In spite of this they still sinned, and did not believe in His wondrous works. Therefore their days He consumed in futility, and their years in fear. (Psalm 78:32-33) In the verses just prior to this, the psalmist recounted how God gave the people flesh to eat per...

He had commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven, had rained down manna on them to eat, and given them of the bread of heaven. Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full. (Psalm 78:23-25) In the previous devotion we addressed the fact that,...

He had commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven, had rained down manna on them to eat, and given them of the bread of heaven. Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full. (Psalm 78:23-25) Just before the destruction of Sodom, Abraham and...

They tested God in their heart by asking for the food of their fancy. Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?” (Psalm 78:18-19) Throughout their wilderness experience, the people of Israel acted and spoke as if they were...

In the daytime also He led them with the cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. He split the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink in abundance like the depths. He also brought streams out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. (Psalm...

He divided the sea and caused them to pass through; and He made the waters stand up like a heap. (Psalm 78:13) There is an old song that says, “God will make a way where there seems to be no way.” I can think of no greater example of this truth than what is addressed...

Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. (Psalm 78:12) When we think of the marvelous things God did for the Exodus generation, our minds will logically go to the splitting of the sea, the giving of manna,...

The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. They did not keep the covenant of God; they refused to walk in His law, and forgot His works and His wonders that He had shown them. (Psalm 78:9-11) When Joseph presented his two...

Keep His commandments; and be not like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not set its heart aright, and whose spirit was not faithful to God. (Psalm 78:7-8) Most of us can probably say that the lessons we learned from our...

For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children. (Psalm 78:5) As important as Abraham and Isaac were to God's plan in regard to revealing Himself to the nations,...

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and His strength and His wonderful...

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old, which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. (Psalm 78:2-3) On the surface, a parable is a simple tale intended to explain spiritual concepts in human terms. However when it comes to...