Jan 30, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day that Moses was allowed to observe the Promised Land from the top of the mountain, but was told that he would not be permitted to cross over. Deuteronomy 3:27-28 reads: “Go up to the top of Pisgah, and lift your eyes toward the west, the north, the...
Jan 30, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. (Psalm 26:1-2) Focusing on David’s words, “Examine me and prove me,” Jewish commentators...
Jan 29, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
Long ago, David wrote these words: “I will lift up my eyes to the hills – from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2) I used to think that that as David looked upon the hills that partially surround...
Jan 29, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. (Psalm 26:1-2) As we discussed in the previous devotion, testing is a certainty if we are going to...
Jan 28, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day sometime in the 1st or 2nd century that Rabbi Shimon bin Shetach reorganized the Sanhedrin by eliminating it’s Sadducean members. This was viewed as a great victory for the Pharisaical sect and was accorded its own holiday in ancient times....
Jan 28, 2025 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in the Lord; I shall not slip. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my mind and my heart. (Psalm 26:1-2) It’s a mighty courageous person who prays for God to test them because, in time...
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