April 25 of each year is ANZAC day, commemorating the brave Australians and New Zealanders who gave their lives, many in battles that would seal the fate of Israel. The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) not only helped fight alongside Britain against the Turks during the First World War,
Against all odds, the state of Israel has made it to 77 years old! Israel’s Independence Day is always on the 4th of the Hebrew month of Iyar, the day Israel declared Independence in 1948 on the Jewish calendar, but it changes from year to year on the Gregorian calendar.
With all the accusations of paganism, you might reasonably ask, did eggs ever really symbolize the resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah? Or were they just a syncretistic addition as pagan traditions of various countries, symbols of springtime fertility, incorporated as the Gospel spread? The raging debate about the virtues and
God commanded His people: Have a feast! Take a break! He made festivals part of the Law, codifying the commandments to stop for a while and celebrate a few times a year. Of course, there’s more to it than just food and merriment (although there’s plenty of that) but there’s
Second to saving the world at Calvary, I think that the Passover miracle is God’s favorite. He talks about it often in Scripture, and made Passover month the beginning of the whole year (Exodus 12:2). He even defines Himself by the event: At the beginning of the ten commandments He
Much of the world celebrates a new start as December 31st turns into January 1st, whereas Jewish people now celebrate their new year at the Feast of Trumpets. But according to the Bible, the new year starts on “The first day of the first month”. The ‘first month’ is the
Isaiah 11 paints a beautiful picture of the coming redemption… but it also lays out some of the hard twists and turns it will take to get there. It seems like the world is speeding up somehow. With the Middle East taking dramatic twists and turns, powers rising and falling,
By Yonatan Granovsky There’s a Jewish liturgical poem based on Psalm 16 that goes like this: “We are happy [or blessed]. How goodly is our lot, and how pleasant is our fortune, and how beautiful our heritage!” It’s a very happy psalm, with words reflecting delight in God and all
God wants us to be fearless. And we could be. It is not necessarily easy to dispose of fear in our lives, but it is possible with God. Even when we’re facing death, He has created a get out clause for His children. The Bible commands us not to be
How did Israel get the name Israel? And what does it mean? The answer is not so simple. The word “Israel” is mentioned 2362 times in the Bible, 2284 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 78 times in the New Testament as well. Where does the word come from and
You might have thought the word “hope” would appear in the Bible all over the place. Hundreds of times. But if you’re looking to find hope, the word itself is mentioned just over 80 in the 39 books of the Hebrew Scriptures, and just under 80 in the 27 books
After outlining all the desperate straits that he and his countrymen are in, the book of the prophet Habakkuk ends on an extremely interesting and unusual note. The last verse says this: “God, the Lord, is my strength, and He makes my feet like hinds’ feet, and He makes me to
A Yemeni ex-Muslim named John Ghanim has undergone the most extraordinary life transformation. So dramatic is his story that it went viral with over 16 million views from Yemenis watching in their dialect. He started life in a simple village in the Yemen, a country known for its deep devotion to
During the month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast and pray to get closer to Allah, our Arabic outreach team released a powerful video. It was the testimony of a man named Kareem who had trained as a terrorist, but came to faith in Jesus. His story garnered over a million
Nadia is an Israeli Arab from Haifa who has recently accepted Jesus as her Savior and Lord. Like many Arab Christians, she grew up with religion, but no real relationship with God through Jesus. Here she tells her remarkable story of how she had traveled halfway across the world before
Jesus’ genealogies are frequently said to be irreconcilable. They are not. They are an invitation to delve deeply into the history of both Israel and her Messiah, intended not to mystify but to edify. Guest blog by James Bejon The New Testament attributes two different genealogies to Jesus. One is
Does the New Testament turn a mere man into God? This is what New Testament critic Rabbi Daniel Asor thinks: “The Bible rejects pagan idolatry that revolves around human-like gods, men as gods.” Correct. In the pagan cultures of the East, gurus climb up a religious ladder until they get to the highest step of becoming a god. This is idolatry without
Over the last years, the rabbis in Israel have been working hard to challenge and attack the New Testament’s credibility. We decided to collect and summarize for you their ten most famous “contradictions”. Enjoy! Contradiction #1: Rabbi Yossi Mizrahi claims: “How can it be that
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