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Biblical insight and clear-eyed analysis from ICEJ USA President Dr. Susan Michael on the events shaping Israel and the church’s response to them.
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Featured · August 14, 2026
Biblical Illiteracy: Why We Must Add Israel to Theological Education
The decline of biblical literacy in American society and churches is now greatly impacting theological institutions forming the next generation of Christian pastors and leaders. Learn what this means for Israel’s future.
Featured · August 6, 2026
Hearing God’s Voice, Obedience, and Blessing
God’s blessings are actively chasing you! Discover how obedience and fellowship unlock His favor and let His goodness overtake your life.
Featured · August 4, 2026
Why We Must Add Israel to Evangelical Theological Education
Biblical illiteracy is surging. Dr. Susan Michael issues an urgent call to add Israel to Christian higher education.
Featured · July 31, 2026
What Is the Priestly Blessing?
The Priestly Blessing is a unique blessing found in Numbers 6, and there’s something beautiful Christians can learn from it today.
Featured · June 29, 2026
The Prophetic Secret of God’s Calendar and Leviticus 23
A profound and sustained surge of immigration from France is taking shape that will alter the Jewish demographic map worldwide.
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Why Does The United Nations Single Out Israel
The United Nations charter of June 26, 1945, reflected lofty goals to help nations recover after WWII and set a course of peace for the future. The U.N. Security Council was specifically created to negotiate and maintain peace around the world.
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Say To The South, “Do Not Keep Them Back!”
Numerous prophecies have been fulfilled over the last century, but one of the most exciting is Isaiah 43: 5-6. In that passage, the Lord is speaking through the prophet Isaiah, declaring that He will bring the descendants of Israel from the east, the west, the north, and the south.
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Jesus’ Rebuke of Three Cities
What happens when light is rejected The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light… (Isaiah 9:2) The common application of Isaiah 9:2 is a spiritual one in which the “people who walked in darkness” are those who lived prior to Christ and without knowledge of His saving power.
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Was Israel’s Founding Illegal?
Jerusalem has been the Jewish people’s capital for more than three millennia The Palestinian Liberation Organization Charter states that “Zionism is a colonialist movement in its inception.”
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The Temple Mount
The Controversy over the Temple Mount The biblical, historical, and future significance of the Temple Mount makes it the most hotly contested piece of real estate in the entire world.
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When Jesus Attended The Feast Of Tabernacles
For centuries Christian churches had little appreciation for the biblical Feast of Tabernacles.
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How has Israeli Technology Revolutionized the World
Developments that have transformed our everyday lives What do text messaging, drip irrigation, and the latest flu vaccine have in common? Like so many other life-changing innovations, they were invented in Israel. Israel’s story is an unlikely, yet inspiring one.
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The Lord My Stronghold
A Look into Israel’s Physical and Spiritual Fortresses “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold” (Psalm 18:2 NIV).
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What Does Israel Do for the World?
Israel is a small country making a big difference for others around the world Israel is a small country making a big difference for others around the world. In 2010, disaster struck Haiti, as a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake ripped across the island, killing more than…
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The Holy Land
Where nothing comes easy, and faith and obedience are required The first glimpse of the Promised Land that the Israelites had from the east side of the Jordan River must have elicited a range of emotions.
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Why Hasn’t There Been Peace in the Middle East?
Consistently denying Israel’s right to exist Since its establishment in 1948, Israel has fought in seven wars, been confronted with Palestinian intifadas, and suffered countless random acts of terrorism against her citizens.
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The Passover Lamb
Jesus fulfilled all of the requirements of the perfect Passover Lamb of God. Passover is known as the Festival of Redemption, because it commemorates the children of Israel’s freedom from slavery in Egypt some 3,500 years ago.
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