Feb 20, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 41 A.D. that a decree by Caius Caligula allowed graven images to be placed in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. This decree was eventually nullified by his assassination. So in ancient Judea, this day was celebrated as a holiday – not...
Feb 20, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, and strips the forests bare; and in His temple everyone says, “Glory!” (Psalm 29:8-9) In these verses, David continues describing...
Feb 19, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
There are some things in Scripture that defy understanding and a logical explanation. For instance the rites of the Red Heifer, as described in the book of Numbers, reveal that a priest who was clean and then participated in the slaying and burning of the Red Heifer...
Feb 19, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire. (Psalm 29:5-6) There is a forest in northern Israel...
Feb 18, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
Jewish tradition believes that on this day Jacob’s son, Asher, was born. And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. Then Leah said, “I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed”: and so she called his name Asher. (Genesis 30:12-13) As we just read,...
Feb 18, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire. (Psalm 29:5-6) As we were sharing in the previous...
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