Truth requires a voice. We certainly learned that from the late Charlie Kirk who stood for truth in his life and in his death.  Be inspired by these short clips from Charlie illustrating the “Hear from us” model to let your voice be heard in support of the land and people God loves.

Where did they go?  Where did the Jewish people go after the destruction of the Second Temple, a.d. 70 and 1948 when the State of Israel was reestablished? 

The Jewish Diaspora (from a Greek word meaning “scattering” or “dispersion”) refers to all the Jewish communities living outside the land of Israel after being exiled or dispersed over centuries.

A thousand years before Jesus came to earth, King David’s son Solomon built a glorious temple in Jerusalem as the spiritual center of Jewish life. The presence of God Himself dwelled there with His people.

Can oranges, olives, and grapes grow in a dry climate, with little rainfall, and rocky soil? Only a dreamer would say ‘yes.’

But in the late 1800s and early 1900s when Jewish families returned to their ancient home, they had a dream they could make the land come alive.

Some say the church now stands in the place of Israel. This ”Replacement Theology” teaches that the promises God gave the Jewish people now belong to the church, that Israel no longer holds a distinct role in God’s plan for today and the future.

But a careful reading of Romans 9-11 tells a different story.

On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion stood in Tel Aviv and read a declaration that changed history. The State of Israel was reborn. Within hours, armies from Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq moved in from every direction. Israel had just come into existence, and it was already fighting for its survival.

After the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D., the Jewish people must have thought it was over. Their city was leveled, families scattered.  But not everyone.

After the destruction of Jerusalem, Jewish life continued in parts of the land. Several decades later, aspirations to restore independence took shape. Under the leadership of Simon Bar Kokhba, a large-scale revolt was launched against the Roman Empire.

Maybe you’ve heard the word, “Zion” before in old songs about marching there. Or worshipping there. The songs are infused with hope. A “someday this will be true” kind of declaration about being home in Jerusalem after nearly 2,000 years in exile.

In the 1990’s a community of Jews faced a life and death crisis in war-torn Ethiopia. Even though they had lived far from Israel for centuries, they still held onto their history and faith. But now they needed help.

The story of conflict in the Middle East is complex and long. The singular issue revolves around Israel’s right to exist. Many attempts, mostly ineffective, have been made over the years at finding a measure of peace.

Aliyah traces Israel’s story from tragedy and exile to a new beginning. When diaspora Jews return to the Land of Israel after thousands of years, they rebuilt their lives in their ancestral homeland.

What happened at Caesarea Philippi in Matthew 16? Discover how Jesus giving Peter the keys of the kingdom connects directly to Acts 2, 8, and 10 and the spread of the gospel to Jews, Samaritans, and Gentiles.

Shavuot is one of those moments in the Bible you wish had been recorded so you could watch  how it happened. 

As one of Israel’s important holidays, Shavuot is celebrated 50 days after Passover. Also called, “the Feast of Weeks,” Shavuot remembers the birth of the nation Israel—the day God gave them the Law at Mt. Sinai. The day He said, You are My people and I am your God.

It’s an understatement to say Jesus grew up in a small country town. Nazareth, then home to no more than 300 people, felt like a first-century diner and truck stop. The hometown God chose for His Son sat on a hill just north of the “freeway”—the trade route moving an endless caravan of creaking wagons across the Middle East. A Roman military outpost camped nearby. Jesus grew up with the rough and tumble people from all over the ancient world.

The land of Israel has always been home to God’s people, even when only a few survived there, even when it was controlled by foreign empires.  This was the land God had promised their family—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and they would never abandon it.

 Yes and no.

The content of the Tanakh, the Jewish name for the Hebrew Scriptures, is the same as what Christians call the Old Testament but the books are in different order, based on the intended storyline.

It’s confusing: the Torah, the Law of Moses, the Pentateuch. What’s the difference? Should a Christian even care about the Jewish Torah?

If God chose Israel, does that mean He chose them over everyone else, or is something bigger unfolding through that choice?