They weren’t priests. They weren’t prophets. They weren’t kings or warriors. But their names made the list. Tucked into the book of Ezra, amid the roll call of returning exiles, you’ll find them—the Nethinim. Temple servants. Ordinary, overlooked, uncelebrated. A group of 392 men, grafted into God’s people (Ezra 2:58). They didn’t start out in …
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“Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.” — Ezra 1:5 The temple had been gone for decades, nothing but ruins and memories. …
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The year was 1859. The ship was the Royal Charter. She had nearly completed her long voyage from Melbourne to Liverpool, carrying 452 men, women, and children—and a fortune in gold. Nearly half a million dollars worth, which in today’s terms would be worth forty-five million. The passengers had set sail months earlier, lured by …
“She hath done what she could...” — Mark 14:8 The room was crowded, the air rich with the aroma of roasted meat and freshly baked bread. Conversations hummed, laughter rippled, and then—silence. A woman stepped forward, an alabaster jar trembling in her hands. She didn’t ask permission. She didn’t seek approval. She simply broke the …
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