Day 278: Power in Weakness (2025)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 5 October 2025

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Summary

Fr. Mike walks us through the signing of the covenant in Nehemiah 10 and relates Israel’s collective decision to belong to God to our personal encounters with God that inspire us to follow him simply because he has called us. He also offers insight on how God used the physical weakness of Esther to move the king’s heart to gentleness. Today’s readings are Nehemiah 10, Esther 15, 6-7, and Proverbs 21:13-16.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast,
0:07.4	where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture.
0:10.6	The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:13.1	Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation,
0:16.3	discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit.
0:18.8	And at that story today, it is day 278. We are only four short days from the end of the return heading into the Maccabian revolt. But today on day 278, we have Nehemiah chapter 10, Esther, chapter 15 and 6 and 7. Proverbs chapter 21 versus 13 through 16. As always, the Bible translation I'm reading from is the revised standard version.
0:41.4	I'm using this 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 receive daily updates
0:46.2	by subscribing. That would be great. It's day 278. We're reading Nehemiah 10, Esther 15,
0:52.3	and chapter 6 and chapter 7, as well as Proverbs
0:55.3	chapter 21 verses 13 through 16.
1:00.4	The book of Nehemiah, the conclusion of chapter 9, verse 38, the signing of the covenant.
1:06.7	Because of all this, we make a firm covenant and write on it, and our princes, our Levites,
1:12.0	and our priests set their seal to it.
1:15.5	Chapter 10
1:16.0	Those who set their seal are Nehemiah, the governor, the son of Hacalaya, Zedekiah,
1:21.8	Siraya, Azariah, Jeremiah, Pashur, Amariah, Makhaja, Hatush, Sh Shebanaya, Maluk, Harim, Miramath, Obadiah, Daniel, Ginathan, Baruch, Mesulam, Abijah, Meshimae, Bilgai, Shemaya.
1:40.4	These are the priests, and the Levites, Jeshua, the son of Azanaya, Binui of the sons of Hennedad, Kadmiel, and their brethren.
1:49.5	Shabanaia, Haudai, Kalita, Palaya, Hanan, Micah, Rahob, Hashabaya, Zakur, Sherabaya, Shabanaia,
1:59.6	Hodaya, Bani, Beninu.
2:02.3	The chiefs of the people.
2:04.1	Parosh, Bahathmoab, Elam, Zatu, Bani, Buni, Adanajah,
2:09.1	Bha, Adonijah, Big Vai, Adin, Ater, Hezekiah, Azura, Haudaya, Hashoum, Bzai, Ha'uahouazi Harif Anathoth Nebai Magpiyash Meshulam Hazir Meshizabelle Zedok Jdua Pilataya Hanan Anaya Hoshaya Hananaia Hashub Halohesh, Pilha, Shobak, Rehum, Hashabna, Maasaya, Ahaya,
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