Praying for Israel's Destiny: Effective Intercession for God's Purposes in the Middle East Today, as violence erupts fiercely across the Middle East, believers are often told to pray for the peace of Israel. But what is the will of God concerning Israel today? Goll calls readers to join th...
The prophet Zephaniah calls Israel to rejoice because God is in her midst; he further proclaims that this God in her midst is rejoicing over her with gladness (3: 14-18). Israel rejoices over God. God rejoices over Israel. God chooses Mary. Mary chooses God. We long for peace and whole...
For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and in trust shall be your strength. But you refused and said, “No! We will flee on horses” – therefore you shall flee! And, “We will ride upon swift steeds” – and ...
29 The king swore an oath and said, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from every difficulty, 30 “just as I swore to you by the LORD God of Israel: Your son Solomon is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne in my place, that is...
In wider measure, acts of mercy include our social witness and advocacy, our work for justice and peace, and our support of systems that protect the vulnerable and relieve suffering. Sometimes we act as if our living in Christ and leading the church requires us to emphasize piety to the ...
It’s 2022 and the Biden White House is warning Jews in Israel that their prayers on the Temple Mount are “provocative.” and need to stop.
Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more: (Amos 7:8) and 2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The end is come upon my...
Like that fig tree, Israel showed all the signs of abundance–from a distance. The Hebrew nation was in full leaf; they had been blessed greatly. But the people were not faithful towards God. Nor did they love their neighbors, as we saw yesterday. Their leaders went to great lengths to...
We all know that one of Israel's greatest enemies today is Soviet Russia. Russia would be delighted if Israel could be wiped out of existence. Yet in May 1948, when Great Britain failed to keep its promise to the Jews to give them the land of Palestine, it was the Russian vote in ...
Israel, once envisioned as a sanctuary for Jews – a refuge from the pogroms and genocidal horrors of humanity’s dark past – was not able to fully shield us from unspeakable brutality. Barbarians unleashed their fury, slaughtering entire families in homes that should have been sanctuaries of ...