Dec 29, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is the fourth day of Hanukkah. When Antiochus IV ordered the erection of an idol in the court of the Temple of God followed by pagan sacrifices upon the altar, many in that era and beyond believed it to be a fulfillment of a prophecy from the book of Daniel. ...
Dec 29, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
For dogs have surrounded Me; the congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots. (Psalm 22:16-18) In previous...
Dec 28, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is the third day of Hanukkah. As we have already shared, Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Temple after it had been defiled by the Greeks under Antiochus IV, also known as Epiphanes. It was in the year 168 B.C. that the first pagan sacrifice was...
Dec 28, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
I am poured out like water, and all My bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it has melted within Me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death. (Psalm 22:14-15) The Bible says that “a...
Dec 27, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today let’s address the issue of whether or not believers in Messiah should keep Hanukkah. Some would say that we shouldn’t because, it’s a Jewish holiday and is not biblically mandated. It is true that is not a holiday that is commanded in Scripture but was...
Dec 27, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Be not far from Me, for trouble is near; for there is none to help. Many bulls have surrounded me; strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me. They gape at Me with their mouths, like a raging and roaring lion. (Psalm 22:11-13) The area known as Bashan, located in the...
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