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Questions and Answers! Luke 2

Questions and Answers שאילות   ותשובות  She’eilot – u – Teshuvot  –Means Questions and Answers. (Shee’ ee – loht  oo  T’shu – voht) Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions. All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers (Luke…
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Though we Falter!

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.  In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.  And where…
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The Abrahamic Covenant is Not Based on Israel’s Obedience!

The Abrahamic Covenant is Not Based on Israel’s Obedience Dr. Jeffrey Johnson is a humanitarian, author, and scholar on the Jewish roots of Christianity, the Middle East, and Bible Prophecy. As the founder of Israel Today Ministries, he has delivered over 253,000 meals and additional resources to the people of Israel. He was a pastor…
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Mystery of Being Chosen

Some verses in Scripture are difficult. Jesus stated, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple:” (Luke 14:26). Does the Lord want us to hate? Malachi recorded, “‘I have loved you,’ says the…
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Gaza, a nightmare!

 A nightmare Gaza has become the stuff of nightmares. The number of rocket and mortar attacks launched from Gaza in the last few years number in the tens of thousands. This is from where the October 7th attack originated and where hostages are still captive. For Israelis, the terror in the night comes from here.…
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Mouth of Babes!

Out of the mouth of babes… You have ordained strength, Because of Your enemies, That You may silence the enemy… (Psalm 8:2, NKJV). A third-grade teacher in a Christian school, from Indiana, wrote a letter telling me what happened.  One of her students “started asking for prayer for Israel.”  She explained to the class “about the war,…
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Things Holy!

Things holy! Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground (Exodus 3:5, NLT) Sandals were made of dead skin from an animal. His sandals stepped in all kind of filthy things.  Moses is now in the presence of the holy.  He is in God’s presence. Assembly: For where two or three are…
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Song of Moses!

A Vivid Scene Egyptian bodies were visible on the seashore. The whole of the Egyptian army was drowned. Without context it’s a macabre scene. God had just dealt the final blow against the Egyptian army ending their control over the Israelites. The enslavers were swallowed up by the Red Sea. Standing on the other side…
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A Time to Mourn!

Ecclesiastes 3:4 it says there is a “time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.” I cannot speak for anyone else, but, for me, it is a time for mourning. I feel as if I have been in that period of mourning since October 7, 2023…
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I Couldn’t Protect You!

I couldn’t protect you! Arriving at the Kibbutz, the cousin of Yarden met us as we walked together toward the lobby.  A few moments later Yarden walks in.  His eyes were tired, as he extended his hand to me. We exchanged cordial introductory comments, I introduced Louise, and then the heartfelt conversation began. I first…
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