It was on this day in 1917 that the British Army captured Gaza from the Turkish Empire as they advanced toward Jerusalem and beyond. The area that we now know as Israel is part of a region called the Levant, which stretches from the fertile regions of Mesopotamia, through Syria and Israel and down to the […]
As God’s people, we are called to be holy which is also understood to be “set apart,” or in Hebrew, kadosh, holy. “For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy” (Leviticus 11:44). You “shall be holy” seems to indicate that there is a process involved. When we are born again, we are […]
All Christians are called to be good soldiers for Christ. Remember: we all have trials and battles. But those who understand the specific purpose of each piece of armor, those who clothe themselves in the full armor of God every day, are victorious in battle. You must be clothed with salvation, sanctification, righteousness, and the […]
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12-13) All of us want to be considered His […]
Today we want to recall theconversation Jesus had with the Samaritan woman in John’s gospel. In that day and in that culture, this conversation would have been borderline scandalous. But there’s some very interesting things in that conversation that all believers need to take to heart. “But the hour is coming, and now is, when […]
There is a principle in Scripture that is reinforced repeatedly throughout the Bible which conveys this message: without suffering, there is no glory. Of course, everybody wants glory, but few are willing to embrace the suffering that precedes it. Yet, Messiah made it very clear, on many occasions and in many different ways, that this […]
According to many traditions, on this day the flood of Noah began. We read about it in Genesis 7:11, 13: “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of […]
It was on this day in 1949 that the Aliyah known as “Magic Carpet,”an immigration of thousands of Yemenite Jews to Israel, began. During this operation some 49,000 Yemenite Jews were airlifted to Israel aboard British and American transport flights. The official Hebrew name of this operation was Kanfei Nesharim, or “On the Wings of Eagles,”a name obviously […]
It was on this day in 1938 that the Nazi pogrom, later known as Kristallnacht or the “Night of Broken Glass,”took place throughout Germany and Austria. This event was precipitated by the murder of a German Embassy official in Paris at the hands of a Polish born Jew. Looking at the severity and extensiveness of […]
It was on this day in 1917 that the British government gave final approval to the adoption of the Balfour Declaration. This was a document that declared British support for those Jews who were trying to establish a Jewish homeland in the Holy Land. It was written by the UK’s Foreign Minister, Arthur James Balfour. […]
