Daily Bread — Tuesday, October 3, 2023
From there they went to Beer, which is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.” Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! All of you sing to it." (Numbers 21:16-17) The Hebrew word Be'er is literally...
17 Tishri — The Impossible Dream
It was on this day in 1886 that David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, was born. It was he who, on May 14, 1948, pronounced that, after 2,000 years, the state of Israel was to be reborn. Later that evening, at midnight on May 15, 1948, the British...
Daily Bread — Monday, October 2, 2023
Now the children of Israel moved on and camped in Oboth. And they journeyed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, in the wilderness which is east of Moab, toward the sunrise. (Numbers 21:10-11) After the incident involving the fiery serpents, the children of Israel...
16 Tishri — Compelled To Serve
Today, the 16th day of Tishri, is the second day of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). It was on this day in the year 539 B.C. that King Cyrus of Persia captured the city of Babylon, thus bringing an end to the once great Empire of Nebuchadnezzar. Many verses of Scripture...
Daily Bread — Sunday, October 1, 2023
So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. (Numbers 21:9) As believers, we understand that this picture presented to us in the Scripture is intended to point us...
15 Tishri — Searching For A Bride
Today is the 15th day of Tishri, the first day of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). It was on this day that, according to tradition, Abraham sent his servant to Nahor in order to fetch a wife for his son, Isaac. This is recorded in Genesis 24:3-4: “And I will make you...
Daily Bread — Saturday, September 30, 2023
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live." (Numbers 21:8) One of the great mysteries in the Bible is why God instructed Moses to make an image of the very...
14 Tishri — No Flesh Shall Glory In His Presence
Tradition teaches that it was on this day that the Temple of Solomon was finally dedicated. The Bible records the prayer that Solomon offered on that momentous day in 2 Chronicles 6:18-21: “But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven...
Daily Bread — Friday, September 29, 2023
So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. (Numbers 21:6) Jewish tradition teaches that the venom from these serpents, not only made the victims to feel as if they were burning, but also eliminated...
13 Tishri — As Guilty As Sodom
On this day it is believed that God rained down fire and brimstone and destroyed the cities of the plain, including Sodom and Gomorrah. It’s recorded in Genesis 19:24-25: “Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from...
Daily Bread — Thursday, September 28, 2023
So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. (Numbers 21:6) When the children of Israel complained about the manna, calling it "detestable bread," it greatly contributed to their downfall. It was as...
12 Tishri — Fulfilling the Impossible
It’s believed that on this day Abraham was visited by three angels who promised that his wife, Sarah, would give him a son. It’s recorded in Genesis 18:10: “And He said, ‘I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife...