Daily Bread — Thursday, August 29, 2024
Since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses ... in all the signs and wonders which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, before Pharaoh, before all his servants, and in all his land, and by all that mighty power and all the great terror...
24 Av — Are You A Hypocrite?
On this day, Judaism acknowledges the time when the Hasmoneans implemented the Pharisaic code. This code was the result of longstanding differences of opinion within Judaism that encompassed class distinctions, biblical interpretation and resistance to assimilation....
Daily Bread — Wednesday, August 28, 2024
But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. (Deuteronomy 34:10) Obviously when this verse was first written, there had not been a prophet like Moses and, furthermore, it would be some time before there would be....
23 Av — The Incorruptible Seed
We understand that God created the heavens and the earth and, according to Hebrews 11, it was by His Word. We also understand that, according to the Parable of the Sower, the Word of God is likened to a seed. Based on these facts, I want to suggest that, when...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, August 27, 2024
But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. (Deuteronomy 34:10) That God knew Moses “face to face,” not only emphasizes the importance and sanctity of what he recorded for posterity, but suggests that Moses...
22 Av — Revealing the Sons of God
It was on this day in the year 501 A.D. that a catastrophic earthquake struck the Holy Land, destroying many villages and towns. The land of Israel is situated on several fault lines, in fact, one of those fault lines runs beneath the Temple Mount and through the Mt....
Daily Bread — Monday, August 26, 2024
Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses. (Deuteronomy 34:9) After the people of Israel had wept 30 days for Moses, they turned their...
21 Av — He’s Under Our Feet
It was on this day, in 1934, that German President, Paul von Hindenburg, passed away, thus allowing Adolf Hitler to attain complete and absolute power as the unquestioned head of state. It would only be a few short years before the entire world was engulfed in a...
Daily Bread — Sunday, August 25, 2024
Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died. His eyes were not dim nor his natural vigor diminished. (Deuteronomy 34:7) It is quite the testimony that, at the end of his long life, Moses was still sharp, active and physically strong. In fact, the Hebrew...
20 Av — For The Sake Of Others
In the ancient world, all cultures outside of Israel had many gods. The Greeks had many gods in their belief system. As they conquered different nations, the Romans would invite the religions and gods of these nations into their pantheon. In other words, the gods...
Daily Bread — Saturday, August 24, 2024
So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day. (Deuteronomy 34:5-6) For forty years, the people of...
19 Av — Accentuate The Positive
In Israel’s history, we see that there were many times that the people of Israel would rise up and go throughout the land destroying the images, the icons and the groves that had been dedicated to foreign gods. At times God instructed them to do this because that was...