2024 Issues

Joseph, A Type for Spiritual Growth

May 1, 2024

From Servant to Ruler “Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life” (Genesis 45:5, scriptures from NASB, unless otherwise noted). — Ernie Kuenzli Joseph was a remarkable individual, being a picture of Jesus and an example worthy of emulation by the followers of Christ. The scriptures do not tell us precisely how Joseph’s stellar character was developed, only how it was manifested in the various experiences he […]

A Double Inheritance in the Land

May 1, 2024

The Sons of Jacob “Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: The sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob’s first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun; the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin; and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid: Dan and Naphtali; and the sons of Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid: Gad and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, that were born to him in Paddan-aram” (Genesis 35:23-26, scriptures from ASV). — David Stein The list of Jacob’s twelve sons […]

Today in Prophecy

May 1, 2024

Houthi Rebels and Iran “Thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people … They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance” (Psalms 83:2-4). The Persian Empire was founded by Cyrus the Great, the king used by Jehovah God to return the Jewish people to Israel after decades of exile in […]

News and Views

May 1, 2024

Religious While hiking in the Lower Galilee, a man was surprised to spot a small scarab seal sparkling on the ground. Used by Near Eastern cultures for millennia, seals are important indicators of peoples who lived in or passed through different places. The iconography of the seal, carved in the shape of a scarab beetle, identified it as Assyrian, possibly dating back to the eighth century BCE, suggesting the presence of Assyrians in Israel at that time. — Bible History Daily, 2/11/2024 […]

The Sins of Joseph’s Brothers

May 1, 2024

Traits to Avoid “Now Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because he had been born to him in his old age, and he made an ornate robe for him. When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him” (Genesis 37:3‑4, scriptures from NIV). — John Trzeciak Giving in to hatred became the poison Joseph’s older brothers drank while plotting to put […]