God promises to make Jerusalem the world’s capital. Israel will become the blesser nation of all nations. God promised Abraham: “In you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 28:14. “The gifts and the calling of God are [...]
Malachi 3:10 says, “‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out [...]
Isaiah 41:17-20, “The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongue is parched with thirst; I, the LORD, will answer them Myself, As the God of Israel I will not forsake them. I will open rivers on the bare [...]
It may be surprising at how direct and blunt the scriptures are. There is a broad and important lesson in Ezekiel 23. Ezekiel 23:2-3 “…there were two women, the daughters of one mother: And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their [...]
Q) Why didn't God send Jesus to other places? A) The purpose of Jesus ministry was to gather true worshippers of Jehovah from Israel. In Matthew 15:24 (NIV) Jesus said, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” Jesus’ purpose was not [...]
There are a variety of thoughts about the Ezekiel 38 prophecy. The following represents one viewpoint. Three preconditions must be met prior to the war: First, Israel must be regathered as a nation (verses 8,12). In the last 140 years, large populations of Jewish [...]
The life of Saul is narrated in 1 Samuel chapters 9-15. Saul was a member of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the smallest tribes and one which settled the hill country east of Jerusalem. Saul was a very tall man and especially handsome. [...]
We could generally describe the role of God's priests as follows: 1. These were ordained by God to offer sacrifices- "For every high priest taken from among men (all the Jewish priests were taken from the Kohan family of the tribe of Levi) is [...]
The Philistines were a people of Aegean origin who settled on the southern coast of Palestine about the same time as did the Israelites. According to biblical tradition (Deuteronomy 2:23, Jeremiah 47:4), the Philistines came from Caphtor (possibly Crete, although there is no archaeological [...]
The Bible does not give us a specific date. However, it does trace its beginnings. Ezekiel 16:3 (NASB), “Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem, ‘Your origin and your birth are from the land of the Canaanite, your father was an Amorite and your [...]
Daniel 9:24-27 takes us from rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls through the coming of the Messiah. When did the rebuilding of Jerusalem begin? Nehemiah 2:1 records that the Persian King, Artaxerxes, gave Nehemiah permission to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem in the “year 20” of [...]
The Samaritans and Jews had major political and religious differences. They did not like the Jews and Jews did not like them. The bitterness between the two peoples was deep, corrosive and encompassing. The people who became known as the Samaritans came from the Assyrian [...]
In Exodus chapter 3, God very clearly outlined how the deliverance from Egypt would take place. God commanded Moses to address Pharaoh with the following words: “and you with the elders of Israel will come to the king of Egypt and you will say [...]
Summary: Some Christians believe that Daniel 9:27 refers to a future 7 years of tribulation. This is a misinterpretation of prophetic scripture. Instead, Daniel 9:27 refers to the end of meaningful sacrifices under the Jewish law and the desolation of Israel and Jerusalem after [...]
The book of Joel was written between 770 and 870 BC, about 50 years before the Assyrians captured the northern ten tribe kingdom of Israel. God directed Joel to prophesy of Israel’s coming captivity because the nation was practicing idol worship, sacrificing their babies [...]
The cloud and pillar of fire symbolized the same thing - the presence of the God in the Israeli camp. The Lord, through these two things, took care of them, defended them and guided them during the wilderness. “And the LORD went before them [...]
Numbers can often carry a meaning in the Bible. The meaning is derived from a pattern of usage throughout the Scriptures. The number forty appears 146 times in the Bible and it is usually associated with a period of testing and hardship. The number [...]
Unlike some of the other books of the Bible, the books of 1st and 2nd Kings do not name its author. Accounts such as Kings and Chronicles cover many centuries of history and are typically thought to have been recorded during the lifetime of [...]
One of the most memorable miracles in the Bible was the deliverance of the nation of Israel when they crossed the Red Sea. The Gulf of Aqaba is also called “The Red Sea.” We read in 1 Kings 9:26 – “King Solomon also built a fleet [...]
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus is all about role reversal. Jesus was warning the Jewish leaders that Israel (the Rich Man) was about to be cast out of God’s favor. Soon, Lazarus (representing the Gentiles - those considered poor because they [...]
