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Saul broke God’scommandment and offered burnt offerings,although this was something that only theLevites were allowed to do. Saul’s behavior waswrong in not asking for God’s will at the mostimportant moment, but deciding for himself.

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In Israel, the New Year is celebrated in the fall, atthe beginning of the seventh month. This tradition is rooted in Leviticus 23:24. It doesn’t actually say

there, that this day is the beginning of a new year. It is a mysterious day ofsacred assembly, rest and trumpet blasts, without any further explanationas to its deeper meaning. That’s the reason why the Jews began to celebratethis as their New Year’s Day, after the destruction of the temple. It gave thatday a meaning. This particular month is called the “seventh month” in theBible. The beginning of the year is actually in the spring, but it’s not a bibli-cal holiday.

The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) occurs on the tenth day of the sev-enth month, and is the most important festival day of the seven annual fes-tivals that God decreed for the Jewish people. On that day, once per year,the high priest went into the Most Holy Place with the blood of a goat tomake atonement for the entire people.

This frequently gives rise to the question as to how modern Jews achievetheir atonement and forgiveness for sins, as there is no longer a temple andno more sacrifices are offered. In this context, we have to consider thewords of Hebrews 10:4, “It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats totake away sins.”

It’s indicative that the word “Kippur” or “Kappara” doesn’t even mean“forgive” or “take away,” but rather “cover.” Thus, the Old Testament sac-rifices had only a symbolic meaning that pointed to a coming sacrifice thatwould truly forgive and take away their sins. They were symbols of the ab-solute sacrifice that Jesus Himself brought (see Mark 2:1-11). Before the ab-solute sacrifice came, sins were only symbolically covered by the blood of

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the sacrificial animals. They remained under God’s grace and forbearance until Jesuscame to truly forgive the sins.

The recognition that sinful man needs the grace of God is demonstrated through-out the Old Testament, from near the beginning of the Bible (see Genesis 4:4; 6:8).The Jews recognized this as well, so after the temple was destroyed, they began to usethe ten days between the day of trumpet blasts and Yom Kippur as a time of atone-ment, during which they bow before God, confess their sins, and pray that He willshow them grace and mercy.

In looking at the sacrificial rites described in Leviticus chapters 1—9, it’s worthmentioning that there was no sacrifice for conscious sin. In Leviticus 4:2 it’s written,“When anyone sins unintentionally…”

In practice, that doesn’t mean that someone can just sin throughout the whole yearand violate God’s commands, because their sins will automatically be forgiven onYom Kippur—which is often the case with confession in the Roman CatholicChurch.

God is above all a gracious and compassionate God. This was how He introducedHimself to Moses, when He proclaimed His name, “The LORD, the LORD, thecompassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet hedoes not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children forthe sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation” (Exodus 34:6-7).

In the people of Israel, we see that God was always gracious to them. We can alsosee the tragic side of this godly statement in the people of Israel; in the end, God pun-ished the descendants for the sins of their fathers.

This godly truth did not just apply to the people of the Old Covenant, but it appliesto the people of the New Covenant as well. God isn’t a God of cheap grace in theNew Testament, either, although He is often characterized that way. That is the mes-sage of Hebrews 10:26-31. When we purposely sin, after we know the truth andknow that it’s wrong, we can no longer expect God to redeem us by grace.

The knowledge of the eternally valid sacrifice, with which our Lord Jesus Christmade us holy by atoning for our sins, should motivate us every day to be willinglyobedient to Him purely out of love for what He did.

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We must take God seriouslyand seek to be near Him.Obedience to God is alwaysmore important than any tra-ditional works.

After Saul from the tribe ofBenjamin was anointed to bethe first king of Israel, he stilldid not manage to unite thetwelve tribes to be a kingdom.Only in times of war did theyunite, but otherwise they wererelatively autonomous. ThenSaul made a grave mistake. Hebroke God’s commandmentand offered burnt offerings,although this was somethingthat only the Levites wereallowed to do (Numbers 1:50,53; 2 Chronicles 13:10;Numbers 4:15; Jeremiah33:18).Samuel was a Levite, but

