WHEN A JEW STUDIES MARK 15
A Place Worthy of a Rolled Stone Observations on Mark 15 A meditation by Jonah Old and New Testament prophecy converge in Mark 15. Two stories, one Book, one God. Mark 15 sets the scene. It is a chapter filled with rejection, accusation, mockery, darkness, and death. Yet underneath everything taking place, the words of […]
GOD LOVES THE WORLD
Note: A New Format A friend recently told me that my writings “are loaded with dynamite!” He added, “For my absorption I must be physically and mentally refreshed to enjoy your writings.” I received that as both encouragement and wise advice. There is much packed into this study, so I am trying something different with […]
BEFORE THE GATES CLOSE
The Author of Life, and the Open Gate of Repentance Two Stories, One Book, One God Observations by Jonah Preface: The Tanakh is deep and endlessly rich. For centuries, rabbis and sages have debated its words, interpretations, and meanings—and they continue doing so millennia after the events themselves. That long tradition should not prevent us […]
YAH PRESERVES ADAM
YAH PRESERVES ADAM The Ark and the Mathematics of New Creation A Meditation by Jonah A Note to the Reader: This meditation is the third article in a developing series. Love & Devotion introduced the hand as the visible expression of love that gives and entrusts. The Measure of Love followed the Yod—the smallest Hebrew […]
THEY TOOK HOSTAGES
THEY TOOK HOSTAGES Amalek, Ziklag, and the War Against the Promise They did not simply steal David’s possessions. They took the people. While David and his six hundred men were away, the Amalekites swept into Ziklag, attacked the city, and burned it. They carried away the women and children—young and old—including David’s two wives, Ahinoam […]
A TIME FOR WAR
“A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.” Ecclesiastes 3:8 A BIBLICAL CASE FOR Israel’s Battle Against Hamas My theological opinion on protection, civil authority, moral restraint, and the tragic necessity of defensive force. Jonah Peace is the biblical hope. Restraining violent evil may […]
TO THOSE WHO CALL THE JEWS COLONIZERS AND IMPOSTORS
TO THOSE WHO CALL THE JEWS COLONIZERS AND IMPOSTORS A Message About Exile, Memory, and Return By Jonah “The Jews did not originate around the world and converge upon a foreign country. They originated in Israel, were scattered around the world, and began coming home.” There is a charge repeated with growing confidence: that the […]
THE HEART OF THE WORLD
THE HEART OF THE WORLD A Meditation by Jonah Tonight at a retirement party, a friend got me thinking about whether Jesus cared more for Jerusalem than Israel. The question remained on my mind and I know what that means. I have to write it out. At first, the question seems reasonable. Jesus clearly had […]
THE MEASURE OF LOVE
THE MEASURE OF LOVE The Hand, the Cubit, and Life A Meditation By Jonah My recent article, Love & Devotion, was an opinion. This is different. This is a meditation. I am not trying to prove that the ancient Hebrews created the cubit as a numerical symbol for life. I am not building a doctrine […]
PAINTING A PICTURE OF ISRAEL
AN OPINION BY JONAH Will the Real Israel Please Stand Up? Before we can paint a picture of Israel, we have have to define Israel. Grounded in Bible and History Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land […]