Day 275: Esther Becomes Queen (2025)
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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🗓️ 2 October 2025
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Summary
Fr. Mike continues reading from the book of Nehemiah as we read of the many attempts to prevent Nehemiah from doing the great work of God. We also see the events that lead to Esther being chosen as queen and the goodness she will bring even in the midst of a broken system. Today’s readings are Nehemiah 6-7, Esther 1-2, and Proverbs 21:1-4.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name's Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, |
| 0:07.3 | where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture. |
| 0:10.3 | The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension. |
| 0:12.9 | Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, |
| 0:16.7 | discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. |
| 0:20.3 | It is day |
| 0:20.8 | 275. Ah, well done, everybody. Great day. What a gift. We are reading Nehemiah chapter 6 and 7. Esther, |
| 0:28.2 | chapter 1 and 2, after we read chapters 11 and 12 yesterday, as well as Proverbs chapter 21 versus 1 through |
| 0:33.9 | 4. As always, the Bible translation I'm reading from is the revised standard version, second Catholic edition. I'm using the great adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in-year reading plan, here's a little secret. You can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in the year. Also another little secret that people don't know about. You can subscribe to this podcast, and you can receive daily episodes and updates every day including today day |
| 0:55.5 | 275 we're reading nehemiah chapter 6 and 7 Esther chapter 1 and 2 Proverbs chapter 21 |
| 1:00.9 | verses 1 through 4 the book of nehemiah chapter 6 enemy plots avoided now when it was |
| 1:09.8 | reported to sanballat and to baia and toem, the Arab and to the rest of our enemies, |
| 1:14.1 | that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it, although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates, |
| 1:20.8 | Sanballat and Gresham sent to me, saying, |
| 1:23.4 | Come and let us meet together in one of the villages in the plain of Ono. |
| 1:27.7 | But they intended to do me harm, and I sent messengers to them saying, |
| 1:31.8 | I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. |
| 1:35.0 | Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you? |
| 1:38.8 | And they sent to me four times in this way, and I answered them in the same manner. |
| 1:43.3 | In the same way, Sanballat, for the fifth time, |
| 1:45.7 | sent his servant to me with an open letter in his hand. In it was written, it is reported among the |
| 1:51.4 | nations, and Gashem also says it, that you and the Jews intend to rebel. That is why you are |
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