Our Daily Devotional

MONOTHEISM Confession and worship of one true God, to the exclusion of any other. The Bible, from beginning to end, emphasizes monotheism and shows its exclusivity over any other claim. Israel’s ultimate confession is: “Hear,

MONOGAMY Monogamy is the ideal prescribed by Scripture (Gen. 2:18-24; Mt. 19:5; 1 Cor. 6:16). Only it allows the total unity of the two spouses, while polygamy makes it impossible. The Creator confirms this fact

CURRENCY Originally, trade was done through barter. The lat term. “pecunia” (currency) is derived from “pecus” (livestock), indicating that the value of goods was originally measured by heads of livestock. The first pieces of currency

MUMMY In Egyptian religion, the preservation of the corpse was essential so that the deceased could enjoy the afterlife. Initially, it was believed that eternal life was reserved only for kings, who were embalmed for

MOLOCH Divinity worshiped by the Ammonites (1 Kings 11:7). The article that precedes the term in Hebrew. indicates that it is not a proper name, but rather an expression that means “he who reigns.” He

WINDMILL In Palestine and neighboring countries they used two round stones as grinding wheels (Deut. 24:6). In these places the grindstones, usually made of basalt, measured just over 50 cm. in diameter and between 6

Mishael Mishael, commonly known as Meshach, was a young Jewish man who was taken captive to Babylon along with Daniel and his companions. He is best known for his unwavering faith and courage in the

MOSES (Writings) Most of Moses’ writings were written during the forty years of the desert. There he recorded the stages of the journey (Num. 33), recorded important events such as the battle against Amalek (Ex.

MOSES (Life) (Heb. “Mõsheh”, “from”, but the Egyptian root is “ms’”: “son, child”). Pharaoh’s daughter gave the name “son” to the one she had taken out of the waters (the same name is called in

MOABITES (a) The descendants of Moab son of Lot. They were very closely related to the Ammonites (Gen. 19:37, 38). Already very numerous by the time of the Israelites’ crossing of the Red Sea (Ex.