A Covenant to Come “Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you” (Zechariah 8:23. Scriptures from RVIC unless otherwise noted). — Len Griehs In October 2004, a group of more than 70 rabbis tried to […]
A Chosen People “In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth; for that Jehovah of hosts hath blessed them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance” (Isaiah 19:24-25). — David Stein When we think of an inheritance, we think of an heir receiving property or possessions from a deceased family member or friend. The statement that God gets an […]
Preparing for the Kingdom “Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah” (Psalm 46:2‑3). — Todd Alexander Today, the Nation of Israel is tightly connected with global trade. Its GDP per capita is comparable to other highly developed countries, placing it among the top 20 globally. Israel has become known for […]
Jesus is the Connecting Thread “Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:16, 17). — Aaron Kuehmichel Adam respected God’s direction. But when Satan deceived Eve into supposing the threat was not real, Adam’s concern for his wife induced him to join in her disobedience — rather than, in […]
Jesus is the Connecting Thread “The bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. … I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the read that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world” (John 6:33, 51). In the previous article, we saw that our Lord Jesus died as the ransom […]