Daily Bread — Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God; and you complained in your tents, and said, “Because the Lord hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy...
21 Kislev — A Broken and Contrite Heart
There’s an old Jewish adage that says something like this: “The truly penitent come nearer unto God than even those who have never stumbled or fallen into sin.” That’s a profound statement when you consider what it's saying. And while it’s true that we don’t find this...
Daily Bread — Monday, December 4, 2023
The plan pleased me well; so I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe. And they departed and went up into the mountains, and came to the Valley of Eshcol, and spied it out. (Deuteronomy 1:23-23) Many have always assumed that God is the One who initiated the...
20 Kislev — Putting Away the Strange Wives
It was on this day in 456 B. C. that Ezra gathered all of the assembled inhabitants of Jerusalem and urged them to purge the community of all foreign elements, including putting away their pagan wives. It’s recorded for us in Ezra 10:9-11: “It was the ninth...
Daily Bread — Sunday, December 3, 2023
And every one of you came near to me and said, "Let us send men before us, and let them search out the land for us, and bring back word to us of the way by which we should go up, and of the cities into which we shall come." (Deuteronomy 1:22) I think it is important...
19 Kislev — He Has Nothing In Me
On the eve of His crucifixion, knowing that Judas was on his way with soldiers to lead Him away to His execution, Yeshua said: “I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me. But that the world may know that I...
Daily Bread — Saturday, December 2, 2023
Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, "Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him. You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you...
18 Kislev — Does the Label Match the Contents?
In the advertising world, every great marketing campaign is designed to draw attention to a particular label. It is done with the intention to persuade people to buy a particular product. When you go to a store and look at a particular label, if you recognize the name...
Daily Bread — Friday, December 1, 2023
Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you. (Deuteronomy 1:13) Where Israel is concerned, the selection of leaders was to be based on integrity. In other words, it was never to be a popularity contest...
17 Kislev — When Division Is Of God
It was on this day in 1947 that the UN voted to partition Palestine creating what was then called Trans-Jordan and what would become the modern state of Israel. The very next day, Arab terrorist campaigns were released against Jewish inhabitants living in the land....
Daily Bread — Thursday, Nov 30, 2023
And I spoke to you at that time, saying: "I alone am not able to bear you. The Lord your God has multiplied you, and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude." (Deuteronomy 1:9-10) There are two things that merit mentioning as we look at these verses....
16 Kislev — Following God and Leaving People
All of us have relationships; some of them close, some of them not so close. Over the years, some of these relationships can grow stronger but some can become distant, some strained and, in some cases, can dissolve entirely. Sometimes its hard to discern if there is...