20 Shevat — Don’t Worry: Be Happy
Jewish tradition believes that on this day Jacob’s son, Asher, was born. And Leah's maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. Then Leah said, “I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed”: and so she called his name Asher. (Genesis 30:12-13) As we just read, the...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, February 18, 2025
The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire. (Psalm 29:5-6) As we were sharing in the previous...
19 Shevat — Breaking Man’s Interpretation of God’s Law
It is recorded in the Gospels that on one Shabbat when Messiah and His disciples were walking, they became hungry and began to pluck grains of wheat and eat them. Some Pharisees observed this and accused Yeshua and His disciples of profaning the Sabbath claiming they...
Daily Bread — Monday, February 17, 2025
The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the Lord is over many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. (Psalm 29:3-4) Throughout this psalm, David mentions the voice of the LORD; in fact, he...
18 Shevat — Our Eternal Father
The sacred name of the Creator is יהוה. Regarding His sacred name, what seems to get the most attention is how to pronounce it. Some people think it’s “Yahweh,” others think it’s “Yahveh”; some believe it’s “Yehovah.” Frankly, there are several pronunciations advanced...
Daily Bread — Sunday, February 16, 2025
Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. (Psalm 29:1-2) There is reason to believe that this is the psalm David delivered “into the hand of...
17 Shevat — He Will Make Us A Great Nation
It was on this day in 1965 that Spanish officials met with Jewish representatives to discuss the legal status of the Jewish community in Spain. It was the first such meeting between Jews and the head of the Spanish government since the expulsion of Jews in the year...
Daily Bread — Saturday, February 15, 2025
The Lord is their strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed. Save Your people, and bless Your inheritance. Shepherd them also, and bear them up forever. (Psalm 28:8-9) In the previous devotion, we explored the notion that God is our source for strength...
16 Shevat — As Little Children
Messiah made it very clear that if we are to enter the kingdom of heaven, then we must do so with the heart of little children. This is recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. Then Yeshua called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I...
Daily Bread — Friday, February 14, 2025
Blessed be the Lord, because He has heard the voice of my supplications! The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. (Psalm 28:6-7) As was mentioned in the...
15 Shevat — Tu B’Shvat
Today, the 15th day of Shevat is also called Tu B’shvat, which is simply translated as the 15th of Shevat - the “tu” being the pronunciation of the Hebrew letters, טו tet and vav, that together have the value fifteen. Tu b’shvat is regarded as the new year for trees...
Daily Bread — Thursday, February 13, 2025
To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock. (Psalm 28:1) As is so often the case, interesting and provocative tidbits that would have been otherwise overlooked when reading Scripture in English, are brought to light when looking at the text in Hebrew. In this instance, let's...