I need to respond to the biblically illiterate and theologically misguided statements I have heard recently about the Bible and Israel. Popular online influencers are saying God’s blessing for Abraham, found in Genesis 12:1-3, was given to Abraham alone and has nothing to do with present day Israel or the Jewish people. Those who are negative toward Israel make statements drawing on a little knowledge of theological interpretations from Catholic traditions, Reformed/Replaceme

Jesus did not start a new religion. The Roman Church under Constantine started a new religion. In Jerusalem, Jesus’ followers were seen as a sect within Judaism. The followers of Jesus were referred to as The Way. They attended the synagogues on the Sabbath. They exchanged and challenged ideas within the synagogues. They met in homes on a regular basis, were committed to common belief in Jesus as the Messiah, and shared possessions in common. They prayed together daily. Their

The Earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. Every inch and each being are under His scope and purview. He is the sovereign LORD of all. Yet, He brought one man, Abram, to one place and eventually set it aside as Holy to Himself. He then established a people as holy to Himself. Abram lived in a place called Ur. The location was in the fertile crescent, near the birthplace of all our existence. His entire family lived there. God called him to leave his home and go to an unkn

Ye-sh-u is an acronym for one of the most significant curses placed upon a person, and is reserved in the strongest application for a false god. With great disdain this expression is used for Yeshua, Jesus of Nazareth, by many in Judaism today. A curse spoken with the image of spitting as it is spoken. The Hebrew expression says, “may his memory and name be blotted out.” I know it because it has been spoken in my presence, for my sake as a believer in Yeshua. Like so many pa

There is one and only one true God of the world. He is the God who revealed Himself through the Jewish people. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He also made an eternal covenant with Abraham that speaks to His whole creation. In it He declared His desire for a relationship with all people through a promised blessing we know in the person of Jesus. He made these communications in a very personal way. Abraham and Moses had personal interactions with the powerful God of our w