Scripture Reading for August 6, 2016
Torah: Numbers 30:1 – 32:42, “Mattot” (The tribes … ) Haftorah: Jeremiah 2:4 – 28, 3:4 New Testament: James 4:1 – 12 Gospel: Matthew 5:33 – 37, “Nedarecha” (Your oaths … )
Truth Report: “Who’s your Savior?” ~ Philipians 2:9-11
Philipians 2: 9-11 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of…
King David’s descendants making case to reclaim ownership of the Temple Mount
By Breaking Israel News— In another manifestation of Biblical precepts interacting with modern life, a private foundation representing the descendants of King David recently launched a lawsuit presenting a legal claim to ownership of the Temple Mount. While their claim is legally sound and verifiable, it faces significant political hurdles. One of the suit’s beneficiaries,…
Candidly Speaking: American Jewish leaders are on the edge of the abyss
By Isi Leibler, JPost— The American presidential elections have created an unprecedented climate of political chaos. Both candidates are reviled by the bulk of the electorate, many of whom intimate that they intend to abstain from voting. The polls originally predicted that Hillary Clinton would win by a landslide, but the odds have now dramatically…
What Do Trump, Brexit and Christian Zionism Have in Common?
By Brian Hennessy, Israel Today— Throughout history we have seen how a nation oppressed by an autocratic government, whether foreign or its own, must eventually revolt or submit to humiliating slavery. We saw it in the American Revolution in 1776, and certainly in Israel’s Exodus from Egypt under Moses.It is in this context I believe…
Leftist myopia fueling Islam
By Earl Cox, JPOST— The world has truly been turned upside down and inside out. It is a world in total chaos. Evil is being called good and good is thought to be evil. In a quest to be politically correct, which is really just a euphemism for willful ignorance and self-deception, we are giving…
Spot Report: “Which flawed candidate will you vote for?”
Think on this: “The Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he chooses and places over them the lowliest of men.” (Daniel 4:17) Pray like this: While we are all flawed and only the cross of Jesus renders us flawless, watch over your people and give them grace…
Christians Returning to the Jewish Roots of the Saturday Sabbath
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz, Breaking Israel News— More and more Christians are seeking their Hebrew roots and, as a result are changing their Sabbath from Sunday to Saturday. This one practice immediately sets them apart, pushing them into a no-man’s land in between Christianity and Judaism. But they find the rewards far outweigh the difficulties.…
On Modern Antisemitism, Christian Silence Is Complicity
By Carla Brewington, Algeimener— In the 1930s in Germany, many caved to the dangerous political agenda of the time. They wanted power, peace, and prosperity, to reclaim their country from the ravages of World War I. Christians were no different. But in doing so, they embraced the words of Martin Luther. In 1539, in his…