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...
Feb 19, 2026 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
Do not remember former iniquities against us! Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us, for we have been brought very low. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name. (Psalm 79:8-9) Throughout history, philosophers and the man on the street...
Feb 18, 2026 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
How long, Lord? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire? (Psalm 79:5) Anyone who has been married for any length of time knows the value of peace in a relationship. As far as I’m concerned, having contention with one’s spouse —...
Feb 17, 2026 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled. They have laid Jerusalem in heaps. (Psalm 79:1) This psalm is, in reality, a dirge about the destruction of Jerusalem and the Sanctuary. Being such, it is not something one would...
Feb 16, 2026 | All Posts, Daily Bread: Genesis |
He also chose David His servant, and took him from the sheepfolds; from following the ewes that had young He brought him, to shepherd Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance. (Psalm 78:70-71) In the previous devotion we addressed the fact that David was regarded...
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