Oct 17, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble? (Psalm 10:1) In Jewish tradition, it is believed that this psalm and the previous one are to be read together. At the end of Psalm 9, David — who had been persecuted and oppressed by his...
Oct 16, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Tradition teaches that it was on this day that the Temple of Solomon was finally dedicated. The Bible records the prayer that Solomon offered on that momentous day in 2 Chronicles 6:18-21: “But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven...
Oct 16, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your sight. Put them in fear, O Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but men. (Psalm 9:19-20) As this psalm concludes, David calls upon the LORD to arise, reminding us of what Moses said...
Oct 15, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
On this day it is believed that God rained down fire and brimstone and destroyed the cities of the plain, including Sodom and Gomorrah. It’s recorded in Genesis 19:24-25: “Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from...
Oct 15, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is caught. (Psalm 9:15) In days of old, hunters used different methods to secure a kill; in addition to spear and arrow, they would often dig pits in which to ensnare...
Oct 14, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It’s believed that on this day Abraham was visited by three angels who promised that his wife, Sarah, would give him a son. It’s recorded in Genesis 18:10: “And He said, ‘I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife...
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