by Daniel Trimpey | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
by Rusty Guin Throughout the Bible priests are mentioned over 780 times. The first priest mentioned was Melchizedek in Genesis 14:18, the priest of the most high God, El Elyon in Hebrew. The Levitical priesthood was established by God in the nation of Israel. There...
by Daniel Trimpey | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
Rev. Mark Robinson Long before the first priest (from the tribe of Levi) or king (from the tribe of Judah) arrived on the scene in ancient Israel, prophets graced the pages of biblical history. Unlike the priest and the king, the prophet, though certainly called by...
by Daniel Trimpey | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
by Rev. Mark Robinson The first chapter of Zephaniah brings us front and center with the theme of this book – the “Day of the LORD.” There are two parts to the “Day of the LORD.” One of unparalleled wrath and judgment from God followed by...
by Daniel Trimpey | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
by Rev. Mark Robinson Zephaniah, which means “Yahweh hides,” is the writer of this book addressed to the people of Judah and covers the period of 640-609 B.C. Most of the writing was done before the fall of Ninevah in 612 B.C. (see 2:13) and likely after...
by Daniel Trimpey | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
By Ken Symes Pharisees and Sadducees are two of the major groups found in the New Testament and are nowhere in the Old Testament. Who are these groups? When did they come into the world of Judaism? What did they believe? As one reads the Bible it is important to...
by Daniel Trimpey | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog Posts, Israel's Messenger
Ken Overby In order to understand how the first century church observed Communion, it is necessary to grasp a history of the Jewishness of the early church. The followers of Yeshua, referred to as those of the “Way,”1 never thought of themselves as anything other than...
