Daily Bread — Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Moses commanded a law for us, a heritage of the congregation of Jacob. (Deuteronomy 33:4) In the previous devotion, we discussed the importance of a heritage and how it is distinguished from an inheritance. What has been entrusted to God's people is for all time and...
2 Av — Guided By The Spirit
It was on this day, in 1492, that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain signed a decree expelling all Jews from Spain. This expulsion culminated on August 2nd of that same year, which was the 9th of Av on the Hebrew calendar. It just so happened that the Jewish...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Moses commanded a law for us, a heritage of the congregation of Jacob. (Deuteronomy 33:4) In these few words much can be understood about the devotion our Jewish friends have for the Torah. First of all, the words delivered to Moses by the mouth of God were not a...
1 Av — That We Might Know Him
According to tradition, it was on this day that Egypt was afflicted with the plague of the frogs. This plague, along with the other plagues, was designed to bring the king of Egypt into submission to God’s plan, which was to let Israel go into the wilderness. But...
Daily Bread — Monday, August 5, 2024
He loves the people; all His saints are in Your hand. They sit down at Your feet; everyone receives Your words. (Deuteronomy 33:3) What does Moses mean when he says that God “loves the peoples”? Is he referring only to the people of Israel or do these words imply all...
29 Tammuz — There’s Something In The Dirt
It was on this day, in 1955, that the Yarkon water project was opened. This project supplied water to the Negev, which is a desert region in southern Israel. Since 1948, the Israeli people have worked very hard to transform what was a vast wasteland into a veritable...
Daily Bread — Sunday, August 4, 2024
The Lord came from Sinai .... From His right hand came a fiery law for them. (Deuteronomy 33:2) When God presented the covenant to Israel, it was amidst a display of fire, lightning and thunder. It was so overwhelming that the people, standing at the foot of the...
28 Tammuz — The Prophecy Of The Priestly Blessing
It was on this day, in 1733, that Jewish settlers arrived on the second ship ever to reach the colony of Savannah, Georgia. Accompanying them on this voyage was the first ever Torah scroll to find its way to the colony of Georgia. This particular Torah scroll and...
Daily Bread — Saturday, August 3, 2024
The Lord came from Sinai .... From His right hand came a fiery law for them. (Deuteronomy 33:2) As far as the revelation given to Israel in regards to their call as a nation, Mount Sinai was the starting point. It was here that precepts and principles, practiced by...
27 Tammuz — Who Are The Real Christ-Killers?
It was on this day, in 1205, that Pope Innocent III decreed, as church doctrine, that all Jews were to be considered as perpetually doomed to servitude and subjugation because of their involvement with the crucifixion of the Messiah. This remained official church...
Daily Bread — Friday, August 2, 2024
Now this is the blessing with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. (Deuteronomy 33:1) In this verse, Moses is called “the man of God.” This is the first time in Scripture that this term is used in reference to anyone but it is...
26 Tammuz — He Loves Us, In Spite Of Us
It was on this day, in 1970, that Israeli Airmen encountered and shot down four Russian MiGs being flown by Russian pilots over the Suez front. As far as we know, this was the very first time that Israeli and Russian military forces had encountered on another....