Middle East

Commentary on our involvements in the Middle East

Passover 2019

Posted by on Apr 15, 2019 in Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Passover 2019

The festival of Passover or Pesach, will begin this Friday, April 19, as Jewish communities worldwide commemorate the liberation of the Israelites from slavery, in one of the important festivities in the Jewish calendar. According to the Book of Exodus in the Torah, Moses called for the Pharaoh to free the Israelites, warning that if he failed to do so, Egypt would be struck by terrible plagues – the last one of which would be the death of every Egyptian first-born male. The Pharaoh refused to do so, despite the onslaught of plagues of frogs, flies, the death of livestock and total darkness....

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Feast of Tabernacles

Posted by on Sep 21, 2018 in Community, Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking | 0 comments

Feast of Tabernacles

The High Holidays or “Days of Awe” and Rosh Hashanah have just concluded this past week with the solemn fast and deep contemplations of Yom Kippur, and we are about to embark this week (click here for a calendar and brief explanation of this fall’s events) on one of our faith’s most lasting celebrations, Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles. Every biblical holiday given to the Jewish people has these three aspects: Israel was commanded to observe the holiday in the present in order to remember something God had done in the past, and because of some future prophetic purpose hidden within each...

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The Triumph of the Kingdom

Posted by on Aug 28, 2018 in Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

The Triumph of the Kingdom

Why Do Christians Celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles? By: Malcolm Hedding, International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, 27 Aug 2018 The yearly celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles [also known as Succot] is one of the three great annual and biblically-required festivals; the other two being Passover and Pentecost. These biblical Feasts have great significance in that they all speak of the glorious redemptive plan of God. Passover teaches us about the Door to the Kingdom of God – the salvation from our sins by the spilled blood of a lamb. This serves as a glorious picture of the death...

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Rebirth of Israel

Posted by on May 14, 2018 in Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Rebirth of Israel

“Comfort, comfort my people” Israel was miraculously reborn as a modern nation 70 years ago on May 14, 1948, one of the most pivotal days in history… Christians around the world are joining with the people of Israel to celebrate the landmark anniversary of this historic moment in time. After twenty centuries of exile and persecution, Abraham’s descendants have reestablished national sovereignty on the land that almost 4,000 years earlier God had promised would be their “everlasting possession.” (Genesis 48) “…I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear...

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Congratulate Jerusalem!

Posted by on Aug 24, 2017 in Community, Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Congratulate Jerusalem!

Jerusalem celebrates 50 years as a unified capital city Join us in sending your Congratulations Today! Your name and message will be added to a special Jerusalem Jubilee 50th Congratulations book and presented to the Mayor of Jerusalem by our representatives at the International Christian Embassy, Jerusalem (ICEJ). Just follow the directions listed below: Scroll down to watch the video, then Go to www.jerusalemjubilee.com Fill out form, write your congratulations, & click send. Check your email & open email confirmation from ICEJ. Click “Yes, subscribe me to this list” in your...

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Passover 2017

Posted by on Apr 7, 2017 in Hebrew Roots, Middle East, Peacemaking, Prayer | 0 comments

Passover 2017

Starting this Monday evening Jewish communities worldwide will begin celebrating the festival of Passover, or Pesach, which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in one of the important festivities in the Jewish calendar. According to the Book of Exodus in the Torah, Moses called for the Pharaoh to free the Israelites, warning that if he failed to do so, Egypt would be struck by terrible plagues – the last one of which would be the death of every Egyptian first-born male. The Pharaoh refused to do so, despite the onslaught of plagues of frogs, flies, the death of...

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