Daily Bread — Friday, July 26, 2024
They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they did not know, to new gods, new arrivals that your fathers did not fear. (Deuteronomy 32:17) Throughout this prophetic song, there are those constant reminders of Israel's penchant for infidelity and the consequences...
19 Tammuz — Would You Have Stood Aside?
According to Jewish tradition, it was on this day that Moses ascended Mt. Sinai for the second time in order to intercede for the people because of the sin of the Golden Calf. Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses said to the people, “You have committed...
Daily Bread — Thursday, July 25, 2024
Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; you grew fat, you grew thick, you are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, and scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation. (Deuteronomy 32:15) There are two important points being made in this very brief statement. First of all,...
18 Tammuz — An Adulterous Woman Or a Chaste Bride?
Tradition says that it was on this day that Moses destroyed the Golden Calf as recorded in Exodus 32: So it was, as soon as he came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing. So Moses’ anger became hot, and he cast the tablets out of his hands and...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, July 24, 2024
As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its wings, so the Lord alone led him. (Deuteronomy 32:11-12) In this song, God likened Israel to an abandoned child that He found in the desert. Upon seeing...
17 Tammuz — Between the Straits
In Judaism, this day is considered a fast day and a day of semi-mourning for the destruction of both Temples. It’s also the believed to be the day that Moses, returning from the top of Mt. Sinai, found the people worshipping the Golden Calf, provoking him to break the...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you. (Deuteronomy 32:8-9) This verse seems to allude to the fact that, early in human history, God caused the different nations to...
16 Tammuz — Be Hot Or Cold, Not Lukewarm
According to tradition, it was on this day that Aaron fashioned the Golden Calf. It’s recorded in Exodus 32: Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods...
Daily Bread — Monday, July 22, 2024
Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you. (Deuteronomy 32:7) In this verse God encouraged the people to look to those who came before, and in a sense, to consult...
15 Tammuz — Why Bad Things Happen to Good People
According to tradition, it was on this day that Hur, the son of Miriam, died in defense of the faith against those who wanted to build a Golden Calf. This was the same Hur who, along with Aaron, held the hands of Moses in the battle against Amalek. This...
Daily Bread — Sunday, July 21, 2024
Is He not your Father, who bought you? Has He not made you and established you? (Deuteronomy 32:6) The preface for this verse speaks to the fact that Israel, though called to be a holy people, very often corrupted themselves thus prompting the LORD to ask, more or...
14 Tammuz — They Gave Their All
On this day in 1776, a Jewish plantation owner from South Carolina named Francis Salvador, was killed in a skirmish with British regulars. The reason this is noteworthy is because it’s believed that Salvador was the first Jewish patriot killed in the American...