Welcome back, sojourners! This week we’re learning of Israel’s birth via God’s covenant given through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Yesterday we studied brief details about two of Jacob’s sons, Judah and Joseph. Bible students will recall that Joseph was sold into slavery to Egypt in order to one day rescue his people from the Egyptians! …
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A 30,000 Foot View of Week 3: A Covenant Kept
Well, my faithful sojourners, we’ve laid the foundation of our study by charting our course in week 1 and digging into God’s plan of the end in week 2. We now know why we’re studying prophecy, and we have a framework upon which to hang historic and future events so that we better understand the …
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ISIS in the Sinai Peninsula: Tightening Relations between Egypt and Israel?
With the Syrian civil war dragging on, with ISIS continuing its rampage throughout the Middle East, and with the Iranian nuclear talks hogging headlines, there is another story developing that is worth noting. After Hosni Mubarak was ousted in Egypt during the Egyptian "Arab Spring," rigged elections put Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood into power. …
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Launching Week 9: Heading for Home!
Welcome back shipmates! What a journey we are on! Though we will head toward home this week, we still have lots of sea to sail and treasures to find, so don't stow away your treasure boxes just yet! Today, let's go to the stern (the back of the boat) and stand on deck. Off the …
