Response to the death of Hamas terror leader Sinwar There was satisfaction inside Israel at the news of the killing of Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. He died on the first day of the Jewish Succoth (Tabernacles) holiday, which is interesting because the war he set off with the October 7th invasion of Israel happened on the last day of Succoth in 2023. However the war goes on and there are still...
Now, when we look at this, there are a number of prophetic passages which come to mind. I am going to go through some of them. The first one is Psalm 83, a Psalm of Asaf. I’ll read from the first verse. It says, Psalm 83 Do not keep silent, O God!Do not hold Your peace,And do not be still, O God!2 For behold, Your enemies make a tumult;And those who hate You...
10 “Hear the word of the Lord, O nations,And declare it in the isles afar off, and say,‘He who scattered Israel will gather him,And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’11 For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,And ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he.12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion,Streaming to the goodness of the Lord—For wheat and new wine and oil,For the...
Iran’s response to Israel Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran in an operation attributed to Israel, prompting Iran to threaten severe retaliation and raising fears of a regional war. At the time of writing (August 16) Israel remains in suspense, waiting to see what Iran’s response will be. Senior Iranian officials continue to make serious threats against...
One more scripture which we will look at this morning is Ezekiel 38. Somewhere into all this mix comes the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 which has never yet been fulfilled. It doesn’t seem to connect to any other passage in the scriptures, so we have some disagreements about where this prophecy comes into play. Article Some say it comes before the Tribulation itself; some say it comes at the...
31 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah— 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord...
We see trauma in Gaza.: dead people, destroyed buildings, refugees in tents in cold and wet weather, hunger, a growing humanitarian crisis. There are calls for a ceasefire. Website But who is responsible for the situation? It is a moral dilemma. If we support Israel, are we responsible for this? Article Are the terrorists who launched the war responsible, or is it Israel who responded to...
Trevor Stewart-Sweet on the Book of Obadiah But Obadiah speaks of Esau and Edom not the Palestinians. So, is there any connection? 8 “Will I not in that day,” says the Lord,“Even destroy the wise men from Edom,And understanding from the mountains of Esau?9 Then your mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed,To the end that everyone from the mountains of EsauMay be cut off by slaughter...
Trevor Stewart-Sweet on the Book of Obadiah The subject of Obadiah is Edom and it’s interesting to note that there are more references to Edom in the Hebrew scriptures than to almost any other single nation. Obadiah proclaimed a coming divine judgment on Edom but he also gave hope to Israel by reminding them of the future that He’d promised them. Historically, Obadiah’s prophecy...
A lesson from Isaiah We’re going to start looking at a passage in the Bible, in Isaiah chapters 8 & 9. Looking through the concordance, I didn’t find many references to ‘conspiracy’, but there is one in Isaiah chapter 8 and, as I looked at this, it’s quite an interesting passage and I believe it is relevant to some of the things happening today. timeline So...