An Israeli Glimpse of Shavuot

If you are familiar with the seven Biblical feasts, you understand they are God's calendar, giving us insight into times past and times future! Interestingly, Christians and Jews both celebrate those Biblical events, but with very different perspective. Jews view the feasts as commemoration of their escape from Egyptian slavery. That is not inaccurate. Leviticus …

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Israel: The Key to God’s Judgment

Dear friends, God is not making an innocent suggestion when He states in Genesis 12:3 that we are to bless Israel or be cursed. Indeed, every nation will be judge according to how they treat Israel. (Joel 3:2) As I consider that stern warning in light of nations, including the US, clamoring to make a …

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Understanding “to the Jew First” – Part 4

You've hung in there and now we're finishing off our 4-part series, Understanding "to the Jew First." If you've just stumbled upon it, here are the first three parts: Gentiles are not second classGentiles are not "the new Jew"Meaning of "to the Jew first" Today, we close out the series by considering what this all …

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Understanding “to the Jew First” – Part 3

We're exploring the meaning of "to the Jew first," found in Romans 1:16. During parts 1 and 2 we considered two inaccurate fallacies associated with that phrase: Gentiles are not second classGentiles are not "the new Jew" To have an inflated or deflated view of our standing is sinful and we illuminated that truth in …

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