MESSIANIC EXPECTATIONS IN ISRAEL

by | Nov 19, 2015 | Israel's Messenger

by Dr. Keith Megilligan Messianism thrives on suffering. Abba Hillel Silver The Jews of history anticipated the coming of the Messiah with various historical “triggers” which set off calculations as to when the Messiah’s return would be or could be expected. In fact,...

JACOB: SCOUNDREL OR SAINT?

by | Sep 8, 2015 | Israel's Messenger

by Rev. Mark Robinson In a marriage arranged from “on high”, Isaac, at the age of forty, would marry Rebekah, daughter of Bethuel, Abraham’s brother’s son. They had a great desire to have children, but for twenty years Rebekah had been barren. They sought...

ISAAC

by | Sep 8, 2015 | Israel's Messenger

by Keith Megilligan There is a certain chain-linked relationship which the early patriarchs inherited. The Old Testament reference to the three founders of Israel is almost formulaic. “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob” is the standard form of reference. This...

ABRAHAM

by | Sep 8, 2015 | Israel's Messenger

by Dan Bergman Travel back with me over four thousand years to the desert plains of a place called Ur (modern-day southern Iraq). It is in this ancient place that our story begins. It is a journey full of trials, promises, and blessings. It is a story that tells the...