SEPTEMPER 18, 2025 Psalm 106:1 Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. These words begin the last psalm in the fourth book of the psalms, and according to tradition, were written by David to commemorate bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. Years later, the Holy Ark would reside in […]
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 Psalm 105:42-43 He remembered His holy promise, and Abraham His servant. He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. Based on the verses above, one could argue that the Exodus generation was redeemed, not so much for their own virtue and merit, but for the sake of their ancestor, Abraham. God […]
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 Psalm 105:40 The people asked, and He brought quail, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. We all know that, when in the wilderness, many of the people began to long for those things they had been familiar with in Egypt; they said, “We remember the fish which we ate freely […]
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 Psalm 105:37-38 He also brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none feeble among His tribes. Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen upon them. In the previous devotion, we highlighted the fact that God provided, in advance, everything His people would need as they […]
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 Psalm 105:37-38 He also brought them out with silver and gold, and there was none feeble among His tribes. Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen upon them. The Bible tells us that, by the time the last plague was about to be unleashed on Egypt, “the Lord gave the […]
SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 Psalm 105:36 He also destroyed all the firstborn in their land, the first of all their strength. Many of the previous verses in this psalm recount the plagues that God poured out upon Egypt. The final plague, the death of the first born, is the one that broke the stubborn pride of Egypt, […]
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 […]
