The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) clearly presents the basis for God’s choice of Israel as His covenant nation. This selection was not based on Israel’s inherent greatness or merit but entirely on God’s love, promise, and covenant faithfulness. A central passage explaining this appears in Deuteronomy 7:6–8: “For you are a…
A 2,500-Year-Old Prophecy Fulfilled in Modern Times June 7, 1967 – A Day God Showed Up in Jerusalem on TelevisionPicture this: It’s the morning of June 7, 1967. Israeli paratroopers race through the narrow streets of Jerusalem’s Old City. Moments later, they stand on the Temple Mount – hearts pounding,…
Book Review: The Messiah Prophecy in the Tanakh by Dan Bruce (Note: Tanakh is name for the Hebrew Bible, which is also known as the Old Testament) Is there a way to know for sure who the Messiah is? If you’ve ever wondered whether the Hebrew Scriptures actually pinpoint the…
Rabbinic Judaism, the theological system that developed after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, has consistently rejected the claim that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah of Israel. Its objections are many and nuanced, rooted in traditional expectations shaped by centuries of commentary and legal tradition.…
When many people think of Christianity and Judaism, they assume that Judaism is the older of the two religions and that Christianity branched off from it. In a broad sense, it is true that God’s covenants with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses precede the coming of Jesus Christ. However, when…
Max Planck, a 19th-century giant in the field of theoretical physics, once remarked that “science advances one funeral at a time.” His observation, though stark, captures a profound reality: new ideas in science often meet fierce resistance not because they lack evidence, but because they challenge the deeply held convictions…
Here is a full, clear, structured timeline showing how the relationship between God and Man unfolds in the Bible: Timeline of the Relationship Between God and Man (According to the Bible) Creation (Genesis 1–2)God creates the heavens, earth, animals, and mankind.Man is made in God’s image to know Him, walk…
Most people today, especially those shaped by modern education and scientific culture, find it difficult to believe that the early chapters of the Book of Genesis describe real events in human history. The idea of a literal Garden of Eden, a man formed from dust, a woman from his rib,…
The age of the universe has long been a point of contention between biblical literalists and the scientific community. For some Christians, especially those in the Young Earth Creationist movement, the Bible offers a clear and authoritative timeline—placing the origin of all things roughly six thousand years ago. Others, including…
The Bible reveals God’s nature progressively, with both the Old and New Testaments contributing to a unified portrait of who He is. Below is a categorized list of the key attributes and qualities of God revealed across the 66 books of the Bible, along with representative chapter and verse references.…