Oct 17, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today is the 15th day of Tishri, the first day of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). It was on this day that, according to tradition, Abraham sent his servant to Nahor in order to fetch a wife for his son, Isaac. This is recorded in Genesis 24:3-4: “And I will make you...
Oct 17, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble? (Psalm 10:1) In Jewish tradition, it is believed that this psalm and the previous one are to be read together. At the end of Psalm 9, David — who had been persecuted and oppressed by his...
Oct 16, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Tradition teaches that it was on this day that the Temple of Solomon was finally dedicated. The Bible records the prayer that Solomon offered on that momentous day in 2 Chronicles 6:18-21: “But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven...
Oct 16, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your sight. Put them in fear, O Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but men. (Psalm 9:19-20) As this psalm concludes, David calls upon the LORD to arise, reminding us of what Moses said...
Oct 15, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
On this day it is believed that God rained down fire and brimstone and destroyed the cities of the plain, including Sodom and Gomorrah. It’s recorded in Genesis 19:24-25: “Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from...
Oct 15, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is caught. (Psalm 9:15) In days of old, hunters used different methods to secure a kill; in addition to spear and arrow, they would often dig pits in which to ensnare...
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