The promise to Abraham and his seed. When God calls Abram, He orders him to go the land that He would show him. That land was Canaan (Gen. 12:1). Once there, God gives him a promise: ‘This land I will give to you and your descendants’ (verse 7). (more…)
The Curse of Plenty By Rabbi Benjamin Blech…Jews used to joke in a semi-serious sigh, if only Moses would’ve had a better sense of direction and turned right instead of left, we could have been heirs to all those precious oilfields in the Middle East. Instead we got Israel, and the most even God could say about it is that it’s a land flowing with milk and honey. (more…)
By ds Jan van Barneveld…In the Bible, God explains the works of his Creation to us. He instructs us on how to maintain order and avoid chaos. Most of the ‘laws and rules’ in the Bible are about believing in God and in Jesus, His Son and our Redeemer. However, there are also a few about Israel, one of which is particularly relevant and important. It is the law of ‘blessing and curse’. (more…)
In this film you see the father of Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, speaking out on behalf of the Jewish people. He is touched by the fact that the Jewish people have survived throughout history. The land of Israel is a miracle and he calls the Jewish people a blessings. Watch the film: (more…)
By Harald Eckert.. The Bible refers to families, sometimes to nations and at times to generations. The common ground here is collectivism. Family, tribe, clan, ethnic group, nation, generation… It’s all more than one. Israel, on the other hand, is spoken of as a both a nation and a people. (more…)
Christianity is a 2000 year old branch, firmly attached to Jewish roots. Beginning with Abraham and the Patriarchs, the Gentiles are promised God’s blessings if they in turn bless Abraham’s descendants. God chose to graft Gentiles into the root. But how did we treat the root?
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by John Tweedie
It was already dark as my flight from Toronto via Amsterdam made its final approach to Entebbe Airport, Uganda. I had hoped to get my first glimpses of Africa from the air, but on this black night I would have to be satisfied with seeing only the twinkling lights of this city located beside Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest inland lake. (more…)
By M.E. van Gelder
To bless or to curse is a personal choice that yields profound life changing consequences, restoration or destruction. The course and destiny of human history is intertwined with its decision to bless or to curse. Let’s examine this assumption a bit further by looking to the scriptures.
what does it mean to bless or to curse? Is the relationship of restoration or destruction observable in the lives of others based on their choice to bless or to curse the God of Shem?
