Feb 23, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
In his first epistle, Peter addressed those of God’s people who were in the Diaspora (the “dispersion”) – people that were scattered abroad and not living in the land of Israel. In the second chapter, Peter said something we need to take note of today. He wrote:...
Feb 22, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 519 B.C. that the prophet Zechariah received the Word of the Lord in a vision that predicted the restoration of Zion. This is recorded in the very first chapter of Zechariah and also includes a question asked by the Angel of the Lord: “O...
Feb 21, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
According to rabbinical commentaries, it was on this day that several Israelite tribes gathered together to make war on the tribe of Benjamin. It is recorded in Judges 20:1-2: So all the children of Israel came out, from Dan to Beersheba, as well as from the...
Feb 20, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 41 A.D. that a decree by Caius Caligula allowed graven images to be placed in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. This decree was eventually nullified by his assassination. So in ancient Judea, this day was celebrated as a holiday – not...
Feb 19, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
There are some things in Scripture that defy understanding and a logical explanation. For instance the rites of the Red Heifer, as described in the book of Numbers, reveal that a priest who was clean and then participated in the slaying and burning of the Red Heifer...
Feb 18, 2025 | All Posts, On This Day |
Jewish tradition believes that on this day Jacob’s son, Asher, was born. And Leah’s maid Zilpah bore Jacob a second son. Then Leah said, “I am happy, for the daughters will call me blessed”: and so she called his name Asher. (Genesis 30:12-13) As we just read,...
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