Feb 25, 2026 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, at the full moon, on our solemn feast day. For this is a statute for Israel, a law of the God of Jacob. (Psalm 81:3-4) As we begin, it should be noted that there are different types of trumpets mentioned in the Bible. For...
Feb 24, 2026 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Sing aloud to God our strength; make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob. Raise a song and strike the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the lute. (Psalm 81:1-2) If the previous psalm was composed with the suffering of exile in mind, this psalm expresses the exultation of...
Feb 23, 2026 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Why have You broken down her hedges, so that all who pass by the way pluck her fruit? The boar out of the woods uproots it, and the wild beast of the field devours it. Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts; look down from heaven and see, and visit this vine and the...
Feb 22, 2026 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
You have brought a vine out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it. You prepared room for it, and caused it to take deep root, and it filled the land. (Psalm 80:9) There are many instances in Scripture where Israel is compared to a vine. Isaiah...
Feb 21, 2026 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Restore us, O God; cause Your face to shine, and we shall be saved! (Psalm 80:3) As the psalm continues, the theme of exile and prayers for deliverance is recurring. In fact, these same words in the verse above are invoked three different times in this psalm (Ps...
Feb 20, 2026 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth! Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up Your strength, and come and save us! (Psalm 80:1-2) When Jacob blessed Joseph from his deathbed, he...
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