SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 Psalm 105:28 He sent darkness and made it dark; and they did not rebel against His word. The darkness that struck Egypt, the ninth of the ten plagues, was much more than the mere absence of light; it was a tangible substance that completely immobilized people. The Bible says that “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Stretch […]
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 Psalm 105:24-25 He increased His people greatly, and made them stronger than their enemies. He turned their heart to hate His people, to deal craftily with His servants. It has been addressed in a previous devotion that, interestingly, the people of God grew and multiplied outside of the land of promise rather […]
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 Psalm 105:21-22 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions, to bind his princes at his pleasure, and teach his elders wisdom. Still speaking of Joseph, the psalmist makes another important point. Not only was the son of Jacob released from bondage and promoted to power, but he […]
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 Psalm 105:20-21 The king sent and released him, the ruler of the people let him go free. He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions. In the previous devotion, we highlighted the fact that when Joseph was released from prison, he was simultaneously vindicated before all men […]
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 Psalm 105:20-21 The king sent and released him, the ruler of the people let him go free. He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions. Jewish commentary teaches that when Joseph was brought from prison and made Pharaoh’s viceroy, all the princes of Egypt — including Potiphar […]
SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 Psalm 105:18-19 They hurt his feet with fetters, he was laid in irons. Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. The Bible tells us that, having been sold into slavery, Joseph was taken into the house of Potiphar as a servant. The Bible […]
SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 Psalm 105:16-17 He called for a famine in the land; He destroyed all the provision of bread. He sent a man before them—Joseph—who was sold as a slave. For the next several verses, the psalmist recounts the story of Joseph, specifically calling attention to the the great purpose He served on behalf […]
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 Psalm 105:14-15 He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My prophets no harm.” Continuing in the notion that God does not allow the nations to harm His chosen servants, the psalmists “quotes” God as saying, “Do not touch My anointed ones, and do My […]
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 Psalm 105:13-14 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people, He permitted no one to do them wrong. Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes. As mentioned in the previous devotion, though the land of Canaan was promised to the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, as […]
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 Psalm 105:11-12 “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment of your inheritance,” when they were few in number, indeed very few, and strangers in it. The Lord spoke these words — “To you I will give the land of Canaan” — individually, to each of the patriarchs — […]
SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 Psalm 105:8-9 He remembers His covenant forever, the word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham. A covenant is a very powerful thing because, as we see in the Bible, covenants are commonly ratified with blood. In fact, the Hebrew word for covenant, בריתbrit, is […]
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024 Psalm 105:8-9 He remembers His covenant forever, the word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham. In the previous devotion, we spoke of the importance of covenant and how it is associated with blood — blood shed for the specific purpose of indicating the sanctity of a particular relationship. […]
