He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had placed among men, and delivered His strength into captivity, and His glory into the enemy’s hand. (Psalm 78:60-61) In the days of Eli the High Priest, the people of Israel were steadily moving away from God and...

Many a time He turned His anger away, and did not stir up all His wrath; for He remembered that they were but flesh, a breath that passes away and does not come again. (Psalm 78:38-39) Who can understand man's frailties more than the One who created mankind? As it is...

They flattered Him with their mouth, and they lied to Him with their tongue; for their heart was not steadfast with Him, nor were they faithful in His covenant. But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and did not destroy them. (Psalm 78:36-38) In...

When He slew them, then they sought Him; and they returned and sought earnestly for God. Then they remembered that God was their rock, and the Most High God their Redeemer. (Psalm 78:34-35) In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul referred to events that transpired...

In spite of this they still sinned, and did not believe in His wondrous works. Therefore their days He consumed in futility, and their years in fear. (Psalm 78:32-33) In the verses just prior to this, the psalmist recounted how God gave the people flesh to eat per...

He had commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven, had rained down manna on them to eat, and given them of the bread of heaven. Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full. (Psalm 78:23-25) In the previous devotion we addressed the fact that,...

He had commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven, had rained down manna on them to eat, and given them of the bread of heaven. Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full. (Psalm 78:23-25) Just before the destruction of Sodom, Abraham and...

They tested God in their heart by asking for the food of their fancy. Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?” (Psalm 78:18-19) Throughout their wilderness experience, the people of Israel acted and spoke as if they were...

In the daytime also He led them with the cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. He split the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink in abundance like the depths. He also brought streams out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. (Psalm...

He divided the sea and caused them to pass through; and He made the waters stand up like a heap. (Psalm 78:13) There is an old song that says, “God will make a way where there seems to be no way.” I can think of no greater example of this truth than what is addressed...

Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. (Psalm 78:12) When we think of the marvelous things God did for the Exodus generation, our minds will logically go to the splitting of the sea, the giving of manna,...

The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. They did not keep the covenant of God; they refused to walk in His law, and forgot His works and His wonders that He had shown them. (Psalm 78:9-11) When Joseph presented his two...