Oct 18, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts. (Psalm 10:4) There is an argument to be made that, when it seems God is standing afar off, the wicked are seduced into thinking that their actions will prosper and bear no ill...
Oct 17, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble? (Psalm 10:1) In Jewish tradition, it is believed that this psalm and the previous one are to be read together. At the end of Psalm 9, David — who had been persecuted and oppressed by his...
Oct 16, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Arise, O Lord, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your sight. Put them in fear, O Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but men. (Psalm 9:19-20) As this psalm concludes, David calls upon the LORD to arise, reminding us of what Moses said...
Oct 15, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is caught. (Psalm 9:15) In days of old, hunters used different methods to secure a kill; in addition to spear and arrow, they would often dig pits in which to ensnare...
Oct 14, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Have mercy on me, O Lord! Consider my trouble from those who hate me, You who lift me up from the gates of death, that I may tell of all Your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will rejoice in Your salvation. (Psalm 9:13-14) In antiquity, the gates of a...
Oct 13, 2024 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. (Psalm 9:9-10) Looking at the Scripture overall, it becomes clear that God...
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