Do the Jews Truly have a Right to the Land of Israel?

For decades the debate has ensued over who has rights to the land of Israel.  One key argument of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is whether Israel or the Palestinians have right to the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and parts of Jerusalem. (See The Palestinian Problem and Terrorism) But the Word of God tells us precisely …

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Skirmishes Heating up on Israel’s Borders

This past week brought threats and actual military action on at least two of Israel's borders.  Early in the week, Israel deployed the Iron Dome in the southern region, near the Gaza border, following threats from the Al-Quds Brigade (Hamas's military wing) that they would "respond forcefully" if a Palestinian prisoner dies from his hunger …

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Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee Visits West Bank

Republican presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, visited Israel this week, including a stop in the West Bank.  Appearing in Shiloh, once the Biblical capital of Israel, Huckabee challenged every presidential candidate to visit all of Israel (including Judea and Samaria, known today as the West Bank) in order to show solidarity and unity with the Jewish …

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Lord, Send us a Josiah!

Over the past few weeks I've been studying Kings and Chronicles, the Biblical records of the kings of Israel and Judah.  What I know about those kings is that there were very few righteous kings and many who "did evil in the sight of the Lord."  Once the kingdom split into the Northern (Israel) and …

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