Daily Bread — Friday, May 31, 2024
When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house ... (Deuteronomy 24:1) Divorce is...
22 Iyar — It Is A Sign
It was on this day, according to tradition, that Israel observed their first Shabbat in the wilderness. This is recorded in Exodus 16: “See! For the Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man...
Daily Bread — Thursday, May 30, 2024
When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes at your pleasure, but you shall not put any in your container. When you come into your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not use a sickle on...
21 Iyar — The Double Portion
It was on this day that Israel collected a lechem mishnah or “double portion” for the first time, as recorded in Exodus 16: And so it was, on the sixth day, that they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. And all the rulers of the...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, May 29, 2024
When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you. But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you. (Deuteronomy 23:21-22) It is quite natural for us when...
20 Iyar — Back To Mount Sinai
It was on this day that Israel left the vicinity of Mt. Sinai as they made their way to the Promised Land. There is a misconception of sorts that Israel left Egypt to go to the land of Canaan. However, the Scripture makes it clear that it was always God’s intention to...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, May 28, 2024
There shall be no ritual harlot of the daughters of Israel, or a perverted one of the sons of Israel. You shall not bring the wages of a harlot or the price of a dog to the house of the Lord your God for any vowed offering, for both of these are an abomination to the...
19 Iyar — A Square Is Not A Circle
It was on this day that Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, along with his wife, followed the example of their Führer, Adolph Hitler, and committed suicide. Before taking their own lives, he and his wife went in and poisoned their six children because they...
Daily Bread — Monday, May 27, 2024
You shall not give back to his master the slave who has escaped from his master to you. He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it seems best to him; you shall not oppress him. (Deuteronomy 23:15-16) According...
18 Iyar — The Hurvah Synagogue
It was on this day in 1948 that Arabs blew up the famous Hurvah synagogue in the Jewish quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem. Thereafter, for 60 years, this synagogue lay in ruins with only an arch remaining to serve as a memorial of the synagogue’s existence. A...
Daily Bread — Sunday, May 26, 2024
For the Lord your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you. (Deuteronomy 23:14) As I have said before, God doesn't skip...
17 Iyar — My Heritage, Israel
It was on this day in 1945 that Adolph Hitler, the mass murderer of millions, committed suicide. In one measure, it was Judgment Day for Hitler, and so it will be for all of those who oppose the God of Israel and commit violence against His people. In the book of...