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...
1 Adar — In The Presence Of My Enemies
Jewish tradition believes that it was on this day that the the ninth plague, the plague of darkness, descended upon Egypt. It’s recorded in Exodus 10:21-23. “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of...
Daily Bread — Saturday, February 10, 2024
You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the Lord your God. Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house,...
30 Shevat — Finish The Race
It was on this day in 1667 that the practice of forcing Jews to run a footrace in the Roman carnival, while being buffeted and harassed, came to an end. This carnival typically opened on a Monday, and so to the Jews that day became known as Black Monday. On Black...
Daily Bread — Friday, February 9, 2024
And the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you little by little; you will be unable to destroy them at once, lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. But the Lord your God will deliver them over to you, and will inflict defeat upon them...
29 Shevat — Focus on Being Focused
Today we are going to focus on being focused. In Luke’s gospel, we see that a couple of Messiah’s disciples had a particularly nasty attitude toward a Samaritan village. Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His...
Daily Bread — Thursday, February 8, 2024
You shall not be terrified of them; for the Lord your God, the great and awesome God, is among you.(Deuteronomy 7:21) When Moses spoke these words, it was to a generation born of those who did not heed the message. By that I mean Israel traversed a vast wilderness for...
28 Shevat — The Greatest Love
It was on this day in 1943, while en route to Greenland, the troop ship SS Dorchester was sunk by a German U-boat, taking the lives of 600 men who were aboard. Among the lost were four chaplains, dubbed the “Four Immortals”—a Catholic Priest, a Methodist minister, a...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, February 7, 2024
If you should say in your heart, "These nations are greater than I; how can I dispossess them?" — you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt. (Deuteronomy 7:17-18) It is an unfortunate truth, but...
27 Shevat –The Stone Cut From the Mountain
It was on this day in 1943 that the last German Army in Stalingrad, Russia, surrendered to the Red Army. This marked the turning point on the eastern front and ended an enormous string of victories for the Nazis. In fact, this battle was the beginning of the end for...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Also you shall destroy all the peoples whom the Lord your God delivers over to you; your eye shall have no pity on them; nor shall you serve their gods, for that will be a snare to you. (Deuteronomy 7:16) This verse uses some pretty strong language in regard to the...
26 Shevat — Treasures Old and New
It was on this day in 1959 that Israel began exporting copper, mined from the same copper mines that had once been used in the days of King Solomon. In fact, this was the first such export of this metal since the days of that ancient kingdom. Copper was one of many...