Scripture reading for January 5, 2013
Torah: Exodus 6:2–9:35 “Va’era” (and I appeared …) Haftorah: Ezekiel 28:25–29:21 New Testament: Romans 9:14–33 Gospel: John 8:52–59 “Amrue lo” (They said to Him …)
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Painting: Jerusalem of Gold
For many years it was on my mind and heart to paint Jerusalem as it might have been when The Temple (Ha Mikdash, The Holy Place) was on the Holy Temple Mount in Jerusalem in the Land of Israel.
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Native Americans turning on Israel?
By SHERWIN POMERANTZ, JPOST— In 2008, the Sovereign Nation of the Coushatta Indiana Tribe of Louisiana was the first Native American tribe to establish a formal relationship with Israel, hosting an affirmation of friendship event with Israeli consular officials and issuing a proclamation that May 14 would be “Stakayoop Yanihta Yisrael” or “the day to…
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Palestinans don't want Palestinian refugees
By AVIEL SCHNEIDER, ISRAEL TODAY— The Palestinian governments in Gaza (Hamas) and the so-called “West Bank” (Mahmoud Abbas) have refused to take Palestinian refugees from war-ridden Syria. Recently, the UN Works and Relief Agency (UNWRA), which was created to handle the issue of Palestinian Arab refugees, asked the Palestinian governments to allow their brothers from…
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Judas Iscariot, the Two-faced Disciple
By DANIEL MCCABE— “In sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart.” 1 Peter 1:22 Mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent lived a double life. By day he and Lois Lane worked for The Daily Planet in Manhattan, New York. But in a moment’s notice Clark would dash into a phone booth…
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Netanyahu quotes Bible to Warn of Hamas coup in Ramallah
By TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU, ARUTZ 7— Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu quoted this week’s Torah reading, which states, “Now There Arose a New King Over Egypt” and warned of a Hamas takeover of Ramallah. At a meeting of the Bible Circle held by the Prime Minister in memory of his late father-in-law, he said, “Like then, like…
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Video: Heaven and Earth
“Heaven & Earth” by Neshama Carlebach and the Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir
The Palestinian Authority's Inconvenient Truths
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH, GATESTONE– The truth sometimes hurts; that is why the Palestinian Authority has been working hard to prevent the outside world from hearing about many occurrences that reflect negatively on its leaders or people. In recent years, the Palestinian Authority leadership, often with the help of the mainstream media in the US…
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A soldier's father's prayer
By MICHAEL FREUND— This past Tuesday was a day that somewhere, deep inside of me, I had fancifully dreamed would never come. After three or four fitful hours of sleep, I awoke at dawn, downed a mugful of coffee, and proceeded to drive my oldest son to the Tel Hashomer military base, where he underwent…
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Spot Report: Something every leader should do!
Think of this: “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete thorougly equipped for every good work.”… “For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing evern…
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B'tayavon: Perfect brownies
*I realize that brownies are by no means a Middle Eastern or Mediterranean tradition. I’m not even going to feign a connection. However, I feel compelled to share with you this brownie recipe from my America’s Test Kitchen cookbook. Brownies and pecan pie are my go to desert for company and so I’m always looking…
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Chuck Hagel's Jewish Problem
By BRETT STEPHENS — WSJ — Prejudice—like cooking, wine-tasting and other consummations—has an olfactory element. When Chuck Hagel, the former GOP senator from Nebraska who is now a front-runner to be the next secretary of Defense, carries on about how “the Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here,” the odor is especially ripe.…
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What Wingate Wrought
By MAX BOOT — THE WEEKLY STANDARD — The astonishing raids of a Special Operations pioneer in Palestine, Abyssinia, and Burma Everyone still remembers T. E. Lawrence, if only because of David Lean’s magnificent movieLawrence of Arabia and Lawrence’s own literary masterpiece,Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Yet far fewer remember Lawrence’s distant cousin, the British Army officer Orde Wingate,…
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Voting for the "Right" Party
By RON JAGER-— Visiting New York during this last week of December, one cannot remain impervious to the festive atmosphere, colored lights everywhere making trees at night seem like a magical wonderland. Yet when one reads the national papers, or mega bloggers, or hear the reports emanating from major channels, you quickly return to reality.…
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Scripture Reading for January 5, 2013
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 5:31–46 “Eem ani me’eed) (If I bear witness…)
DetailsDoes Matthew 21:43 support replacement theology?
By Michael J. Vlach, Ph.D.— One text often used by supersessionists to support the idea of the permanent rejection of national Israel is Matt 21:43.In this verse, which Frederick Dale Bruner calls “one of the most important verses in Matthew,” Jesus addressed the unbelief of the leaders of the nation Israel and announced his rejection…
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Judas Thaddaeus, the Steady Disciple
By DANIEL MCCABE— “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 A rascally rabbit taunted a turtle. You’ve probably heard the story. Mocked for his slow speed the turtle in turn challenged the bunny and all his braggadocio to a race. After recruiting a…
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