20 Iyar — Back To Mount Sinai
It was on this day that Israel left the vicinity of Mt. Sinai as they made their way to the Promised Land. There is a misconception of sorts that Israel left Egypt to go to the land of Canaan. However, the Scripture makes it clear that it was always God’s intention to...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, May 28, 2024
There shall be no ritual harlot of the daughters of Israel, or a perverted one of the sons of Israel. You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are an abomination to the...
19 Iyar — A Square Is Not A Circle
It was on this day that Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, along with his wife, followed the example of their Führer, Adolph Hitler, and committed suicide. Before taking their own lives, he and his wife went in and poisoned their six children because they...
Daily Bread — Monday, May 27, 2024
You shall not give back to his master the slave who has escaped from his master to you. He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it seems best to him; you shall not oppress him. (Deuteronomy 23:15-16) According...
18 Iyar — The Hurvah Synagogue
It was on this day in 1948 that Arabs blew up the famous Hurvah synagogue in the Jewish quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem. Thereafter, for 60 years, this synagogue lay in ruins with only an arch remaining to serve as a memorial of the synagogue’s existence. A...
Daily Bread — Sunday, May 26, 2024
For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you. (Deuteronomy 23:14) As I have said before, God doesn't skip...
17 Iyar — My Heritage, Israel
It was on this day in 1945 that Adolph Hitler, the mass murderer of millions, committed suicide. In one measure, it was Judgment Day for Hitler, and so it will be for all of those who oppose the God of Israel and commit violence against His people. In the book of...
Daily Bread — Saturday, May 25, 2024
When the army goes out against your enemies, then keep yourself from every wicked thing. (Deuteronomy 23:9) As William T. Sherman once said, "War is ..." -- well, you know. In times of war, a soldier is most likely to see anything and everything, good and bad. God...
16 Iyar — Never Surrender
Have you ever come to the place in your life where you just feel like giving up? Whatever the situation is, whether professional, relational or financial, you feel that the situation is hopeless and that nobody cares. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve felt that way...
Daily Bread — Friday, May 24, 2024
You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land. The children of the third generation born to them may enter the assembly of the Lord. (Deuteronomy 23:7-8) The distinction made between two...
15 Iyar — He Will Not Forsake The Righteous
It was on this day that Israel entered into the Wilderness of Sin and, according to tradition, it was also on this day that the matzah (unleavened bread) Israel had brought with them from the land of Egypt was exhausted. “And they journeyed from Elim, and all the...
Daily Bread — Thursday, May 23, 2024
They hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. Nevertheless the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you. (Deuteronomy 23:3-4)...