Saul was a Benjaminite, andthus not legitimated to bringburnt offerings. Moreover,Saul’s behavior was wrong in

not asking for God’s will at themost important moment, butdeciding for himself.“And he tarried seven days,

according to the set time thatSamuel had appointed: butSamuel came not to Gilgal; andthe people were scattered fromhim. And Saul said, Bring hith-er a burnt offering to me, andpeace offerings. And he offeredthe burnt offering. And it cameto pass, that as soon as he hadmade an end of offering theburnt offering, behold, Samuelcame; and Saul went out tomeet him, that he might salutehim. And Samuel said, Whathast thou done? And Saul said,Because I saw that the peoplewere scattered from me, andthat thou camest not within thedays appointed, and that thePhilistines gathered themselvestogether at Michmash; Thereforesaid I, The Philistines will comedown now upon me to Gilgal,and I have not made supplica-

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tion unto the Lord: I forcedmyself therefore, and offered aburnt offering. And Samuelsaid to Saul, Thou hast donefoolishly: thou hast not keptthe commandment of the Lordthy God, which he commandedthee: for now would the Lordhave established thy kingdomupon Israel for ever. But nowthy kingdom shall not contin-ue: the Lord hath sought him aman after his own heart, andthe Lord hath commanded himto be captain over his people,because thou hast not kept thatwhich the Lord commandedthee” (1 Samuel 13:8-14).This event should show us

that we cannot take God andHis commandments lightly. Wemust take God seriously andseek to be near Him.Obedience to God is alwaysmore important than any tradi-tional works. “And Samuel

said, Hath the Lord as greatdelight in burnt offerings andsacrifices, as in obeying thevoice of the Lord? Behold, toobey is better than sacrifice,and to hearken than the fat oframs” (1 Samuel 15:22). “And to love him with all

the heart, and with all theunderstanding, and with all thesoul, and with all the strength,and to love his neighbour ashimself, is more than all wholeburnt offerings and sacrifices”(Mark 12:33; cf. Proverbs21:3; Jeremiah 7:23; Hosea6:6).Through this mistake, Saul

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By the way, this is a clearhint that the promisedMessiah can never comefrom the tribe of Benjamin.Saul made further mistakes,so that ultimately the crownwas taken from him. Godregretted having Saul madeking (cf. Hosea 13:9-11), andso David was anointed kingover Israel. David grew intoan efficient and courageoussoldier, who quickly attract-ed attention. After harmonyat first, Saul was filled withenvy and he sought the life ofDavid. David must neverbecome king of Israel underany circumstances. Onceagain, Satan became activeand used Saul and his adher-

ents to kill David. This linemust be severed. But Godwas with David, and so hewas able to escape. Saul ult-mately took his own life,when he was wounded in thebattle with the Philistines.But David was not yet kingover all Israel, but only overJudah with the capitalHebron (2 Samuel 2:1-11). InIsrael, however, Ishbosheth,the son of Saul, was anointedking. At this time, it came tobitter battles between Judahand Israel, between the houseof David and the house ofSaul. Then David ultimatelybecame king over all Israel(cf. 2 Samuel 5:1-5). (NAI0817/893)

Shalom Dear Friends,

As we continue to serve the Lord at

the Ebenezer Home with all its chal-

lenges and joys, we see more and

more how true and relevant this

Scripture verse is. Daily we need to

run to the Lord to find shelter,

strength and peace in His presence.

In recent months, two of our staff

members have been diagnosed with

cancer: Niveen, a kitchen worker, had

a complicated head surgery and has

been undergoing rigorous treatment

for the past several months. Regina,

our social worker, who has been with

us for 21 years, started treatment re-

cently. Our doctor fell off her bike and

broke her shoulder, and several other

staff members have been suffering

from injuries as well and must work

limited hours. All this has come at a

time when we are short on volun-

teers!

Several of our residents are also

suffering from difficult ailments. We

daily bring these dear ones in prayer

before the throne of grace, and ask

that you join us in intercession. The

Lord is faithful in answering our

cries. Two of our residents have im-

proved dramatically: “A.” had suffered

a stroke and has a problem with her

eyesight. Several months ago, she

started seeing much better, recogniz-

ing people and being able to talk and

eat by herself. “E.” has been static as a

nursing case for nearly two years. We

thank the Lord that recently, she be-

came more articulate with her voice

and is now able to hold a spoon and

eat!

In February, the Home received

two new residents—Juan from Tel Aviv

and Maggie from Haifa. Maggie’s

room is across the corridor from her

friend of many years, Naomi. Both

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“The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runinto it, and are safe” (Prov. 18:10).

