In these last days, the Bible predicts a turning away from biblical truth.

In order to combat false teachings that are running rampant and a growing lack of biblical literacy,

Behold Israel provides weekly public readings of Scripture to equip you with the pure Word of God,

read in an international community with interaction and application.

Each week, we host different guests from all walks of life.

Our original readings can be found on our Behold Israel community channel on YouTube or on our

Facebook channel. These are audio versions created to make it convenient for your busy schedule.

Now on to our readings.

Hey, Shalom everyone. Welcome to another public reading of

scripture here on Thursday, May 29th. My name's Jason Comens here from Behold Israel. I'm on the

West Coast, USA. Thanks for tuning in from wherever you're from, or if you're watching this later.

We welcome you as well. What a blessing that the word can go forth to the nations with such streamlined technologies

in the day, technology in the days in which we live.

This evening, we're going to pick up our reading plan in the books of Ezra and Acts.

And actually, we're going to conclude the book of

Ezra this evening with Ezra chapters 9 and 10. Allow me to pray before we dive into the word.

Our Father, we thank you for another opportunity to spend time together in your word

from remote places all over the world, as one body of one mind one spirit

of truth we ask now as we open your holy word that your word would go forth and pierce us convict us

transform us change us challenge us but also may we experience your truth in a new way, that your word would not be

received as mundane or void for it is not, but it is powerful, it is living, it is active,

and we learn so much from history, especially the Israel's history,

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