They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molded image. Thus they changed their glory into the image of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God their Savior. (Psalm 106:19-21) In the previous devotion, we emphasized how easily and how quickly people who...

They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molded image. Thus they changed their glory into the image of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God their Savior. (Psalm 106:19-21) To this day, the sin of the Golden Calf remains one of the most egregious...

When they envied Moses in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord, the earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, and covered the faction of Abiram. A fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. (Psalm 106:16-18) For humans,...

They soon forgot His works; they did not wait for His counsel, but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert. (Psalm 106:13-14) The Bible tells us that when the waters of the sea closed upon the Egyptians, not one of Israel’s pursuers...

He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. The waters covered their enemies; there was not one of them left. (Psalm 106:10-11) In the previous devotion, we highlighted the distinction between the faithfulness...

Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders; they did not remember the multitude of Your mercies, but rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea. Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake, that He might make His mighty power known. (Psalm 106:7-8) Because we are...

Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people. Oh, visit me with Your salvation, that I may see the benefit of Your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, that I may glory with Your inheritance. (Psalm 106:4-5) As it relates...

Blessed are those who keep justice, and he who does righteousness at all times! (Psalm 106:3) At a glance, this verse seems to say that the person who lives a life based on what is right and just — i.e. a person who does what is right in...

Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. (Psalm 106:1) In the previous devotion, we highlighted the concept that God’s goodness shown to one generation is often the fruition of...

Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. (Psalm 106:1) These words begin the last psalm in the fourth book of the psalms, and according to tradition, were written by David to...

He remembered His holy promise, and Abraham His servant. He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. (Psalm 105:42-43) Based on the verses above, one could argue that the Exodus generation was redeemed, not so much due to...

The people asked, and He brought quail, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. (Psalm 105:40) We all know that, when in the wilderness, many of the Hebrews began to long for those things they had been familiar with in Egypt. They said, “We...