It was on this day in the year 70 AD that the Romans completed the construction of embankments around the city of Jerusalem as they prepared for their final assault on the city. Two thousand years later, not a whole lot has changed. Through other means, the nations of the world are, nevertheless, preparing for […]
It was on this day, in 1967, that Israel captured the Old City of Jerusalem, uniting the city for the first time since the dawning of the modern state of Israel. It was also on this day that the huge bulge of the country of Jordan that lay on the “West Bank” of the Jordan […]
It was on this day, the 27th of Iyar, that, most likely, the Messiah ascended into heaven, as recorded in Acts 1. We know that He was crucified on the Preparation Day, which is the 14th day of Aviv. We know that He was resurrected on the third day, which was, most likely, the 17th […]
It was on this day in 1967, June 5th on the Gregorian calendar, that war broke out between Israel and several of her Arab neighbors in what is known as “The Six Day War.” On the very same day, Israel captured a very important Egyptian military base in the Sinai Peninsula and, within a week, […]
Today’s theme is friends and friendship. Solomon had this to say about friends: “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” (Proverbs 17:17) In other words, a friend will love you even when you’re unlovable. A friend will stick by you and not desert you when everything is going wrong. […]
It was on this day in 1945 that Nazi Germany surrendered, unconditionally, to the Allies. With the defeat of one of the most evil regimes that has ever existed came the push to establish a Jewish nation in their ancient homeland. Out of the ashes of the Holocaust came forth a nation that the world […]
It was on this day that Moses struck the rock in order to provide water for the people in the wilderness. This is recorded in Exodus 17: And the Lord said to Moses, “Go on before the people, and take with you some of the elders of Israel. Also take in your hand your rod […]
It was on this day, according to tradition, that Israel observed their first Shabbat in the wilderness. This is recorded in Exodus 16: “See! For the Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore, He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go […]
It was on this day that Israel collected a lechem mishnah or “double portion” for the first time, as recorded in Exodus 16: And so it was, on the sixth day, that they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. Then […]
It was on this day that Israel left the vicinity of Mt. Sinai as they made their way to the Promised Land. There is a misconception of sorts that Israel left Egypt to go to the land of Canaan. However, the Scripture makes it clear that it was always God’s intention to first bring them […]
It was on this day that Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, along with his wife, followed the example of their Führer, Adolph Hitler, and committed suicide. Before taking their own lives, he and his wife went in and poisoned their six children because they couldn’t bear to think of their children growing up in […]
It was on this day in 1948 that Arabs blew up the famous Hurvah synagogue in the Jewish quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem. Thereafter, for 60 years, this synagogue lay in ruins with only an arch remaining to serve as a memorial of the synagogue’s existence. A different synagogue had been built on […]
