Scripture Reading for 6 January 2018
Torah: Exodus 1:1 – 6:1, “Shemot” ( Names … ) Haftorah: Isaiah 27:6 – 28:13, 29:22 – 23 New Testament: Acts 7:17 – 35 Gospel: John 17:20 – 26, “Hodate shemcha” (I have declared your name…)
Messianic Lite: Shemot, “Names”
This week’s Torah portion covers Exodus 1:1 to 6:1. This parashah is called Shemot which in Hebrew means “names.” Exodus begins with a pharaoh who “knew not Joseph” coming into power. The first words out of the new pharaoh’s mouth are “Look, the Israelites have become too numerous for us. Come we must deal shrewdly…
Dividing Jerusalem – big deal, very bad idea
By Earl Cox, Israel Always— US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel did not address the city’s final status or its borders under Israeli sovereignty. Since his stand acknowledges treaties both parties agreed to, then “why do the nations rage” (Psalm 2)? Perhaps Trump’s equitable and balanced stance confronts the…
Knesset Passes Bill Making It Nearly Impossible to Ever Divide Jerusalem
By Israel Today— In the predawn hours of Tuesday morning, following a succession of impassioned speeches both for and against, Israel’s Knesset finally voted on and passed the “United Jerusalem Bill.” The bill is an amendment to the Jerusalem Law passed in 1980, when Israel officially declared the entirety of Jerusalem to be its undivided…
Knesset Approves United Jerusalem Bill
By Ben Ariel, Arutz 7— The bill was authored by Jewish Home chairman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett and was submitted by MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli (Jewish Home). The law stipulates that a majority of 80 Knesset members will be required to change the status of Jerusalem or for any transfer of territories from the capital…
Trump Tells Palestinians to Kiss American Money Goodbye
By Israel Today— US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that if the Palestinian Authority does not become more conciliatory in its approach to Israel, then it will no longer receive American financial aid. The Palestinian leadership has painted Trump’s recent recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as a major obstacle to peace,…
Think tank: Potential ‘northern war’ is Israel’s gravest threat
By Lilach Shovel, Israel Hayom— Israel’s northern frontier will be the source of greatest concern in 2018, according to the Institute for National Strategic Studies’ strategic assessment for the year, submitted to President Reuven Rivlin on Monday. The institute’s report warns that Israel could find itself fighting the “first northern war” simultaneously against three adversaries:…
Jerusalem, the UN, and evangelical diplomacy
By David Parsons, Israel Hayom— The decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the State of Israel has brought great satisfaction to the Israeli public. Seventy years after the State of Israel’s establishment, its capital has been officially recognized by the world’s largest superpower. Two weeks later, Guatemalan…
Spot Report: “Will Yahweh be a priority for you in 2018?”
Think on this: “O magnify Yahweh with me and let us exalt His name together.” (Psalm 34:3) Pray like this: Gracious Heavenly Father, let 2018 be a great and growing emphasis on the exaltation of the name of Yahweh, for we ask it in the name of Jesus, Yahweh in human flesh, Immanual, AMEN!