Nov 30, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
If you keep up with the news, you have probably discovered that the more news you absorb, the more distressed you become. Some people can’t watch news programs without becoming agitated, aggravated, angry, or even depressed. It would probably do us good to wean...
Nov 29, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Dotting the mountainsides of northern Israel are various castles, fortresses and other strongholds. Once such stronghold is called Nimrod’s Castle. Actually, it has nothing to do with Nimrod but is a sprawling Crusader fortress, a stronghold, that sits atop a mountain...
Nov 28, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
According to some traditions, it was on this day that Noah and his family departed from the ark, just a little over a year after entering into the ark. Scripture records this in Genesis 8:18, 20-21: “So, Noah went forth, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives...
Nov 27, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
Today we recall that the month of Cheshvan is considered to be a time of darkness and gloominess. We also recall that, according to Isaiah, the Galilee was a place of spiritual darkness that was shone a great light as Messiah ministered in that area. “Now when Yeshua...
Nov 26, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
It was on this day in the year 109 B.C. that King John Hyrcanus destroyed the city of Samaria, the capital of the Samaritans. Eventually, this day became a national holiday in Judea. However, the ancient sect of Samaritans have survived to this very day. For...
Nov 25, 2024 | All Posts, On This Day |
When traveling in the Middle East, certain things become very clear very quickly. One of those things is the value of water. It’s badly needed. It’s scarce and, consequently, a very valuable commodity. The value of water is accentuated by the fact that, in Israel,...
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