Aug 23, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
In Israel’s history, we see that there were many times that the people of Israel would rise up and go throughout the land destroying the images, the icons and the groves that had been dedicated to foreign gods. At times God instructed them to do this because that was...
Aug 23, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor; but no one knows his grave to this day. (Deuteronomy 34:5-6) When Moses lived, he was referred to...
Aug 22, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
According to tradition it was on this day, during the reign of King Ahaz, that the western light of the Menorah was extinguished. Much earlier in Israeli history, in the days of Samuel, during the tenure of the High Priest Eli and his two sons Hofni and Pinchas, the...
Aug 22, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is across from Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land of Gilead as far as Dan. (Deuteronomy 34:1) Everything has a purpose: that’s not just who God uses or what God uses...
Aug 21, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
They say that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend” (although my wife scoffs at the notion). I guess the point of that maxim alludes to the fact that, from the very beginning, people have been attracted to things that glitter or sparkle. The down side to this is,...
Aug 21, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help and the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, and you shall tread down their high places.” (Deuteronomy 33:29) Many kingdoms and empires have risen,...
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