Most everyone is familiar with a conversation between Christ and Peter that occurred after the Messiah’s resurrection. In John 21, the Messiah repeatedly asked Peter, “Do you love Me?” Peter responded by saying, “You know that I love You,” to which Christ said, “Well, feed My sheep.” This exchange took place a total of three […]
It was on this day in the year 444 B.C.E. that Ezra and Nehemiah convened the Jewish community in Jerusalem in order to purge a contingent of pagan strangers from their midst and to renew the ancient covenant. This is recorded in Nehemiah 9:1-2: “Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of […]
Today, the 23rd day of Tishri is called Simchat Torah or “Rejoicing in the Torah.” Today marks the end of the yearlong Torah reading cycle. In synagogues, our Jewish friends will reverently roll the Torah scroll all the way back to its beginning, to the book of Genesis and prepare to read the portion called, […]
One of the ways God is revealed in our lives is by what we call Jesus. If we call Him a good teacher, He will instruct us. If we call Him a wise counselor, He will impart wisdom. But when Jesus is called on by the name of the Christ, Son of the Living God, […]
Today, the 22nd day of Tishri is called Shemini Atzeret (Eighth Day). Traditionally, it was on this day that Moses received the message that he was soon to die and that he would not enter into Canaan. This was greatly disappointing to Moses who, on more than one occasion, petitioned the LORD to allow him […]
Today, the 21st day of Tishri is referred to as Hoshanah Rabbah, which is, literally, the “Great Save Us.” It was on this day that the priests performed the water libation ceremony, thus the reference to living waters by the Messiah in the gospel of John. “On the last day, that great day of the […]
It was on this day in 1973 that Israeli forces crossed over the Suez Canal, going deeper into Egypt during the Yom Kippur War. This particular event marked a turning point in that war because, up until that point, it was in doubt as to whether Israel was going to survive. Initially, they had been […]
Today is the 19th day of Tishri and it’s the fifth day of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). Here are some thoughts that will hopefully bless and inspire you. Messiah told us that the greatest command in all the Torah (Law) is that we love the Lord with all of our heart, soul, and strength, and […]
Today is traditionally the day that the patriarch, Jacob, died. It is recorded in Genesis 49:29 & 33: “Then he charged them and said to them: ‘I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,’ … And when Jacob […]
It was on this day in 1886 that David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, was born. It was he who, on May 14, 1948, pronounced that, after 2,000 years, the state of Israel was to be reborn. Later that evening, at midnight on May 15, 1948, the British Mandate over Palestine expired, […]