A Long History, in Brief “The Remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from Jehovah, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of man” (Micah 5:7). — David Rice Micah the prophet was a younger contemporary of Isaiah. Sometimes in the book of Micah we have close similarities with the writings of Isaiah, on occasion in almost identical language, evidently Micah borrowing from his elder’s prophecies. […]
Religious The Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (ROC MP) reportedly directed all its clergy to change their liturgy to include pro-war prayers in support of Russia’s war of conquest against Ukraine. A Russian Telegram channel with insider sources within the ROC MP amplified on March 31 a document dated March 29, in which Head of the ROC MP Affairs, Metropolitan Gregoriy of Voskresensk, instructed clergy to read a prayer — the “Prayer for Holy Rus” — on a daily basis during […]
Protests Against Israel “And I went back and saw all the oppression that is done under the sun: the tears of the oppressed who have one to console them, and from the hand of their violent oppressors there is none to console them” (Ecclesiastes 4:1, Alter translation). The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects free expression of beliefs, limited only by governmental right to regulate when, where and how a protest may operate. Throughout its history, Americans have protested against oppression. […]
Four Wars “I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born” Zechariah 12:10, ASV). Our text is a common one, well known among Bible Students. The text is still pending fulfillment, […]
Statehood, Peace Agreements, Securing the Land “Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates” (Genesis 15:18). Israel attained statehood in 1948, a date well known and remembered. It seems that this was not an arbitrary year for statehood. Israel’s restoration to the land commenced in 1878 with the settlement of Petah Tikvah. From 1878 to 1948 is a period of 70 years. This […]