Johnny and Shoshana KhouryManagement

have easily integrated into our commu-

nity and are happy. Both love to work in

our activity room—Juan on his drawings,

and Maggie on rug weaving. Our website

features posts on both Maggie and Juan

in the “Our Heartbeat” section, as well as

posts and pictures about other events

and news (www.ebenezer.co.il).

Our annual residents’ trip on July 6th

was to the Utopia orchid park. Even

though there are many different flowers

and plants in the park, the highlight of it

is 19,000 beautiful orchids that grow on

tree branches, among stones and in vases

all over the park. The residents heard a

short lecture on caring for orchids, and

went around the park enjoying its beauty.

We ended our time there with an excel-

lent lunch and a time of fellowship with

each other. Everyone slept well after be-

ing in the fresh air! Read the full post

about our trip in the “Our Heartbeat” sec-

tion of the website, with many pictures.

Since the beginning of the year, we

have said goodbye to three wonderful

volunteers: Marie from Norway, Emmy

from the Netherlands, and Bella from

Germany.

Bella, the youngest, chose to volunteer

at Ebenezer before starting college in the

fall. We are grateful to God for the great

help she was. Even when off duty, she

was constantly busy helping others with

unlimited patience and love for all. She

always had a friendly smile on her face,

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The Spirit of Cain

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What is the spirit thatinfluences us? The spiritof Cain or the Spirit ofGod?

In Genesis 4:9 it says ofCain, “And the Lordsaid unto Cain, where is

Abel thy brother? And hesaid, I know not: am I mybrother’s keeper?” On theother hand, the apostle Paulemphasizes, “Look notevery man on his ownthings, but every man alsoon the things of others”(Philippians 2:4).Cain was heartless

because he was godless.The Bible says that he was“of that wicked one” (1John 3:12), and because ofthis he killed his brother.Cain only saw himself andwas envious of his brother.

So he committed fratricide. On the other hand, who-

ever is united with Godshows himself to be merci-ful. Compassionate peopleopen their hearts to the trou-bles of others and acceptthem. The Bible tells us thatGod is the father of mercy,“Blessed be God, even theFather of our Lord JesusChrist, the father of mercies,and the God of all comfort”(2 Corinthians 1:3). Thus,compassion is somethingthat we as born-againChristians should have as amatter of course. God is thefather of mercies, so weshould be the children ofmercy. Our lives should bemarked by mercy if we con-sider ourselves to be gen-uine children of God.Compassion is therefore not

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merely a virtue which comesfrom a good will, for the worldcan also do this. No, mercy isfor the Christian somethinginnate. It is something born in aChristian which the Holy Spirithas put in him. Therefore, itmust be visible; it must be lived.Unfortunately, within Chris-

tianity, it is rather the case thatthe goal is to be destructive,critical, and condemning.Church discipline also belongsto mercy, but always with theaim to reconcile and reintegrate.Kurt Marti once put it as fol-

lows: “We often only see themistakes and not the trouble inthe background.We see the addiction and not

the longing.

We see the negative and notthe desire for change.We are fault-finding and not

love-oriented.”In his letter to Philemon, we

see how Paul as “paraclete”(comforter, advocate) pleadedfor the insignificant slaveOnesimus and stood up for him.Paul adopts the position of asubstitute, “If thou count metherefore a partner, receive himas myself. If he hath wrongedthee, or oweth thee ought, putthat on mine account”(Philemon 17-18). This is theright attitude. Are we influenced by the

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We read the heavenly declaration,“And one of the elders saith unto

me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of thetribe of Judah, the Root of David, hathprevailed to open the book, and toloose the seven seals thereof”(Revelation 5:5). Way back in Genesis,Jacob prophesies regarding Judah,“The sceptre shall not depart fromJudah, nor a lawgiver from between hisfeet, until Shiloh come; and unto himshall the gathering of the people be”(Genesis 49:10). That should suffice todetermine that the definition “Jew”means descendants of the tribe ofJudah; hence, they are called “Jews.”

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Christians are connected to Jerusalem.

The apostle Paul, inspired by the

Holy Spirit, emphasizes the difference be-

tween the earthly Jerusalem and the heav-

enly; one is under the law, and the other

under the Spirit. He strongly warns against

the Judaizers, who attempt to lead believ-

ers back under the burden of the law. In

verse 21, he challenges them: “Tell me, ye

that desire to be under the law, do ye not

hear the law?” He then explains the differ-

ence between Abraham’s two sons: one

born of the flesh, that is, under the bond-

woman, and “the other by a free woman.”

He concludes in verse 31: “So then,

brethren, we are not children of the bond-

woman, but of the free.”

