9 Shevat — The Highway of Holiness
It was on this day in 1980 that the border between Egypt and Israel was declared open, once again, allowing travelers to follow the ancient “King’s Highway” that connected these two nations. This was a very significant event in the maturing relations between Israel...
Daily Bread — Friday, February 7, 2025
When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” Do not hide Your face from me; do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help. (Psalm 27:8-9) As expressed in this and many other prayers, David was a person focused...
8 Shevat — Teach Your Children Diligently
In times past, today was considered a day of fasting in commemoration of the belief that today marked the end of the period of the Elders who were contemporaries of Joshua. These were the people who witnessed the miracles in the wilderness and the crossing over the...
Daily Bread — Thursday, February 6, 2025
For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. (Psalm 27:5) The Hebrew word translated as “hide” (צפן tzafon) is never used when speaking of something trivial but...
7 Shevat — Making Aliyah
It was on this day in 1930 that the fifth aliyah to the Holy Land began. Perhaps some of you are not familiar with this term, aliyah. It is the Hebrew word that defines immigration to Israel; if someone is going to move to Israel, it is said that they make “aliyah.”...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, February 5, 2025
One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. (Psalm 27:4) The desires of men tend to be in a constant state of flux and...
6 Shevat — Let Him Vindicate You
What do you do when someone says something negative about you, publicly? It might be true or it might not be true. It might be something that happened a long time ago. Regardless of the situation, someone - maybe another believer - discloses something about you for...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell. (Psalm 27:1-3) Seeing that David wrote these...
5 Shevat — All Tribes Will Serve The King
Counting from the month of Aviv in the spring, Shevat is the eleventh month and is mentioned by name in in Zechariah 1:7. The name, “Shevat,” has some interesting connotations. The root word means “to control” or “to rule” and is often translated in the Bible as...
Daily Bread — Monday, February 3, 2025
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh, my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell. (Psalm 27:1-3) When we are in distress and...
4 Shevat — Everything Has A Season
“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-3)...
Daily Bread — Sunday, February 2, 2025
But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me. My foot stands in an even place; in the congregations I will bless the Lord. (Psalm 26:11-12) As David concludes this prayer -- a prayer inviting God to judge, examine and prove him -- he...