It was on this day in 1943 that Berlin was declared Judenrein or “free of Jews” This policy of ridding communities of Jews eventually spread throughout Nazi-occupied Europe and resulted in the deaths of millions. Over 75 years later, people have convinced themselves that what took place in Germany could never happen again, and certainly […]
Have you ever noticed that, as you strive to draw closer to the Father, He will reveal things about you that are so deeply embedded within that you didn’t even realize they were there? In fact, sometimes He will use a crisis to reveal them to us. Here’s why this is important to address: the […]
It was on this day in 1949 that the state of Israel was admitted to the United Nations as it’s 59th member. Since then the United Nations has continued to issue declaration after declaration against Israel, condemning the Jewish state for a myriad of offenses, all at the behest of Israel’s enemies. This begs this […]
According to one traditional viewpoint, it was on this day that Methuselah died, thus signaling Noah that it was time to enter the ark. (There’s another tradition that believes his death occurred on 11 Cheshvan). Regardless of which tradition is correct, the point is that Methuselah’s death, whose name means “his death shall begin” or […]
Tradition believes that, on this day, the Ark of the Covenant was captured by the Philistines. In addition to this tragedy, Hophni and Pinchas, the sons of the High Priest Eli, were killed and the High Priest died as well. It was also on this day that a message was delivered to the people of […]
During the Messiah’s ministry, He encountered many types of people and had different types of exchanges with these people. For the most part, He exhibited great compassion for those He met but there were occasions, though, when He chided some for their self-righteous attitudes, their unbelief or their selfish behavior. Most of these more animated […]
We must remember that the spiritual blessings promised in the New Covenant do not operate simply because they are inspired and printed in a Bible. The Word of God works when you take the instructions, follow them, speak them, and act upon them. When our problems are linked with recession, economic shaking and job changes, […]
It was on this day in 1516 that Jews were compelled to move into a restricted area in Venice, Italy. The area they were restricted to was, formerly, the site of a foundry where slag was stored for the manufacture of weapons. The Venetian term for a foundry is ghetto and, so, it was on […]
It was on this day that Nehemiah dedicated the rebuilt outer wall of Jerusalem. On this same day, approximately 500 years later, the Jews surrendered that same wall to the Romans. Nehemiah had to rebuild the wall because, decades before him, the people of Judah did not heed the warnings of the prophets and did […]
It was on this day in 1948 that the British Mandate over Palestine officially came to an end, 28 years to the day, after it had begun in 1920. And as we shared in the previous devotion, it was on this day that Israel officially became a nation. It was also on this day that […]
