Sep 30, 2023 | 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...
Sep 30, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Then the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” (Numbers 21:8) One of the great mysteries in the Bible is why God instructed Moses to make an image of the...
Sep 29, 2023 | 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...
Sep 29, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. (Numbers 21:6) Jewish tradition teaches that the venom from these serpents, not only made the victims to feel as if they were burning, but also eliminated...
Sep 28, 2023 | 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...
Sep 28, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. (Numbers 21:6) When the children of Israel complained about the manna, calling it “detestable bread,” it greatly contributed to their...
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