Nov 13, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Cheshvan is the month that is commonly associated with darkness and gloominess. Some believe that Cheshvan is the month in which the flood occurred which bolsters the idea it is the month of darkness. On the other hand, we must consider that, though darkness and gloom...
Nov 13, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Hear a just cause, O Lord, attend to my cry; give ear to my prayer which is not from deceitful lips. Let my vindication come from Your presence; let Your eyes look on the things that are upright. (Psalm 17:1-2) The more we look at David’s prayers and petitions,...
Nov 12, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
According to tradition, it was on the 11th day of Cheshvan that Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah, died. If this is accurate, Methuselah’s death may have been the indicator to Noah that the flood was on its way. It is also believed that this is the date that Rachel,...
Nov 12, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. (Psalm 16:11) In the previous devotion, we mentioned that Peter referred to David and this particular psalm as speaking prophetically of the Messiah....
Nov 11, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in 1898 that Theodore Herzl arrived in Jaffa on his first and only trip to the Holy Land. Herzl was a very important and instrumental person in the Zionist Movement of the late 19th and early 20th century. The Zionist Movement paved the way for the...
Nov 11, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in hope. For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. (Psalm 16:9-10) All of mankind was formed from the dust of the earth and, at our death, our...
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