What is freedom? It’s not what we are

being taught by our educators and politi-

cians. True freedom means being loosed

from the things of this world. We, by far

overestimate our presence on earth with

our family, relatives, friends, and nation,

and vastly underestimate the reality of the

heavenly—that is, the world yet to come.

Jerusalem above is what counts.

While Jesus was on earth, He actually

nullified the importance of our family—our

most precious treasure here on earth in the

flesh. We read in Matthew 12:47: “Then

one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and

thy brethren stand without, desiring to

speak with thee.” How does Jesus answer?

“And he stretched forth his hand toward

his disciples, and said, Behold my mother

and my brethren! For whosoever shall do

the will of my Father which is in heaven,

the same is my brother, and sister, and

mother” (verses 49-50). With this state-

ment, He dissolves our concept of family

on earth and opens the vision of the heav-

enly family.

World Center Jerusalem

The earthly reality of the city of Jerusalem

plays an important role in God’s eternal

plan of salvation. From the prophet

Zechariah (519 BC), we learn of the return

of the Lord to Jerusalem: “Thus saith the

Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will

dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and

Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth;

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“But Jerusalem which is aboveis free, which is the mother of usall” (Galatians 4:26).

and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the

holy mountain” (Zechariah 8:3). While this

can be applied to the second temple com-

pleted in 515 BC, when reading the entire

chapter, it becomes evident that this

prophecy is beyond the second temple. The

last verse states: “Thus saith the Lord of

hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that

ten men shall take hold out of all languages

of the nations, even shall take hold of the

skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go

with you: for we have heard that God is with

you” (verse 23). That has not been fulfilled.

Rather, the opposite happened during the

last two and a half thousand years; namely,

the extreme persecution of the Jewish people

throughout the world.

Later, in chapter 12, we read something

that is fittingly spoken for our days: “Behold,

I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling

unto all the people round about, when they

shall be in the siege both against Judah and

against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make

Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people:

all that burden themselves with it shall be cut

in pieces, though all the people of the earth

be gathered together against it” (verses 2-3).

Virtually no one burdened themselves

with Jerusalem in the past, whether it was

100, 500, 1000, or 2000 years ago. The world

was definitely not involved with Jerusalem.

Everything changed when the Jews re-

turned to the land of Israel and declared the

Jewish state in May of 1948. From that point

on, the world at large recognized that

Jerusalem is indeed a burdensome stone.

Wikipedia writes: “There is significant dis-

agreement in the international community

on the legal and diplomatic status of

Jerusalem. Legal scholars disagree on how to

resolve the dispute under international law.

Many United Nations (UN) member states

formally adhere to the United Nations pro-

posal that Jerusalem should have an interna-

tional status.” That is unprecedented;

international law, in the event of war, allows

for “winner takes all.” There is an abundance

of documentation available detailing the es-

tablishment of virtually any and all countries

of the world by force.

Here we see Jerusalem is different; it’s the

only city in the world that God had chosen

for His residence. That is key and what we

must keep mind. It’s not what the nations do

or don’t do; what God has caused to be writ-

ten by His prophets—that is decisive.

The USA and Jerusalem

For a number of decades now, particularly

since the Six-Day-War in June of 1967, there

is a degree of involvement by the United

States of America. Here is what Wikipedia

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writes: “The U.S. opposed Israel’s moving its

capital from Tel Aviv to West Jerusalem fol-

lowing Israel’s declaration of Jerusalem as its

capital in 1949…The U.S. opposed Israel’s

annexation of East Jerusalem after the 1967

war. The United States has proposed that the

future of Jerusalem should be the subject of a

negotiated settlement. Subsequent adminis-

trations have maintained the same policy

that Jerusalem’s future not be the subject of

unilateral actions that could prejudice nego-

tiations such as moving the U.S. Embassy

from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.”

Muslims, the Church

and Jerusalem

Jerusalem’s most recognized symbol is the

gold-plated Dome of the Rock on the Temple

Mount. That building and the nearby

mosque is neither Jewish nor Christian, but

Muslim. The Dome of the Rock was con-

structed and completed in about 691 AD.

History records that the second Jewish tem-

ple was destroyed in 70 AD, and in 135 AD,

the Roman Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus

was erected.

During the Byzantine Empire, the

Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built in

330 AD by Constantine. It was in 1099 AD

when the Crusaders captured Jerusalem,

and the Dome of the Rock was turned into a

church; the nearby Al Aqsa Mosque became

a royal palace.

