þ   Ezra Nehemiah Esther Psalms Zechariah
September 24 ¨ The temple is finished and dedicated 6:13-18
¨ Passover is celebrated 6:19-22
¨ Blessings for those who fear the Lord 112
¨ Praising the Lord - there is none like Him 113
¨ A call to put trust in and glorify the Lord 115
¨ The Lord's faithfulness endures forever 117
¨ The Lord's love endures forever 118
¨ A call to bless the Lord 134
¨ Judgment on Israel's enemies 9:1-8
¨ The coming king of Zion 9:9-13
  ¨ The Lord will save His people         9:14-17
September 25 ¨ Restoration for Judah and Israel 10:1-11:3
¨ Flock doomed to slaughter / two staffs: Favor and Union 11:4-17
¨ The Lord will give salvation 12:1-9
¨ Mourning for Him whom they pierced 12:10-14
¨ Idolatry cut off / Shepherd struck and sheep scattered 13:1-9
  ¨ The coming day of the Lord         14:1-21
September 26 ¨ The king's banquets 1:1-9
¨ Queen Vashti refuses to obey the king's demands 1:10-22
¨ Esther chosen as the new queen 2:1-18
¨ Mordecai discovers plot to kill the king 2:19-23
  ¨ Haman's plot against the Jews     3:1-15    
September 27 ¨ Esther agrees to help the Jews 4:1-17
¨ Esther prepares a banquet 5:1-8
¨ Haman plans to hang Mordecai 5:9-14
¨ Mordecai is honored by the king 6:1-13
¨ Esther reveals Haman's plot 6:14-7:6
¨ Haman is hanged on his own gallows 7:7-10
  ¨ Esther saves the Jews     8:1-8    
September 28 ¨ Esther saves the Jews 8:9-17
¨ Jews destroy their enemies 9:1-19
¨ Institution of the Feast of Purim 9:20-32
¨ The rank of Mordecai 10:1-3
  ¨ Ezra goes to Jerusalem to teach the people / Artaxerxes' decree 7:1-28        
September 29 ¨ Genealogy of returning exiles 8:1-14
¨ Ezra sends for Levites 8:15-20
¨ Exiles fast and pray for protection 8:21-23
¨ Priests guard the offerings 8:24-30
¨ Return trip to Jerusalem 8:31-36
  ¨ Ezra prays concerning the Israelites' intermarriage 9:1-15        
September 30 ¨ Israelites confess their sin and puts away foreign wives 10:1-17
¨ Those found guilty of intermarriage 10:18-44
¨ Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord 128
¨ Nehemiah receives a report from Jerusalem 1:1-3
¨ Nehemiah's prayer 1:4-11
¨ Nehemiah sent to Judah 2:1-8
  ¨ Nehemiah inspects the walls of Jerusalem   2:9-20