Daily Bread — Sunday, April 14, 2024
You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the Lord your God is...
5 Aviv — Harlots and Tax Collectors
It was on this day that Joshua sent two spies to go in an survey Jericho and the surrounding area, as we read in Joshua 2:1-2: “Now Joshua the son of Nun sent out two men from Acacia Grove to spy secretly, saying, ‘Go, view the land, especially Jericho.’ So they...
Daily Bread — Saturday, April 13, 2024
You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment. (Deuteronomy 16:18) As long as there have been nations, there has been a need for good, strong...
4 Aviv — Are You The One?
From his prison cell, John the Baptist sent emissaries to Yeshua with an interesting question. It’s recorded in Matthew 11. “And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, ‘Are You the Coming One, or do...
Daily Bread — Friday, April 12, 2024
Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. Every man shall...
3 Aviv — Stop Giving Our Children to Molech
It was on this day in 1944 that Nazis raided the ghetto of Lodz, Lithuania, and removed all of its children for execution. It’s hard to imagine that there are people who could be so cold as to hurt children. But unfortunately, from the beginning, we see that the...
Daily Bread — Thursday, April 11, 2024
It shall not seem hard to you when you send him away free from you; for he has been worth a double hired servant in serving you six years. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do. (Deuteronomy 15:18) This passage is specifically addressing the issue...
2 Aviv — Replace Our Stony Hearts
It was on this day in 1492 that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain signed a decree expelling all Jews from Spain giving them about five months to leave the country. This expulsion culminated on August 2nd of that same year which was, on the Hebrew calendar,...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, April 10, 2024
If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. (Deuteronomy 15:12) In keeping with the theme of release, Moses reiterates the laws regarding an עבד eved or...
1 Aviv — Purpose Over Pedigree
Today is the first day of the month Aviv and, according to Exodus 12, this is the first day of the biblical new year. “Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, ‘This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,” and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become sin among you. (Deuteronomy...
29 Adar II – What Would You Do With A Power Drill?
Over the years I have met many believers who I would classify as being zealots, which is not necessarily a bad thing. We all need to possess zeal but what is that? Webster’s defines it as “a passion for a cause” or “a strong eagerness in favor of a person or a cause.”...