The church, under the dominion of the

Vatican, highlighted the Holy Sepulcher and

neglected the significance of the Temple

Mount.

A recent article by German broadcaster

DW reports on an amazing discovery, indi-

cating the location of a church that existed

1,500 years ago in Jerusalem.

A sixth-century mosaic floor contain-

ing a Greek inscription has been

uncovered in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Dubbed an “archaeological miracle,”

the rare find sheds light on Jerusalem’s

largest Christian church at the time.

A mosaic floor bearing the names

of Byzantine Emperor Justinian and

senior Orthodox priest Constantine

has been found near the Damascus

Gate in Jerusalem, the Israel

Antiquities Authority announced.

The inscription reads, “The most

pious Roman emperor Flavius

Justinian and the most God-loving

priest and abbot, Constantine, erect-

ed the building in which this (this

mosaic) sat during the 14th indic-

tion.”

Used for taxation purposes, indic-

tion was an ancient method of

counting years, which allowed the

archaeologists to date the inscription

to the mid-sixth century.

Justinian, an important ruler dur-

ing the Byzantine era in the Roman

Empire, established the Nea Church

in Jerusalem in AD 543, in which the

mosaic was found and where

Constantine was an abbot. It was one

of the largest Christian churches in

the eastern Roman Empire and also

the largest in Jerusalem at the time.

The area where the mosaic was

uncovered, near the Damascus Gate

in east Jerusalem, is now the main

entryway to the Old City’s Muslim

Quarter. During the Six-Day War in

1967, Israel annexed that territory in

a move that has since not been rec-

ognized by the international com-

munity.

-www.dw.com/en, 24 August 2017

With this latest discovery, Churchianity

(Christendom) stakes its claim on part of

Jerusalem, thus making the Jerusalem is-

sue even more complex. This development,

and many yet to come, confirms the previ-

ously stated verse, which we repeat to con-

clude this article: “And in that day will I

make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all

people: all that burden themselves with it

shall be cut in pieces, though all the people

of the earth be gathered together against it”

(Zechariah 12:3).

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WORLDGeneral AssemblyAdmits Palestine toInterpolInterpol voted to admit theState of Palestine as a memberover Israeli objections at theinternational police organiza-tion’s general assembly inBeijing.

The decision came despite Israeliefforts to delay a vote and Prime

Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in astatement that the Palestinians’ joiningthe global police agency contravenedsigned agreements with Israel. Israel had argued that Palestine is not

a state and that it is ineligible to join. Underinterim Israeli-Palestinian peace deals, thePalestinian Authority was granted limitedself-rule in the occupied West Bank andthe Gaza Strip. Shortly before the vote in the Chinese

capital, the Israeli Foreign Ministry saidIsrael’s efforts to delay the ballot until nextyear had failed. “This victory was made possible

because of the principled position of themajority of Interpol members,” PalestinianForeign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said in astatement. Interpol said membership applications

by the State of Palestine and the SolomonIslands were approved at its annual generalassembly by more than the required two-thirds majority of votes. The organizationnow has 192 members. The step fell short of full U.N. mem-

bership, but it had important legal impli-cations in enabling the Palestinians to jointhe International Criminal Court and otherworld bodies.

-www.reuters.com, 27 September 2017

Commentary: Slowly but surely,Arab-Palestinians are increasingtheir political footprint in many

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prominent world organizations; in this case,Interpol.

For Israel, this is another political-diplomaticdefeat, which ultimately aims not only to establishan Arab-Palestinian state in the Promised Land, butalso to eradicate the Jewish state.

Why do more and more nations recognize Arab-Palestine? Answer: to fulfill Bibleprophecy, for all nations of the worldwill eventually lift their heel againstthe Jewish state of Israel. 6604(For more on this subject, read Target Israel,

ITEM #2293.)

FRANCE

Recognizing Palestinea Mistake for EuropeFrance is making a grave mistake in saying itwill recognize a Palestinian state if peace talksfail, French lawmaker Meir Habib said.

“Europe and France specifically refuse to recognizethe reality, and think that if they recognize a

Palestinian state, the conflict will end. When will they wakeup? The free world must unite and realize that recognizing aPalestinian state without negotiations at this time is a gravemistake that will becostly for Europe,” hesaid.Habib called for

Europe to wake up andrealize the Israel-Arab

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BRIEFIRAN TESTSMISSILE

Iran announced that itsuccessfully tested a newmedium-range missilecapable of reaching Israeland U.S. military bases inthe Persian Gulf.The announcement was

made by Iran’s defenseminister, Amir Hatami.“As long as some speak

in the language of threats,the strengthening of thecountry’s defensecapabilities will continueand Iran will not seekpermission from anycountry for producingvarious kinds of missile,”he said in a statement.

