Friday morning was bright and beautiful as Simon of Cyrene left his home in Jerusalem. The season was in the early spring, in the days after the winter rains had ceased. As the sun rose, this man of Cyrene looked at his long list of appointments and tasks which had to be completed. It was…
Passover is a festival of celebration! The Jewish people gather together each year at this time to remember and rejoice in the gift of freedom. Once we were an enslaved people, but then God gave us our freedom! The story of the Passover brings life and happiness and joy. Passover Celebrations include Food In the…
Spring is the time of year when new growth abounds. I am constantly amazed whenever I drive through town or walk down the street and see new life, witnessing first-hand the beautiful creation God has given us to enjoy. The beauty of God’s creation is something that can be easily overlooked if we rush too…
Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover of the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib he brought you out of Egypt by night. Sacrifice as the Passover to the LORD your God an animal from your flock or herd at the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for…
“When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you beat your olive trees,…
Hallel Psalm 117 O praise the Lord, all ye nations! Praise Him, all ye people! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord! The Passover is our time to celebrate freedom. We could call it an independence day, but it is more…
Bread without yeast is not only a requirement for the week of Passover, but also an enjoyable change.
Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the back side of the desert and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a…
And the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried; and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God took heed…
In yesterday’s Passover blog, the story was told of how the Jewish people came to be slaves in the land of Egypt. These people provided forced labor for over 400 years, serving their masters, raising crops, building pyramids, being beaten on a regular basis, and raising families. The descendants of Israel, over the years, recalled…
