Scripture Reading for December 16, 2017
Torah: Genesis 41:1 – 44:17, “Miketz” (At the end of … ) Haftorah: I Kings 3:15 – 4:1 New Testament: Romans 10:1- 31 Gospel: John 4:19 – 26 “Ani roah” (I can see … )
Messianic Lite: Miketz, “At the End”
This week’s Torah portion covers Genesis 41:1 to 44:17. The text follows Joseph’s meteoric rise from forgotten prisoner to the pharaoh’s chief economic advisor, second in command only to Pharaoh. It exposes Joseph as a brilliant leader as he secures Egypt’s food supply in preparation for the coming seven years of plenty followed by seven…
What Life Was Like For Christians And Jews When Arabs Ruled Jerusalem
BY Richard Pollock, Daily Caller— Following President Donald Trump’s declaration that the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Saeb Erekat quickly shot back and demanded “equal rights for everyone living in historic Palestine.” Protests over Trump’s move have sparked riots in Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and even violent protests in…
Amb. Friedman ‘proud to light menorah in Israel’s capital, Jerusalem’
BY Ynet— The US Ambassador David Friedman lit the Hanukkah menorah at the Western Wall Wednesday evening to mark the second night of the eight-day Jewish festival of lights. The lighting ceremony was attended by thousands as Friedman was flanked by the Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, Jerusalem city’s Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Minister of…
What the war over Jerusalem is really about
By Daniel Greenfield— Hamas has announced that President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has opened the “gates of hell.” Its Muslim Brotherhood parent has declared America an “enemy state.” The Arab League boss warned that the Jerusalem move “will fuel extremism and result in violence.” The Jordanian Foreign Minister claimed that…
White House: Abbas’s rhetoric ‘has prevented peace for years’
By TOI Staff— The White House on Wednesday panned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s comments against the US and its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying such rhetoric “has prevented peace for years.” In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was “unimpressed” by Palestinians’ angry rhetoric over US recognition of the Israeli capital.…
Iran vows support for Palestinian terror groups fighting US Jerusalem move
By Daniel Siryoti and Shlomo Cesana, Israel Hayom— Iran has officially offered Palestinian terrorist groups its support in mounting “resistance aimed at blocking the implications” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on the city’s international status. Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s powerful Quds Force, a branch of the…
Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem reflects Sunni Arab-Israel understanding
By Hillel Frisch, JPost— President Donald Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem is a milestone in the history of the Jewish state. Yet it is also important for the reactions it elicited in the Middle East, which indicate how much the array of forces in the region has radically changed since the Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006, and…
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to wipe out Jews
By Art Moore, World Net Daily— President Obama praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as “a man of action” and one of the five world leaders with whom he had the strongest bond. President Trump met with him at the White House last spring. And certainly Erdogan has tried to portray himself to Western leaders…