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Most of what you will see here are digital articles that were originally published in our quarterly magazine, Israel’s Messenger. There are also additional posts relating to theology, current events, and sharing your faith with a Jewish person.
ISRAEL’S FALSE MESSIAHS
by Dan Bergman The idea of a coming Messiah is central to the teachings of the Hebrew Scriptures. Within them, there are a plethora of prophecies describing all manner of specific details regarding the person of the Messiah, the Anointed One. In fact, we can find a...
MESSIAH: PROPHET, PRIEST AND KING
By Ken Symes In the Old Testament economy there were three classes of public servants: prophets, priests and kings. All appointed to one of these offices were consecrated by being anointed with oil (prophet, 1 Kings 19:16b; priest, Exodus 28:41; king, 1 Samuel 15:1)....
MESSIANIC EXPECTATIONS IN ISRAEL
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 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 the LORD...
ISAAC
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 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...
THE UNHOLY TRINITY
by Rev. Ken Overby Revelation 16:13-14 mentions “the dragon,” “the beast,” and “the false prophet.” “And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they...
BIRTH OF A NATION
by Mark Robinson Birth or labor pains is the beginning of the end of a long process. Some nine months earlier the expectant mom becomes aware of the promise of a birth. Suddenly, and in some ways unexpectedly, the first labor pain grips the body. Time is short - but,...