August/September 1993

The Covenants

Features

Level Heads, Warm Hearts

A considerable amount of heat has been generated in the Christian community by the refusal of—Israel’s high court to overturn a lower court ruling that refused citizenship under the Law of Return to three Jewish...

The Abrahamic Covenant

It would not be appropriate to ask which is the most important Old Testament covenant. Each of the covenants plays its own unique role in God’s marvelous plan of redemption and is therefore very important.

The Mosaic Covenant

The establishment of the Mosaic Covenant was an epic moment in the history of the nation of Israel. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai and announced that God would establish a covenant...

The Palestinian Covenant

A brief look at world conditions clearly indicates that many international disputes concern land ownership, particularly in the Middle East. The so-called occupied territories—the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights—are familiar to anyone who...

The Davidic Covenant

Second Samuel 7:8–16 records a covenant established by God with David, wherein God made three major promises to David. First, God promised that David’s “house” (his physical line of descent) would endure forever (v. 16;

The New Covenant

In the Scriptures, a covenant is a legally binding obligation of God for man’s redemption. It is God’s solemn pledge to fulfill His promises to those included in the covenant.


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Jewish Believers Test the Law of Return

On February 21, 1993, three Jewish families in Israel were ordered out of what they had hoped would be their adopted country. Gary and Shirley Beresford came to Israel from their native Zimbabwe in 1987...

The Jewish Wedding

Marriage is regarded as one of the most important and significant decisions in the lives of Jewish people. The Torah (the five books of Moses) clearly states that God made “an help fit” for Adam...

Living in Liberty Galatians 5:1–12

Patrick Henry wrote, “Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but...

Israel in the News Aug/Sep 1993

When Switzerland’s Federal Assembly elected her interior minister in mid-March, Ruth Dreyfuss became only the second woman ever named to the notoriously conservative seven member Federal Council that runs the country...

Zvi Aug/Sep 1993

In Isaiah 2:3 it is written, “out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lᴏʀᴅ from Jerusalem.” Most people in Israel know this passage of Scripture...

Daily News from Israel

News Digest — 10/4/24

The Israeli Air Force conducted targeted strikes on Hezbollah’s stronghold in the Dahiyeh  sector of Beirut early Friday (4th)...

News Digest — 10/3/24

The Israeli Air Force intercepted a drone off the coast of Gush Dan early Thursday morning (3rd), the IDF reported, adding that an additional drone landed...

Iran and Hezbollah Attack Israel

Iran launched at least 180 ballistic missiles into Israel on Tuesday night, many of which Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system shot down...

News Digest — 10/2/24

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened that Iran would pay for attacking Israel with close to 200 missiles, as the region moved closer to an all-out-war...

The Leader of Hezbollah is DEAD

Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, a terror organization based in Lebanon, was killed in an Israeli airstrike last week...

News Digest — 10/1/24

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 22 people in two separate attacks in Syria overnight, according to a state media outlet and an...

News Digest — 9/30/24

Media in Lebanon reported an explosion in the capital of Beirut early Monday morning (30th).  The Reuters news agency reported that the explosion...

News Digest — 9/27/24

The IDF’s ‘Arrow’ system intercepted a missile sent from Yemen that triggered sirens across the center of Israel, the IDF confirmed on Friday (27th). The missile was...

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