文章摘要：光明节讲述了公元前165年，一小群马加比家族的祭司勇士所组成的军队在对抗强大的塞琉古 – 希腊帝国时取得了神迹般的胜利。光明节庆祝的第二件事，通常也被认为是一个神迹，就是当时仅存的一点点的圣油使圣殿中神的金灯台超自然地燃烧了八天。...
New Year Encouragement from this Week’s Parasha
Jewish tradition has assigned to each week of the Hebraic year a formal reading of a portion of the Torah (parasha) and other Hebrew Scriptures (haftorah). Evidence exists suggesting this practice could date back to biblical times. The relevance of the parasha to our circumstances each week is often striking.…...
THE OIL OF HANUKKAH
ARTICLE SUMMARY: Hanukkah recounts the miraculous victory of a tiny Maccabean army of warrior priests over the mighty Selucid-Greek Empire in 165 BC. A second, presumed event generally regarded as equally miraculous, celebrates that a minute amount of holy oil kept the fire of God’s lampstand burning for eight days.…...
The Intriguing and Inspirational First Intercessory Prayer in Scripture
ARTICLE SUMMARY: Abraham’s intriguing ministry of intercession, unlocked and unpacked, can invigorate your own intercessory prayer life. The traditionally read Torah portion for this week, Vayera (Genesis 18:1-22:24), shows us why. The first intercessory prayer recorded in Scripture is found in this week’s Parasha. There Abraham extends hospitality to three…...
One Critical Challenge to One New Man
ARTICLE SUMMARY: While deeply grateful for Christian support of Israel, we have watched increasing numbers, especially leaders, seek to bless the Jewish people at the cost of compromising, withholding and then denying, the Gospel. This approach was well intended. A remnant of evangelicals wanted to heal 2,000 years of Christian…...