When He Killed Them – Psalm 78
In perfect hindsight we wonder how our forefathers could be so dense – surely we would have acted differently. Or would we?
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In perfect hindsight we wonder how our forefathers could be so dense – surely we would have acted differently. Or would we?
That’s probably what the Israelites thought when they heard those words. Things had gone from bad to worse since Moses had appeared on the scene. Now he says God is going to deliver them.
I have been using the Walk! Messianic Jewish Devotional Commentaries since very near the beginning of my pursuit of the Messianic Torah-obedient lifestyle.
This week’s Torah portion Vayeshev tells us of the young Joseph, betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, serving his master in the land of Egypt.
As Jacob sets out from the Promised Land, he has two purposes in mind: to escape his brother Esau and to find a wife. God had another purpose in mind.
Only two people in the book of Genesis are said to have called on the name of the LORD: Abraham and Isaac. Torah Portion Tol\’dot tells us the story of Isaac.
Psalm 68 is a song of triumph by King David.
God arises.
His enemies scatter,
and those who hate Him flee His presence.
Counting 50 days (inclusive) from the day after the Sabbath following Passover, seven complete Sabbaths and one day, brings us to the Feasts of Weeks.
It has been the practice of the Jewish people to read through the Torah – the first five books of Scripture – on either a one-year or three-year schedule.
After concluding each book of the Torah, it is traditional to recite the phrase “Chazaq! Chazaq! v’Nitchazeq! – Be strong! Be strong! And let us be strengthened!”