7 Adar — “A Greater Than Moses”
Tradition teaches that, on this day, many key events transpired, all of which centered around the culmination of Moses’ life and ministry. Tradition believes that on this day Moses was born in Egypt and, on this day years later, Moses died on Mt. Nebo. Before...
Daily Bread — Friday, February 16, 2024
You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the Lord your God chastens you. (Deuteronomy 8:5) The hunger suffered in the wilderness, followed by the manna, was in some ways a form of correction, or as Moses puts it, chastening. But if chastening,...
6 Adar — Waiting in the Wings
According to Jewish tradition, it was on this day that Moses completed his review of the Torah for the people of Israel and was informed of his impending death. It’s recorded in Deuteronomy 31:9, 14: “So Moses wrote this law and delivered it to the priests, the...
Daily Bread — Thursday, February 15, 2024
So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord. (Deuteronomy...
5 Adar — Who Needs Fame and Fortune?
There’s an old song that says fame and fortune is just a passing thing. The song’s writer conveys the message that riches and being well recognized are not nearly as important as family, relationships and love because these are things that are eternal. Most people,...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, February 14, 2024
So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord. (Deuteronomy...
4 Adar – Don’t Be Dismayed If the Promise Is Delayed
It was on this day in the year 68 A.D. that the Roman commander, and soon to be Emperor Vespasian, occupied the city of Gedara on his march though the Galilee. This is recorded by the historian Flavius Josephus who said: “Vespasian marched to the city of Gadara,...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, February 13, 2024
So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord. (Deuteronomy...
3 Adar — He Shall Reign
It was on this day in 1949 that the first permanent government of the State of Israel assumed office. Ironically or not, this was also the same day that the security council recommended Israel’s admission into the United Nations. Though it was, indeed, the first...
Daily Bread — Monday, February 12, 2024
And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. (Deuteronomy 8:2) The Bible clearly states that God will...
2 Adar — On the Same Page
It was on this day in the year 553 A.D. that Emperor Justinian of the Byzantine Empire issued an order that provided for the public reading of the Greek translation of the biblical portion, or the Torah portion, that was being read in Jewish synagogues each Sabbath....
Daily Bread — Sunday, February 11, 2024
Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers. (Deuteronomy 8:1) There is concept taught in Judaism that says, "Liberty without law is...