Several concepts have been coined from the Bible to explain the messiahship of Yeshua. Two of these are “Messiah, the Son of Joseph,” and “Messiah, the Son of David.” While both titles refer to the same person, each has a distinct meaning and implication. “Messiah, the Son of Joseph,” speaks more of Yeshua as a suffering Messiah. Joseph, in this context, is Jacob’s dear son who was sold into slavery by his brothers but later…
Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace. (Ephesians 2:15) In the last post, we began to examine Paul’s usage of the phrase one new man” in the Bible passage above. From our study, we saw that until Yeshua died and was resurrected, only Israel was recognized as a member of God’s…
“What does the Bible say about peace in the Middle East?” Over the years, this is one question that the Christian community has found quite challenging to answer. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most complex, controversial, and long-running conflicts this region has experienced. Since the conflict started in the late 19th century, several organizations, including the United Nations, have tried to step in, calm the tension and bring lasting peace. But despite numerous…
What does redemption mean to us as believers? This seems like a simple question. After all, the word “redemption” is a common theme in Scripture, particularly in the epistles. However, the answer has a lot of angles to it. The Apostle Paul in Ephesians 2:11-22 gave us a great perspective from which to address this question. He said Yeshua has broken down the middle wall of separation between Israel and…
The Great Commission is a global mission. It is clear from the Bible that God wants everyone to be saved (I Timothy 2:4, Ezekiel 33:11). John 3:16 tells us God loves the world so much that He sent His Son to die for everyone, and whoever receives this Gift and believes in God’s Son (Yeshua) will have everlasting life. However, the Apostle Paul, in his letter to the church in Rome, claimed that the Gospel…
The Scripture is such a wonderful book. Its stories give us a clear revelation of God’s plan of salvation. The more we understand Bible stories, the better insight we gain into the beautiful truth of the redemption God has provided us through His Son, Yeshua. In this blog, we will examine Abraham’s obedience to sacrifice Isaac at Moriah and see how the story points to the New Testament teachings of the apostles about Christ in…
So far in our review of Christian evangelism ministries in Israel, we’ve examined the history of these ministries and their importance in the end-time harvest of souls in Israel. This is the third article in our series. In case you missed the first two articles, you can read them here and here. We traced the history of many of these evangelistic ministries, including ours, to the passion of their founders towards evangelizing the lost sheep…
Over the last few weeks, we’ve been reviewing the activities of Christian evangelism ministries in Israel, and this is the last blog in the series. So far, we’ve discussed the history of these ministries and their importance in Israel. In the last post, we talked extensively about the awe-inspiring works God has been doing through these ministries, including ours in Israel. And like I said in conclusion the last time, I am persuaded that as…
In this blog, we’ll continue our four-part overview of Christian evangelism ministries in Israel. Last time, we examined the history of these ministries. We traced the history of many of these Christian evangelistic ministries, including ours, to the passion and enthusiasm of the founders toward evangelism. I used our ministry, Israel Media Ministries, as an example. Our journey into becoming a evangelistic ministry is largely tied to the God-inspired passion I had for the salvation…
In the last post, we looked at the interconnection between the Hear O Israel prayer (also called the Shema), as recorded in Deuteronomy 6, and the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18. Studying these verses, we discovered that both are identical commandments instructing their respective audience to share God’s Word with others. While those in Deuteronomy were instructed to teach God’s laws to their children, the audience in Matthew 28:18 and, by extension, Christians of today…