From the Editor Jan/Feb 2026

Israel My Glory Sneak Peek with Jesse King, our managing editor, is a video series that gives a glimpse into our latest issue.

It took more than two years; but, finally, Israel has won the war in Gaza. The Jewish state decisively trounced Hamas, which ravaged southern Israel with wanton violence and murder on October 7, 2023. All the men, women, and children who survived Hamas captivity—some of whom suffered torture for two grueling years—have been returned to Israel.

Will true peace now replace war? Of course not. Even if Hamas is officially rendered obsolete, its spirit will live on; and its operations will simply continue under a new name. As long as Jewish people live in their ancestral homeland, zealous groups of Muslim Arabs will seek to drive them out. Sadly, Israel will never know true peace until Jesus the Messiah returns to establish His Kingdom in the land.

Since 1948, events that once were only dreams, God’s words awaiting fulfillment, have come to pass. Now, 78 years later, modern generations have witnessed an ancient nation rise from historical ashes, return to its own land, and speak its almost-dead language. Israel has endured and even won wars for survival, like the latest one in Gaza, in ways that can be explained only by God’s power and protection. Truly, we live in one of the most consequential eras in Jewish history.

The prophet Amos (ca. 8th century BC) found himself in a pivotal period of Israel’s history too. A simple sheepbreeder with no prophetic aspirations, Amos received the unpleasant task of chastising a newly peaceful and prosperous Israel.

The Israelites had begun to enjoy their kingdom’s security, but they had wandered far from God’s heart. So, God used a seemingly unqualified, insignificant man of the fields to deliver His difficult message.

Amos warned the people of God’s impending judgment, but he also left them with hope. He concluded his scriptural oracles with a marvelous promise for the Jewish people: “‘I will plant them in their land, and no longer shall they be pulled up from the land I have given them,’ says the LORD your God” (Amos 9:15).

This issue of Israel My Glory makes the prophet’s message clear: God must punish sin. Though Amos directed these warnings to Israel, his words also should drive believers to self-reflection. Are we living for our own hedonistic desires, or are we subjecting our hearts and our actions to the rule of our King?

God remains “merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, . . . forgiving iniquity” (Ex. 34:6–7). May we align ourselves with His will as we study His Word and love His Chosen People.

In His service,
Jesse King
Managing Editor