Tag: Israelites

Jesus Crucified
By micoots
15/07/2016 0

Are All Jews Perpetually and Universally Responsible for Christ’s Death?

Matthew 27:25 says, “Then the people as a whole answered, His blood be on us and on our children! ” Does this verse imply that all Jews are perpetually and universally responsible for Christs death?

If Matthews account is accurateand there is powerful textual and historical evidence that it is,1 this Jewish mob did not and could not speak in behalf of all Jewish people. As verse 20 says, “Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.” This crowd..

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By micoots
14/07/2016 0

Are Today’s Jews the Physical Descendants of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the Israelite Tribes?

Israel is the name God gave Jacob on the night he wrestled with the angel (Genesis 32:28). As a group, his sons along with the 12 tribes that descended from them inherited the name. Although Israel always accepted proselytes,1 it was at first largely made up of people physically descended from Abraham through Isaac and Jacob. Eventually the term “Israelite” was replaced by the term “Jew” (Yehudi), derived from the kingdom of Judah (Yehuda), the southern Israelite kingdom that retained its indepe..

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By micoots
13/07/2016 0

God’s ‘rules of engagement’ urged amid turmoil

Copyright (c) 2016 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/47215/gods-rules-of-engagement-urged-amid-turmoil

God's 'rules of engagement' urged amid turmoil

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) — Appeals for pertinent action amid turmoil following the killings of two black men and five white policemen were issued July 12 during a confer..

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By micoots
12/07/2016 0

Our World, A Better Place

In his well-known book, To Change the World, James Davison Hunter argued that the way to change the world is (1) to gather elite people (2) who are close to the power, who (3) are part of large networks and (4) who have abundant resources (5) to press for a cause. John Nugent, in his exceptional new book, Endangered Gospel, contends the way of Jesus is the exact opposite: it is to gather the unlikely who are not part of the systems of power and who are in small networks and who have few resource..

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By micoots
11/07/2016 0

First ever ancient Philistine cemetery discovered in Israel

American archaeology students unearth a skeletons and clay jars during excavation works at the first-ever Philistine cemetery at Ashkelon National Park in southern Israel.

The first ever Philistine cemetery with 150 burials, dating back from 11th to 8th century BC, has been discovered after more than 30 years of excavating on the outskirts of the sea-port of Ashkelon in Israel.

A team of archaeologists said that the cemetery backs the theory that the Philistines landed in ancient Israel..

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By micoots
11/07/2016 0

Who Was The Angel Of The Lord?

Who was the “Angel of the Lord” mentioned so often in Scriptures?

Angels
The word “angel” simply means a “messenger of God” for a messenger from God and in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, angels are always messengers of God or His representatives, depending upon the situation. Angels are powerful spirit beings that can, with God’s command, appear in human form. One angel is powerful enough to kill 185,000 soldiers in one quick passing (2 Kings 19:35) so this may be why the author ..

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By micoots
09/07/2016 0

How is the joy of the Lord our strength?

Everything we face in this lifetime will require a certain level of strength, and we need to pull this strength out from a source we can rely on. God promises in His word that He is a more than sufficient source of strength that we can turn to at all times.

When you're tired, burnt-out or frustrated, where do you draw your strength to carry on from? For most people, they like to get strength from a form of recreation or seasons of rest. Still for others strength can come from a vic..

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By micoots
08/07/2016 0

5 defences you can have in times of temptation

God is such a good Father, He didn't leave His children defenceless in times of war. The Israelites in the Old Testament saw the Lord God fighting for them so fiercely that at times, Israel didn't need to slash an enemy with the sword. David saw God's might and silenced Goliath's constant taunting, defeating a seasoned warrior using a mere slingshot. These, and many other times, show us that God is always fighting for us.

But are we fighting for Him?

There are time..

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By micoots
08/07/2016 0

Why read the Old Testament?

At the theological college where I grew up (my father was the principal) the students would have an annual revue. You know the sort of thing: sketches gently ribbing their teachers, a couple of guys with guitars strumming through a tuneless ditty, even an attempt at stand-up comedy here or there.

One of the sketches has stayed with me since I saw it when I was about 14 years old. It was a pretend preaching class. The trainee preacher was given..

By micoots
06/07/2016 0

Thought for the morning of Wed July 6, 2016

Verse: “Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” — pr 1:33
Thought: Divine love is rendered conspicuous when it shines in the midst of judgments. Fair is that lone star which smiles through the rifts of the thunder clouds; bright is the oasis which blooms in the wilderness of sand; so fair and so bright is love in the midst of wrath. When the Israelites provoked the Most High by their continued idolatry, he punished them by withholding both dew and rain, so..