Category: Israel 2022
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Day 056: What’s in a Name? (Numbers 5-6)
In Numbers 6, God tells Aaron to bless Israel by placing His Name upon them. The same Name so sacred it was barely spoken becomes a mark of protection and peace. And those long lists of names in Numbers? They remind us of something tender: our names matter to God. He places His Name on…
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Day 055: “My Father Was a Rabbi, and His Father Before Him…” (Numbers 3-4)
In a Jerusalem hotel elevator, a rabbi told me he never “answered a call” to ministry — it was simply who he was, son of a rabbi, grandson of a rabbi. Numbers 3–4 reminds us that for the Levites, serving the Lord wasn’t just a job; it was their family identity. What if we made…
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Day 313: In Praise of Saint Incognita (Mark 14:9)
Through the Bible: Matthew 26, Mark 14
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Day 292: The Five and the Four (Matthew 15:32-39)
Two feedings. Two crowds. Two sides of the lake. The numbers aren’t random—they reveal the heart of a Savior who came for Jew and Gentile alike. And at the center of it all stands one missing loaf.
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Day 285: Woe to You, Chorazin! (Matthew 11:21)
During a visit to the ruins of Chorazin, one of the cities Jesus cursed, I saw something carved into the stones of an ancient synagogue that made His words come alive. It’s a sobering reminder of how easy it is to let compromise slip into our worship until what was once true becomes only true-ish.
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Day 275: What’s the Deal With Fourteen Generations? (Matthew 1)
Why does Matthew emphasize “fourteen generations” three times in his genealogy of Jesus? A visit to Bethlehem and a closer look at the number 14 reveal God’s perfect plan to point us to David’s greater Son.
