It was on this day in the year 501 A.D. that a catastrophic earthquake struck the Holy Land, destroying many villages and towns. The land of Israel is situated on several fault lines, in fact, one of those fault lines runs beneath the Temple Mount and through the Mt. of Olives, heading toward the east. […]
It was on this day, in 1934, that German President, Paul von Hindenburg, passed away, thus allowing Adolf Hitler to attain complete and absolute power as the unquestioned head of state. It would only be a few short years before the entire world was engulfed in a World War. Looking back at history and the […]
In the ancient world, all cultures outside of Israel had many gods. The Greeks had many gods in their belief system. As they conquered different nations, the Romans would invite the religions and gods of these nations into their pantheon. In other words, the gods worshiped by these nations weren’t jealous of each other. They […]
In Israel’s history, we see that there were many times that the people of Israel would rise up and go throughout the land destroying the images, the icons and the groves that had been dedicated to foreign gods. At times God instructed them to do this because that was the land He’d given to Abraham […]
Confidence by definition is “sureness.” Confidence looks a lot like people who know their value. Because of this rocky place I’ve been walking through, I’ve realized that for most of my life, I have placed my value in the hands of others. I have let them determine my value. When your value is determined by […]
According to tradition, it was on this day, during the reign of King Ahaz, that the western light of the Menorah was extinguished. Much earlier in Israeli history, in the days of Samuel, during the tenure of the High Priest Eli and his two sons Hofni and Pinchas, the Bible says that the light of […]
They say that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend” (although my wife scoffs at the notion). I guess the point of that maxim alludes to the fact that, from the very beginning, people have been attracted to things that glitter or sparkle. The downside to this is, throughout history, people have placed more value on […]
The Bible tells us that, after Moses had returned from speaking to the Lord on Mt. Sinai, the glory of God was reflected upon Moses’ face (Exodus 34:35). The radiance was so brilliant that a veil had to be placed over his face. It’s important to underscore the fact that it was God’s glory being […]
According to tradition, it was on this day that the last of the Exodus generation – those who were barred from entering Canaan – died in the wilderness. These are the people who refused to enter the land of Canaan at the time God had appointed and, according to Moses, they rebelled against the commandment […]
It was on this day, in the year 636, that Arab army wrested control of the Holy Land from the Byzantines. It’s interesting that all three monotheistic religions have lost control of the Holy Land in the Hebrew month called Av. Judaism lost control on the 9th of Av. Christianity lost control on the 14th […]