Daily Bread — Monday, February 12, 2024
And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. (Deuteronomy 8:2) The Bible clearly states that God will...
Daily Bread — Sunday, February 11, 2024
Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers. (Deuteronomy 8:1) There is concept taught in Judaism that says, "Liberty without law is...
Daily Bread — Saturday, February 10, 2024
You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the Lord your God. Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house,...
Daily Bread — Friday, February 9, 2024
And the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you, and will inflict defeat upon them...
Daily Bread — Thursday, February 8, 2024
You shall not be terrified of them; for the Lord your God, the great and awesome God, is among you.(Deuteronomy 7:21) When Moses spoke these words, it was to a generation born of those who did not heed the message. By that I mean Israel traversed a vast wilderness for...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, February 7, 2024
If you should say in your heart, "These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?" — you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt. (Deuteronomy 7:17-18) It is an unfortunate truth, but...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Also you shall destroy all the peoples whom the Lord your God delivers over to you; your eye shall have no pity on them; nor shall you serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you. (Deuteronomy 7:16) This verse uses some pretty strong language in regard to the...
Daily Bread — Monday, February 5, 2024
And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you. (Deuteronomy 7:15) Sickness, as we know, is an unfortunate consequence of sin. All of...
Daily Bread — Sunday, February 4, 2024
He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you. (Deuteronomy 7:13) In an agrarian...
Daily Bread — Saturday, February 3, 2024
Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. And He will love you and bless you and multiply you. (Deuteronomy 7:12-13) As...
Daily Bread — Friday, February 2, 2024
Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the Lord your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. And He will love you and bless you and multiply you. (Deuteronomy 7:12-13) As...
Daily Bread — Thursday, February 1, 2024
The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; but because the Lord loves you. (Deuteronomy 7:7-8) The Hebrew word typically translated as “love” is אהבה ahavah....
