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September 1: Ezekiel 18-19 

Ezekiel 18:5 & 9:  “Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.  He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws.  That man is righteous; he will surely live.”

 September 2: Ezekiel 20-21 

Ezekiel 20:40-41:  “For on my holy mountain, declares the Sovereign Lord, there in the land the entire house of Israel will serve me, and there I will accept them. . . .  I will accept you as fragrant incense.”

 September 3: Ezekiel 22-23  

Ezekiel 22:30:  “I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none.”

 September 4: Ezekiel 24-27 

Ezekiel 24:24:  “Ezekiel will be a sign to you; you will do just as he has done.  When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.”

 September 5: Ezekiel 28-31 

Ezekiel 28:25:  “When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will show myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. . . .  Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”

 September 6: Ezekiel 32-34 

Ezekiel 33:11:  “As surely as I live, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live.  Turn!  Turn from your evil ways!”

 September 7: Ezekiel 35-37 

Ezekiel 37:13:  “Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them.  I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land.  Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it.”

 September 8: Ezekiel 38-39 

Ezekiel 38:23:  “And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations.  Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

 September 9: Ezekiel 40-41 

Ezekiel 40:4:  “Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here.”

 September 10: Ezekiel 42-43 

Ezekiel 43:2 & 4:  “I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east.  His voice was like the roar of rushing waters, and the land was radiant with his glory. . . .  The glory of the Lord entered the temple.”

 September 11: Ezekiel 44-45 

Ezekiel 44:10 & 15:  “The [priests] who went far from me when Israel went astray. . . must bear the consequences of their sin.  But the priests. . . who faithfully carried out the duties of my sanctuary are to come near to minister before me; they are to stand before me.”

 September 12: Ezekiel 46-48 

Ezekiel 47:1 & 12:  “I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east.  Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. . . .  Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.”

 September 13: Joel 

Joel 2:13:  “Rend your heart and not your garments.  Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.”

 September 14: Daniel 1-3 

Daniel 3:17-18:  “If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand.  But even if he does not, we want you to know that we will not serve your gods.”

 September 15: Daniel 4-6 

Daniel 6:26-27:  “For [God] is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.  He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth.”

 September 16: Daniel 7-9 

Daniel 9:18-19: “Give ear, O God, and hear.  We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.  O Lord, forgive!  O Lord, hear and act!  For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

 September 17: Daniel 10-12 

Daniel 10:12:  “Do not be afraid.  Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, you words were heard, and I have come in response to them.”

 September 18: Ezra 1-3 

Ezra 3:11:  “With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord: ‘He is good; his love to Israel endures forever.’  And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.”

 September 19: Ezra 4-6 & Psalm 137 

Ezra 6:12:  “May God, who has caused his Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree or to destroy this temple in Jerusalem.”

 September 20: Haggai 

Haggai 2:6-7:  “In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.  I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory.”

 September 21: Zechariah 1-7 

Zechariah 2:10-11:  “Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion.  For I am coming, and I will live among you.  Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people.”

 September 22: Zechariah 8-14 

Zechariah 9:9:  “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!  Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!  See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey.”

 September 23: Esther 1-5 

Esther 4:14: “Who knows but that you have come to royal position for such
   a time as this?”

 September 24: Esther 6-10 

Esther 9:22:  “[The Jews celebrated Purim] as the time when they got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration.”

 September 25: Ezra 7-10 

Ezra 9:8:  “But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage.”

 September 26: Nehemiah 1-5 

Nehemiah 1:5:  “O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his commands, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night.”

September 27: Nehemiah 6-7 

Nehemiah 6:9:  “[Our enemies] were trying to frighten us, thinking, ‘Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.’  But I prayed, ‘Now strengthen my hands.’”

 September 28: Nehemiah 8-10  

Nehemiah 9:5-6:  “Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.  You alone are the Lord.  You made the heavens, all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it.  You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.”

 September 29: Nehemiah 11-13 & Psalm 126 

Psalm 126:2-3:  “Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.  Then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’  The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.”

 September 30: Malachi 

Malachi 4:2:  “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings.  And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall.”