Was Jesus a Palestinian? Jesus was a Jew, born to Jewish parents, raised in a Jewish culture, and executed under Roman occupation for claims of being the Jewish Messiah – a fact documented in the New Testament and affirmed by all leading scholars of the historical Jesus. At the time of his birth (circa 4 BCE), theContinue reading “Was Jesus a Palestinian”
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The Root of the Conflict
The Middle East conflict started when Abraham’s wife, Sarah, did not follow God’s will. God had promised Abraham that he would become the father of a great nation (Genesis 12:2; 15:18). Since Abraham and Sarah had no children at that time, Sarah suggested that Abraham have a child by her handmaid, Hagar (Genesis 16:1-2). TheContinue reading “The Root of the Conflict”
Israel Is Not to Be Divided
There is much confusion and disagreement today as to whether the Jews have a claim to the land they now possess, and to some they do not currently possess. The Muslims claim that they have the right to the land since they are sons of Abraham through his son Ishmael. The following scriptures in theContinue reading “Israel Is Not to Be Divided”
Rosh Hashanah 5786
Those who have Jewish friends know that they just celebrated their New Year’s Day, called Rosh Hashanah. The New Year season lasts through Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), the most solemn day of the Jewish year. Rosh Hashanah marks the birthday of the universe, the day G‑d created Adam and Eve, which this year tookContinue reading “Rosh Hashanah 5786”
Israel’s Promised Borders
Some 3,500 years ago the Canaanites inhabited the land that God promised to give to the offspring of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God promised that He would give the land of Israel to the Jewish people as an eternal possession. The promise was unconditional, it could never be annulled. Forty years after the Exodus fromContinue reading “Israel’s Promised Borders”
Standing with Israel 