TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006
Date Hymns Reading Comments
October 1 TLH 526 / LSB 745 Job 6 Job continues bemoaning his misery and criticizes his three friends for having failed to offer him comfort.
October 2 TLH 588 Job 7 On the brink of despair, Job cries to the Lord to stop afflicting him.
October 3 LSB 739 Job 8 Bildad rebukes Job, arguing that those who suffer must be guilty of sin against God. Therefore, Bildad calls Job to repentance.
October 5 LSB 844 Ezra 1 The Lord moves Cyrus, King of Persia, to send a remnant of Judean exiles back home to Judah.
October 6 TLH 400 / LSB 783 Ezra 2 42,360 exiles return to Judah and begin giving offerings for the reconstruction of the temple of the Lord.
October 7 TLH 36 / LSB 895 Ezra 3 The returned Judeans begin rebuilding the altar of the Lord so that they may resume offering sacrifices. The Judeans lay the foundation of the new temple. The people shout for joy, but many of the older Judeans weep loudly, remembering the grandeur of the first temple.
October 8 TLH 520 / LSB 754 Ezra 4 Enemies of the Judeans oppose the rebuilding of the temple. They convince King Artaxerxes to prevent the rebuilding of Jerusalem and of the temple. The rebuilding of the temple ceases.
October 9 TLH 39 / LSB 790 Ezra 5 Prophets of the Lord call the people of Judah to resume the reconstruction of the temple. Tattenai the governor asks King Darius in a letter to determine whether or not Cyrus has decreed that the temple be rebuilt.
October 10 TLH 142 / LSB 438 Ezra 6 Darius finds that Cyrus has decreed that the temple be rebuilt. Therefore, Darius commands Tattenai to allow the reconstruction of the temple to continue. Having finished and dedicated the temple, the Judeans keep the Passover.
October 12 TLH 568 / LSB 785 Ezra 7 More than fifty years later, the Lord sends Ezra from Babylonia to instruct His people in Judah.
October 13 TLH 383 / LSB 557 Ezra 8 Ezra records the genealogy of those who accompanied him to Judah. Ezra identifies Levites and temple servants. Ezra and his companions pray for safe travels. Ezra appoints twelve priests to carry offerings to the temple.
October 14 TLH 318 / LSB 613 Ezra 9 Ashamed when he discovers how unfaithful to the Lord the Judeans have been in their marriage practices, Ezra prays to the Lord.
October 15 TLH 416 / LSB 707 Ezra 10 The Judeans repent of their sin, evaluate the extent of the problem among them, and put an end to many unlawful marriages.
October 16 TLH 382 Nehemiah 1 Nehemiah receives a report that the wall and gate of Jerusalem remain in ruins. Nehemiah prays to the Lord.
October 17 TLH 1 / LSB 901 Nehemiah 2 King Artaxerxes sends Nehemiah to Judah and provides timber for the construction of the temple gates and the wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah begins discussing the construction work with the Judean leaders.
October 19 TLH 613 / LSB 672 Nehemiah 3 Nehemiah leads the Judeans as they begin rebuilding the walls and gates of Jerusalem.
October 20 TLH 461 Nehemiah 4 Enemies oppose the rebuilding of the walls. The Judean workers resume rebuilding the walls, armed with weapons in case enemies should interfere.
October 21 LSB 845 Nehemiah 5 Nehemiah stops the oppression of the poor by ending excessive interest rates and taxes. Having been appointed governor of Judah, Nehemiah sets an example of generosity in place of oppression.
October 22 TLH 619 / LSB 674 Nehemiah 6 False prophets conspire to deceive and to harm Nehemiah. The Judeans finish rebuilding the wall.
October 23 LSB 829 Nehemiah 7 Nehemiah appoints faithful leaders to ensure that the work of reconstruction continues to progress. Nehemiah records the returned exiles by their genealogy.
October 24 TLH 296 / LSB 589 Nehemiah 8 Ezra teaches the Word of the Lord to the Judeans. The Judeans sanctify the day as a holy day. The Judeans observe the Feast of Booths.
October 26 WS 792 Nehemiah 9 The Judeans confess their sin and receive mercy from the Lord.
October 27 TLH 572 Nehemiah 10 The people dedicate themselves to obeying the Law of the Lord and to serving Him faithfully.
October 28 TLH 618 / LSB 673 Nehemiah 11 For the sake of security and in order for the reconstruction of Jerusalem to continue, one out of every ten Judeans agrees to live in Jerusalem.
October 29 TLH 123 / LSB 733 Nehemiah 12 Nehemiah lists priests and Levites who have come to Jerusalem, beginning with those who arrived with Zerubbabel and Jeshua about a century earlier (compare Ezra 2). The Judeans dedicate the wall of Jerusalem and organize the men who are to serve at the temple.
October 30 TLH 515 Nehemiah 13 Nehemiah continues working to reform the people of Judah according to the law of Moses.
October 31 LSB 558 Psalm 115 We trust not in ourselves, or in our money and goods, or in other people, or in anything else in this fallen world. Our trust is in the Lord Who has created, redeemed, and sanctified us!