-jta.org24 September 2017

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conflict is not about territory, it is a reli-gious war that includes the wholeworld, in particular Europe. Hundreds ofFrench citizens went to fight in Syria, hepointed out.Habib, a close ally of Prime Minister

Benjamin Netanyahu, is a member ofthe National Assembly who lives inIsrael and France and holds the parlia-mentary seat representing French citi-zens living abroad.

-www.jpost.com

Commentary: France is consideredthe cradle of liberty, but this typeof liberty seems to be leaning towardoppression when it comes to Israel.Recognizing a Palestinian state issimply not recognizing God’s prom-ises to Abraham, “In the same daythe Lord made a covenant withAbram, saying, Unto thy seed haveI given this land, from the river ofEgypt unto the great river, the riverEuphrates” (Genesis 15:18). 6603

(For beautiful

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2017-18, ITEM

#9077.)

UK

SynagogueMembership atAll-time Low

The UK is now home to thelargest number of synagoguesever recorded in the country,but membership is at an all-time low, according to a report[by] the Institute of Jewish Pol-icy Research and the Board ofDeputies of British Jews.

The report found that despitethe 454 synagogues that now

exist in the UK, the number of householdmemberships in them has dropped below80,000.In 2016, 79,597 Jewish households

across the United Kingdom held synagoguememberships in 2016, down from 99,763in 1990, a 20% decline over a quarter ofa century.The largest denominational group

remains “central Orthodox”—an amalga-mation of synagogues affiliated with theUnited Synagogue, the Federation of Syn-agogues and other independent ModernOrthodox synagogues—yet its share oftotal membership has dropped to 53%,down from 66% in 1990.

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“The affiliated British Jewish community is changing,”said Dr. Jonathan Boyd, executive director of the Instituteof Jewish Policy Research. While the mainstream Orthodoxcenter is in numerical decline, stricter forms of Orthodoxyare in ascendancy, he added.

-wwww.jpost.com, 5 July 2017

Commentary: There is a great change going on; notonly in the UK, but also in the entire Europeanworld (West). Another articles highlights: “423New Mosques, 500 Closed Churches.”

This shows again the decline of Churchianityand the increase of Islam. Where will it lead?According to Scripture, a new religion, a mixture

of Christianity and Islam. All in theend will worship the image of thebeast. 6599(For more on this subject, read Democracy

Invades Islam, ITEM #1072.)

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BRIEFIBM BUYS ISRAELISTART-UP

American computerhardware behemoth IBM

Watson is buying up Israelistart-up Cloudigo, its foundersaid on LinkedIn over RoshHashana weekend.The company’s team of

Israeli experts will nowbecome part of IBM’s cloudinnovation lab and cloudinfrastructure group, and itsemployees are set to be at thecutting edge of how data iscommunicated efficiently andquickly. Cloud computing isthe practice of using remoteInternet servers in anetwork—rather than relyingon centralized physicalinfrastructure—to store andprocess data.


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ISRAEL

Oracle Seeks IsraeliKnowledgeWith the hope of identifyinginnovators who can advancenext-generation cloud capabili-ties, multinational computinggiant Oracle launched itsStartup Cloud Accelerator pro-gram in Israel.

“We’re all facing this challengeof innovate or die,” said Reggie

Bradford, Oracle’s senior vice presidentof product development and a serial entre-preneur.By the year 2020, the global millennial

population will be 75 mil-lion and comprise abouthalf of the internationalworkforce, 70 million ofwhich will be GenerationZ members graduatingfrom universities, Bradfordsaid. Meanwhile, at thatpoint, there will be some20-30 billion Internet-con-nected devices, with cloudsupercomputing trans-forming innovation for busi-nesses of all sizes andartificial intelligence fueling

everything, he said.Five Israeli start-ups will be chosen in

cohorts twice a year, for six-month immer-sion programs. While the requirementsare not sector or stage-specific, Bradfordstressed that selected start-ups wouldneed to be making an impact and address-ing a targetable market, with a definedyet malleable product road map. In addition,the founding team must have been workingtogether for at least six months, he said.As Oracle starts to recruit candidates

for its Israeli program, Bradford stressedthe company’s commitment to the region,noting that the Tel Aviv area has the sec-ond-biggest start-up market in the world.“The reason I’m still here is I see at

Left to right: Ilan Spiegelman – VP Marketing OracleIsrael; Reggie Bradford – SVP Oracle; Uzi Navon – OracleIsrael Country Leader


Oracle a commitment to change, to disrupt ourselves,” he said.“I would like for you guys to view Oracle as a company that isvery much here toward the future.”

