Psalm 113 Meditation: Exodus – The Israelites had a knack for testing Moses’ and God’s patience. God only saved them from slavery, parted the Red and released the waves onto the Egyptian army, lead them across the desert with flame and cloud, created bread from dew while they wandered… It sounds ridiculous that the Israelites …
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Sunday, January 3
Psalm: 66 Meditation: John – Bread was an important staple for almost every culture at the time of Jesus. People would survive on bread alone if they were too poor for anything else. Bread is certainly important to Jewish history, such as the need for unleavened bread during the Egyptian plagues and the miraculous manna …
Saturday, May 16
Psalm: 27 Meditation Luke: Jesus feeds 5,000 people with only 5 loaves and 2 fish. A parallel can be made about this event and Moses’ wandering in the wilderness for 40 years. The “manna” the people received was enough for each day – none left over (excess turned bad overnight). This was God making provision …
Wednesday, March 25
Psalm: 119:73-96 Meditation John: Much of Jesus’ life mirrors the life of Moses such as at the time Moses prays for God to send the Israelites' food. That food, from heaven, took the form of “manna” (translated: “what is this stuff?”) Here Jesus is telling these descendants of Moses that He is the bread that …
