Al Qaida Claims Involvement in Lebanese Rocket AttacksPosted by Lorren on September 14, 2009
As I mentioned on September 11th, rockets had been fired into Israel from Lebanon, in the region of Tyre (Tyre is mentioned in several places in the Bible). Haaretz.com recently announced that Al Qaida is claiming responsibility for the bombing.
On a related note, a new bin Laden tape has been released, although Reuters has [...]
Israeli Patience With Iran Running OutPosted by Lorren on September 13, 2009
According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz.com, Israel’s patience with Iran is running out. September could be a critical month, as Israel is not intending on allowing Iran to ever get nuclear weapons. Remember, an Israeli attack on Iran will probably increase the cost of oil, hurting the US economy.
Should Israel strike, the world will [...]
Iran Set to Appoint Jew-Killer as Defense SecretaryPosted by Lorren on September 2, 2009
A couple of days ago, I wrote about how our national debt, oil, and Israel attacking Iran might be our downfall. The national news hasn’t been covering Israel and Iran much lately, as our domestic problems, H1N1, and health care are taking center stage. Fortunately, Google allows us to search for developments in [...]
Consequences Of Our ActionsPosted by Lorren on January 8, 2009
God gave Abraham the promise of a son. He would be the father of a great nation, he was told.
Most of us know the story of Isaac and Ishmael. Abram grew old, and in his eighties, he figured that Sarai was too old to have a child, and had a child with Sarai’s [...]
The Government that God WantsPosted by Lorren on October 28, 2008
This election season is pretty hotly contested. A lot of people (on both sides of the political spectrum) are afraid of the outcome. I’m pretty concerned myself.
Today I was reading about the political conditions of Jesus’s day. The ancient Israelites were in a country ruled by pagan Romans. The Jewish people [...]
Miracles and PridePosted by Lorren on August 15, 2008
I was reading Isaiah 37-39 today, which deals mainly with King Hezekiah.
Assyria had sent an Army to conduct a military assault on Israel. Their leader, the Rabshakeh, was mocking them and their God. “The gods of other countries didn’t keep me from overtaking them! And anyway, didn’t you just tear down your [...]
Beware… lest you forgetPosted by Lorren on August 4, 2008
When the Israelites were entering the promised land, Moses warned them not to be foolish and get involved with the practices that the idolatrous nations in the land were. He told them that one day they would be prosperous… that they would have houses that they did not build, wells that they did not [...]
Lessons in DeuteronomyPosted by Lorren on August 2, 2008
I was reading Deuteronomy 1 and 2 and I came up with two thoughts:
1) In Deuteronomy 1, Moses is having trouble governing all the people. So they chose a bunch of people to be leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, and leaders of tens.
Don’t we have a similar government (ideally) in [...]
Israel’s Final Days In The WildernessPosted by Lorren on July 25, 2008
I was reading about the Israelites in the wilderness, and it was pretty interesting. I really like my new Life Application Bible, it’s got some great maps and notes.
I always thought that it was unfair that Moses didn’t get to go into the promised land; that God wouldn’t let him go because he hit [...]
What Christians Have In Common With MosesPosted by Lorren on July 22, 2008
I just got the Life Application Bible that I ordered last week from Christian Book Distributors, and I got to reading, and having a nice study Bible has already paid off. This one Psalm written by Moses, Psalm 90, really struck me:
Return, O Lord!
How Long?
And have compassion on your servants.
Psalm 90:13
Most of us Christians [...]
