Tag Archives: Jews

The Shema; January 9, 2026


Deuteronomy 6:4-6 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. This is … Continue reading

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Diaspora; December 15, 2025


Micah 5:7 The remnant of Jacob will be    in the midst of many peopleslike dew from the Lord,    like showers on the grass,which do not wait for anyone    or depend on man. Verse 2 of this chapter gets all the attention, since it was quoted by … Continue reading

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The Middle East; October 19, 2025


Galatians 4:29 At that time the son born according to the flesh persecuted the son born by the power of the Spirit. It is the same now. And here we have a clear, concise, theological explanation for the mess in the Middle … Continue reading

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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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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 Evangelistic Imperative; May 10, 2025


1 Chronicles 16:23-23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;    proclaim his salvation day after day.Declare his glory among the nations,    his marvelous deeds among all peoples. This chapter collects several of David’s Psalms, and I can’t read it without musical settings coming into … Continue reading

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Gentiles; March 18, 2025


Ephesians 4:17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. There is a great deal of rich content here, but this … Continue reading

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Believing Moses; January 3, 2025


John 5:46-47 “If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?” This hit me like a load of bricks, … Continue reading

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Faith and Works; August 25, 2024


Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. This is an extremely familiar passage, but it spoke to me … 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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