Aug 13, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness!” (Numbers 14:2) The Bible says that, upon hearing the...
Aug 12, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” (Numbers 13:30) When the spies came back with their report, the people were dismayed and gave into fear and doubt. This...
Aug 11, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. Then Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way into the South, and go up to the mountains, and see what the land is like: whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, few or many; whether the land they...
Aug 10, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua. (Numbers 13:16) Looking at the Biblical text in Hebrew almost always provides insight into what is going on that might otherwise be...
Aug 9, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a leader among them.” (Numbers 13:1-2) At this point in their...
Aug 8, 2023 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Good Morning. So Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord! Please do not lay this sin on us, in which we have done foolishly and in which we have sinned. Please do not let her be as one dead.” (Numbers 12:11-12) The rabbinical belief is that Miriam was struck with...
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