-www.jpost.com

Commentary: The words of Mr. Bradford, Oracle’ssenior vice president: “innovate or die” are most reveal-ing, meaning the future belongs to the winners; thosewho are not afraid of the future, but think almostexclusively of the future. It’s no longer the five pillars:food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, and education, butit is all about creating future technology, which inreality is targeted to make one become independentfrom God. And Israel, a secular nation, is apparentlythe best source for the future.

The Bible, however, has another future, and that isguaranteed by His Word: “For the earthshall be filled with the knowledge ofthe glory of the Lord, as the waterscover the sea” (Habakkuk 2:14). 6598(For more on Habakkuk, read Prophecy for the

Gentiles, ITEM #1082.)

EUROPE

European Jews Hide Their IdentityAbout forty percent of European Jews hide theiridentity, the Rabbinical Center of Europe and theEuropean Jewish Association claimed.

The organizations, both of which are run by MenachemMargolin, a Chabad rabbi from Brussels, stated that

they had gathered their data from over 800 rabbis and RCE

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BRIEFCOTTON THATKILLS GERMS

Large companies such asCarrefour and a Far Eastluxury hotel chain arelooking at unique germ-vanquishing textilesinvented by Jerusalem’sArgaman Technologies andmanufactured inside itscustom-built factory. Textile engineer Jeff

Gabbay, founder and CEOof Argaman and inventor ofCottonX, led ISRAEL21c onan exclusive tour of thefactory, where enhancedcopper-oxide particles areultrasonically andpermanently blasted intocotton fibers using anenvironmentally friendlytechnique.

-reuters.com23 August 2017

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members across the con-tinent. “One-and-a-half million

Jews hide their Jewish-ness,” a press release bythe RCE and EJA stated.Three quarters of Euro-

pean Jewish children arenot enrolled in Jewishschools, and while “twiceas many Jews are reportedto attend synagogueprayers on Yom Kippur ason Saturdays throughout the year, 70% ofEurope’s Jews choose not to go to thesynagogue during the High Holy Days,”Margolin said.Anti-Semitic incidents increased 500%

in one month in England during the recentMiddle East conflict, and increased rep-resentation by neo-Nazi and ultra-nationalistfactions in the European legislature hasmany continental Jews worried.

-www.jpost.com

Commentary: Anti-Semitism is butnatural, for the Jews are differentfrom all people on the face of theearth, in spite of their two millennialattempt to be integrated. The peopleof this world, regardless of religion,who do not have faith in the written

Word of God, are by nature anti-Semitic, although not all.

Particularly in these last fewmonths, when right-wing populistparties have shaken some of Europe’sestablishment, the distinctionbetween the locals (natives) and oth-ers that are different is being agi-tated.

What does that mean for Jews inEurope? The return to the land oftheir fathers. In Ezekiel 39:27, weread: “Then shall they know that Iam the LORD their God, whichcaused them to be led into captivityamong the heathen: but I have gath-ered them unto their own land, andhave left none of them any morethere.” 6597

Jewish men at a synagogue in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.

ISRAEL

Is Christianity Under Threat?A misleading article in Newsweek states, “Israelcondemned for threatening future of Christianityin the Holy Land.”

The article goes on to claim that “Church leaders inJerusalem have accused Israel of undermining Chris-

tianity in the Holy Land and weakening the faith at a time ofsevere tensions in the Middle East.”To be sure the accusation is sensationalistic, but within

Israel it is well-understood that the statement is a specificobjection to a complex estate transaction. Yet without propercontext, an international Newsweek reader might very wellbelieve that Israel is massacring Christian people and utterlyextinguishing Christian history as is indeed happening throughoutthe Middle East, at the hands of Islamic State and others.In contrast to Newsweek’s misleading drama, Israel is

actually the only Middle Eastern country where Christian pop-ulations are safe, thriving and growing.Father Gabriel Naddaf of Nazareth recently explained to the

United Nations, “Do you know that over the past years some100,000 Christians have been killed annually? … If we look atthe Middle East, Mr. President, we realize there’s only one safeplace where Christians are not persecuted. One place wherethey are protected, enjoying freedom of worship and expression,living in peace and not subjected to killing and genocide. It isIsrael, the country I live in. The Jewish state is the only placewhere the Christians of the Holy Land live in safety.”

