Tag Archives: Israel

Making Aliya; September 5, 2025


Zechariah 10:9 Though I scatter them among the peoples,    yet in distant lands they will remember me.They and their children will survive,    and they will return. This is what is today called “making aliya,” moving from anywhere in the world to Israel. … Continue reading

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Reproduction; August 7, 2025


Isaiah 35:10 And those the Lord has rescued will return.They will enter Zion with singing;    everlasting joy will crown their heads.Gladness and joy will overtake them,    and sorrow and sighing will flee away. A musical setting for this is echoing in my mind and heart as I … Continue reading

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God’s Eternal Sovereignty; June 14, 2025


Psalm 48:12-14 Walk about Zion, go around her,    count her towers, consider well her ramparts,    view her citadels,that you may tell of them    to the next generation.For this God is our God for ever and ever;    he will be our guide even to the end. I … Continue reading

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Antisemitism; May 23, 2025


Esther 8:17 In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear of the Jews … Continue reading

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The Fear of the Lord; October 7, 2024


Psalm 76:7 It is you alone who are to be feared.    Who can stand before you when you are angry? The world has forgotten the fear of the Lord. By dismissing such things as hurricane and earthquakes as “strictly natural,” the world … Continue reading

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The Jews; August 18, 2024


Romans 9:4-5 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever … Continue reading

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Antisemitism; October 28, 2023


Romans 3:22-24 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through … Continue reading

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Christian Unity; October 13, 2023


Acts 18:25-26 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When … Continue reading

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Tears Before Joy; September 30, 2022


Psalm 126:5-6 Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him. This is a justly famous passage, and it … Continue reading

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Unity; July 27, 2022


2 Chronicles 30:21 The Levites and priests sang to the Lord every day, accompanied by the Lord’s instruments of praise. The NIV tones this down a little bit, but in a footnote they do say this could be translated “resounding … Continue reading

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