12 Elul — Do You Believe In Miracles?
If you’re old enough to remember the 1980 Winter Olympics, you might remember the historic hockey game between the United States and the Soviet Union. When it was certain that the United States would win, sportscaster Al Michaels exclaimed, “Do you believe in...
Daily Bread — Sunday, September 15, 2024
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. (Psalm 3:5-6) Some of you may remember a simple prayer taught to many of us by our parents that began with, “Now I...
11 Elul — Return of the Prodigal
It was on this day, in 1950, that “Operation Magic Carpet,” a migration of over 45,000 Yemenite Jews to Israel, officially concluded. This is just one of many examples where Jewish people from around the world have made aliyah, which is to immigrate to the land of...
Daily Bread — Saturday, September 14, 2024
Many are they who rise up against me. Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah. But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One who lifts up my head. (Psalm 3:1-3) David wrote these words as he was forced to flee from his son,...
10 Elul — Clean the Inside of the Cup, First!
In Matthew 23, Yeshua made it very clear that matters of the heart, rather than outward trappings, are what the Father is most interested in when it comes to people. To those who tended to focus upon the outward appearance of things, He said: “Woe to you, scribes and...
Daily Bread — Friday, September 13, 2024
Now therefore, be wise, O kings; be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in the way. (Psalm 2:10-12) At the beginning of this Psalm, the kings and rulers of the earth...
9 Elul — The Time To Favor Zion
It was on this day, in 1267, that Moses Ben Nahman, better known as the sage Nachmanides, arrived in Jerusalem to establish a Jewish community there. After the defeat of the Bar Kohkba rebellion in 135 AD, the Romans completely destroyed Jerusalem and built a smaller...
Daily Bread — Thursday, September 12, 2024
I will declare the decree: the Lord has said to Me, “You are My Son, today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them...
8 Elul — Breaking Down Idols
It was on this day, in the year 70 AD, that the walls of the upper city of Jerusalem were battered down by the Romans, thus completing the conquest of Jerusalem and Judea. On that day, all Jewish resistance to the Romans came to an end. In this event, we see the...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Yet I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion. (Psalm 2:6) In the beginning, when man first fell, the Creator declared that there would come a Redeemer, the Seed of the Woman, who would destroy the Adversary, his seed and their rebellion. Since that time, the...
7 Elul — Created For A Purpose
According to Jewish tradition, it was on this day that Amram married Jochebed, a union that led to the birth of Miriam, Aaron and Moses. As we know, Moses was born during a very dangerous and oppressive time if you were a Hebrew male. The king of Egypt had decreed all...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, September 10, 2024
He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, and distress them in His deep displeasure. (Psalm 2:4-5) In contrast to the kings of the earth who “set themselves” (or stand if you will), against...