3 Tishri — May Your Name Be Inscribed
It was on this day that Gedaliah ben Ahikam, governor of Judah after the destruction of the first Temple, was assassinated by other Jews at Mizpah (2 Kings 25:22-25). To commemorate this assassination and the dispersal of the Jewish remnant still left in the land of...
Daily Bread — Saturday, October 5, 2024
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? (Psalm 8:3-4) Why does David not mention the sun along with the moon and stars?...
2 Tishri — Behold The Lamb!
Today is considered by Judaism to be the second day of Yom Teruah (a.k.a. Rosh Hashanah or “head of the year.”). And so on this day, the story of the akedah or “the binding” of Isaac, found in Genesis 22:9-10, is read in the synagogue. “Then they came...
Daily Bread — Friday, October 4, 2024
Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have ordained strength, because of Your enemies, that You may silence the enemy and the avenger. (Psalm 8:2) Throughout history, the wicked of this world have demonstrated their displeasure at the overwhelming evidence...
1 Tishri — Summoned From Suffering; Entering the Glory
Today is Yom Teruah (a.k.a. Rosh Hashana) or the Feast of Trumpets. According to tradition, there are several key events in history that happened on this day. For starters, tradition says that the creation of Adam and Eve occurred on this day. It’s also believed,...
Daily Bread — Thursday, October 3, 2024
O Lord, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, who have set Your glory above the heavens! (Psalm 8:1) As a child, I would often lay in bed, and in the darkness, attempt to contemplate GOD -- the all-powerful, eternally existent Creator of heaven and...
29 Elul — No Excuses
Today is the last day in the month of Elul and it was on this day that tradition believes God created the sea creatures and fowls of the air. The Bible says: So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded,...
Daily Bread — Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity; Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood. He made a pit and dug it out, and has fallen into the ditch which he made. His trouble shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down on his own...
28 Elul — Shining His Light
Today, the 28th day of Elul, marks the commemoration of the fourth day of creation. According to Scripture, here’s what happened on the fourth day: Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let...
Daily Bread — Tuesday, October 1, 2024
God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready. (Psalm 7:11-12) We have mentioned in previous devotions the care we, as followers of the Messiah, should...
27 Elul — Calling Forth The Hidden Seed
Today is considered to be the commemoration of the third day of Creation. According to the Scripture, here’s what happened on the third day: Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear” and it...
Daily Bread — Monday, September 30, 2024
Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the just; for the righteous God tests the hearts and minds. My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart. (Psalm 7:9-10) In concert with issues we discussed in the previous devotion, notice...