Aug 8, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 444 B.C., that Nehemiah began to rebuild the city walls of Jerusalem. Previously, Nehemiah had been in Persia serving the king as his cupbearer. When he heard that the city of Jerusalem lay in ruins, he lamented and he cried out to the Lord to...
Aug 8, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Let Reuben live, and not die, nor let his men be few. (Deuteronomy 33:6) Though much of Moses’ blessing for the people was directed to the entire nation, he also was very specific with each of the tribes. If the overall nation was going to succeed in what God...
Aug 7, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1881, that the first shipload of Russian Jewish immigrants landed in New York City. The significance of this is that it marked the beginning of a mass immigration of Eastern European Jews to America. They brought with them a strong commitment to...
Aug 7, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Moses commanded a law for us, a heritage of the congregation of Jacob. (Deuteronomy 33:4) In the previous devotion, we discussed the importance of a heritage and how it is distinguished from an inheritance. What has been entrusted to God’s people is for all time...
Aug 6, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day, in 1492, that King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain signed a decree expelling all Jews from Spain. This expulsion culminated on August 2nd of that same year, which was the 9th of Av on the Hebrew calendar. It just so happened that the Jewish...
Aug 6, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Moses commanded a law for us, a heritage of the congregation of Jacob. (Deuteronomy 33:4) In these few words much can be understood about the devotion our Jewish friends have for the Torah. First of all, the words delivered to Moses by the mouth of God were not a...
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