Welcome back friends! We’re spending a few days examining a bit of Jewish history in order to further understand how to rightly understand and relate to them. It is certainly not an exhaustive look at history, but enough to provide insight. Yesterday we laid a basic foundation, including the fact that God’s covenants with Abraham …
Continue reading A Brief Look at Jewish History: The Period before and after the Exile
Recently I was invited to attend a Christian Leadership Seminar at Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Research, and Education Center. I spent over a week with 25 other Christian pastors and ministry leaders studying Antisemitism and the Holocaust. In addition, I am taking classes through Israel College of the Bible, where study has focused on …
Continue reading A Brief Look at Jewish History: An Introduction
As is the case with many Christians (particularly those who have visited Israel), I have wrestled with the question, "Why don't Jews believe in Jesus?" From strictly a Christian perspective, it is difficult to understand why a people who have such passion for God, and who understand the Old Testament better than most Christians ever …
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 …
Continue reading A 30,000 Foot View of Week 3: A Covenant Kept
Looking for the Blessed Hope 