor with Ezra (2025)

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🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Fr. Mike explains how God’s favor was with Ezra because he set his heart to study God's laws, to obey his laws, and to teach his laws to others. We also learn about hypocritical fasting, and how our sacrifices should remind us that everything ultimately belongs to God at all times. Today's readings are Ezra 7-8, Zechariah 7-8, and Proverbs 20:12-15.

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0:00.0	We can't lose our faith the way we lose our car keys. We either give it away or we let it decay
0:06.4	because we don't use it. Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz. And in my new book, Unshakeable,
0:11.8	building a life of virtue in a world of chaos, I tell faith-filled stories that inspire you
0:17.1	to live a life of virtue that flows from the unshakable power of God.
0:21.6	Although we're surrounded by a culture that mocks virtue, we can feed ourselves stories
0:25.6	that really do uphold what is good and promote a virtuous life.
0:29.6	When we live this way, we experience freedom and joy like never before.
0:35.6	It's my prayer that the stories in my book, Unshakeable, will inspire you
0:39.8	to fight the battle for a virtuous life and win through trust in an unshakable God.
0:46.1	Order your copy at ascensionpress.com.
1:01.5	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture.
1:10.0	The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. Using the Great Adventure Bible Timeland, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds.
1:29.0	And how we fit into that story today, it is day 270. We're reading today from Ezra, Chapter 7 and 8, Zechariah, Chapter 7 and 8, as well as Proverbs chapter 20 verses 12 through 15. As always, the Bible translation I'm reading from is the revised standard version, second Catholic edition. I am using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year. You can also subscribe to this podcast and receive daily episodes and daily updates and all the things every day. It's day 270. We're reading Ezra 7 and 8. Also, did I ever mention this? Ezra and Nehemiah. Nehemiah is the book we're going to start the day after tomorrow, is actually the same scroll.
1:45.9	So it's the same story.
1:46.9	It's kind of part one and part two. It was originally, as I said, written on the same scroll and somewhere in the Middle Ages. It was divided up into two different books. And so just FYI. So when we hit the end of Ezra and begin the beginning of Nehemiah. I don't want you to think that Nehemiah is better than
2:02.0	Ezra. It's the same bookhemiah, I don't want you to think that
2:01.1	Nehemiah is better than Ezra. It's the same book. So there we go. I got to say it and got to work it in better than Israel. Okay, as I said, it's day 270. We're reading Ezra 7 and 8, Zechariah, the prophet, 7 and 8, as well as Proverbs chapter 20 versus 12 through 15. The Book of Ezra chapter 7.
2:18.3	The arrival and work of Ezra.
2:21.3	Now after verses 12 through 15. The Book of Ezra chapter 7.
2:18.7	The arrival and work of Ezra.
2:21.2	Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra, the son of Saraya,
2:25.8	son of Azariah, son of Hilkaya, son of Shalom, son of Zadok, son of Ahitub, son of Amariah,
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