SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 Psalm 2:1 Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed. There are some Jewish commentators who believe that Psalm 1 & 2 are one Psalm because they address a common message: the blessings bestowed upon the […]
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 Psalm 1:4-5 The ungodly are not so but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore, the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. This statement is made in contrast with the man whose fruit is abundant and whose leaf does not wither — it is […]
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 Psalm 1:3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. The Hebrew word translated as rivers or streams of water comes from a root word that means “to split” indicating […]
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 Psalm 1:3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. In Jewish commentary, there is a notion that the Hebrew word translated as planted should actually be rendered as replanted […]
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 Psalm 1:3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. I’ve always found it interesting that, in the Bible, men are often likened to trees (see Deut. 20:19, Mark 8:24). […]
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 Psalm 1:1-2 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. As we shared in the previous devotion, a happy or blessed […]
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 Psalm 1:1-2 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law, he meditates day and night. Within Judaism it is said that while Moses presented Israel with […]
AUGUST 31, 2023 Deuteronomy 34:10-12 Since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses … in all the signs and wonders which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, before Pharaoh, before all his servants, and in all his land, and by all that mighty power and all the great terror which Moses […]
AUGUST 30, 2023 Deuteronomy 34:10-12 Since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses … in all the signs and wonders which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt, before Pharaoh, before all his servants, and in all his land, and by all that mighty power and all the great terror which Moses […]
