Why Israel's Neighbors Can't Win
Teaching the book of Obadiah this morning, I was reflecting on the issue of Israel and her neighbors: Jordan, The Palestinian Territories and…
Category: Israel
Homeless God: A Reflection from Ezekiel
The God of Israel is not the god of philosophic speculations….a god perfect to reason. He is not a god unfeeling and unmoved….
The Old Testament for Seventh Graders (in Four Weeks!) 4
Life Under the Covenant – Joshua-Malachi Story: Living in the Land (Joshua-2 Chronicles) – Israel entered the land of eternal promise, but once…
The Old Testament for Seventh Graders (in Four Weeks!) 3
The Covenant With Israel – Exodus-Deuteronomy Exodus: God with His People – Israel grew up as slaves in Egypt and Moses was raised…
The Old Testament for Seventh Graders (in Four Weeks!) 2
The Covenant With Abraham – Genesis 11-50 Calling and Covenant – God called Abraham and made a covenant (everlasting promise) with him to…
Praying for Palestinians
This is one of the reasons my heart breaks for the Palestinian people. I pray that there will be peace in Israel and…
2 Kings 14:23-15:38 – Word of the LORD and Fall of the Kings
14:23 – Jeroboam II – son of Jehoash (or Joash). He reigned for 41 years (793-753 BC) over Israel though approximately 11 years…
2 Kings 13-14:22 – “Grace for Israel and Judah?”
(Here is the first of a few personal comments and questions from my Wednesday night Bible study — working through 2 Kings right now —…