Daily Bread — Saturday, March 29, 2025
The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. (Psalm 34:7) Several years ago, the county in which we live experienced an outbreak of several tornadoes, most of which were quite destructive; unfortunately, some resulted in deaths. That...
28 Adar — Love Your Enemies
It was on this day in the year 163 B.C. that Antiochus V (not to be confused with Antiochus the IV of Hanukkah fame), granted freedom of religion and political autonomy to the Jews living in the land of Israel. This was to cancel the decrees of his father, who had...
Daily Bread — Friday, March 28, 2025
I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. (Psalm 34:4-6) The book of Samuel...
27 Adar — The Furnace of Affliction
It was on this day in the year 1979 that Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt signed the peace treaty between their countries. Since that time, Israel has enjoyed three decades of relative peace with Egypt. We say, “relative peace,” because Egypt has...
Daily Bread — Thursday, March 27, 2025
My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. (Psalm 34:2-3) The Bible says that boasting that is born out of arrogance is evil (James 4:16). It is also written that...
26 Adar — Choose Life
It was on this day in the year 1940 that the Nazis issued an order barring Jewish physicians from treating Ayrans and Aryan physicians from treating Jews, thus accentuating the separation between the two peoples. The Nazi provocation for this was their hatred of the...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, March 26, 2025
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. (Psalm 34:1) Through the years, I have heard this verse sung, recited and proclaimed but seldom, if ever, have I heard it discussed within the context to which it is dedicated: A Psalm of...
25 Adar — Babylon Resurrected
It was on this day in the year 561 B.C. that Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon and the conqueror of Jerusalem, died. Years before, Nebuchadnezzar had been told by the prophet Daniel that he, and by extension Babylon, was represented in a dream by a head of gold,...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name. Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, just as we hope in You. (Psalm 33:20-22) In keeping with the theme from yesterday's devotion,...
24 Adar — One In Messiah
It was on this day in the year 1451 that Pope Nicholas the Fifth issued a bull banning all social interaction between Christians and Jews. His motivation for setting this boundary was a fear that Christians would become Judaized. Indeed, any Christian who converted to...
Daily Bread — Monday, March 24, 2025
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy, to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. (Psalm 33:18-19) When Messiah spoke to the congregation in Philadelphia, He offered nothing but approval and...
23 Adar — A Royal Priesthood
It was on this day that two prominent events are believed to have occurred. The first is the dedication of the second Temple in 516 B.C; the second is the beginning of the consecration period for Aaron and his sons as they entered the priesthood. The latter is...