-virtualjerusalem.com, 13 September 2017

Commentary: Israel’s constitution guarantees religiousfreedom and has been practiced throughout the modern

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BRIEFPRO-ISRAELPROF FIRED

Days after joining a pro-Israel group, Melissa

Landa knew something hadgone wrong: She said hermentor stopped workingwith her, pulling out of aconference presentationjust days in advance.Landa didn’t know that

her mentor, JohnO’Flahavan, would thenstop taking her calls. Orthat O’Flahavan would soondismiss her from teachingthe education course shedesigned. Or that one yearlater, she would be firedfrom the college where shehad taught for more than adecade.But in the late spring,

with little warning, Landafound herself packing upher office at the Universityof Maryland.


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existence of the state since 1948. In recent years, Bible-believing

Christians are on the increase.Although there is opposition in somecases, particularly from Ultra-Ortho-dox Jews, persecution remains aminor issue. From confidentialsources, we hear that living faith isbecoming more and more evidentamong military personnel. That isonly the beginning, for Scriptureclearly tells us that all of Israel willknow the Lord. The apostle Paulwrites: “…blindness in part is hap-pened to Israel, until the fulness ofthe Gentiles be come in. And so all

Israel shall besaved…” (Romans11:25-26). 6595(For more on this subject,

read The Case for Zionism,

ITEM #2327.)

LEBANON

Biblical CanaanitesDiscoveredDNA research is shining newlight on the Biblical Canaanitecivilization, which existed thou-sands of years ago in the MiddleEast.

The ancient civilization, which cre-ated the first alphabet and is men-

tioned frequently in the Bible, has longfascinated historians. LiveScience reportsthat, because the Canaanites kept theirrecords on papyrus, rather than clay, rela-tively little is known about them.Now, however, scientists have found a

genetic ‘trail’ back to the Canaanites’ ancientworld.“In light of the enormously complex his-

tory of this region in the last few millennia,it was quite surprising that over 90 percentof the genetic ancestry of present-dayLebanese was derived from the Canaanites,”said Chris Tyler-Smith, senior group leaderat The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, ina statement.The researchers also discovered that

the ancient Canaanites were a mixture oflocal people, who settled in farming villagesduring the Neolithic period, and easternmigrants who arrived about 5,000 yearsago. “Using ancient DNA we show for thefirst time who were (genetically) the ancientCanaanites, how they were related to otherancient populations and what was theirfate,” explained Marc Haber, a genetic dataexpert at The Wellcome Trust Sanger Insti-tute, in an email to Fox News. Haber added that the results complement

Biblical accounts of the Canaanites. While

the Israelites are commanded to “utterly destroy” theCanaanites in Deuteronomy 20:16-18, Judges 1 describesthe survival of a number of Canaanite communities.Canaanites once lived in what we now recognize as

Israel, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.The remains of the five ancient Canaanites studied as partof the DNA research were recovered in the modern-dayLebanese city of Sidon.

-www.foxnews.com, 1 August 2017

Commentary: How accurate this research is remainsto be seen, but there seems to be evidence thatsome remnant of the Canaanites can be located inthe land of Lebanon.

Prophetically, this is of interest, because ancientIsrael failed to destroy the Canaanites, who spiri-tually were a picture of sin. Although Israel was astubborn and sinful people, God used them as atool of judgment against the inhabitants of the landof Canaan.

We read these words in Joshua 17:13: “Yet itcame to pass, when the children of Israel werewaxen strong, that they put the Canaanites totribute, but did not utterly drive them out.” 6591

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BRIEFWATER TECHATTRACTSCROWDS

With nearly 90% ofwastewater recycled

and reused in agriculture,Israel may be the onlymostly desert country tohave solved its water-scarcity problem.That’s why hundreds of

business executives andagricultural expertscrowded into the Tel AvivFairgrounds to view thelatest in Israeli waterconservation, desalinizationand cybersecurity at thisyear’s Watec conference.This is a sure sign thatIsraeli agriculturaltechnology trade tiesremain strong despite theboycott movement makingsmall splashes.


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