The Messiah and the Order of Melchizedek An exegetical look at Psalm 110 Introduction Many times I have wanted to pour my heart out to God and have struggled with finding the adequate words to express my deep emotion. In the back of my mind, I know that God already understands what I&...

Prophecy formed a critical part of the Bible, especially in the Old Testament. In fact, the Old Testament prophets played an extremely critical role in the transmission of God's message. The role of prophets changed in the New Testament, because Christ was the fulfillment of most of the proph...

Subject: World History (But it applies to much more)Title: "Power Comes From the Barrel of a Gun" - took the opposing view"Would you respect me, If I didn't have this gun?'Cause without it, I don't get it,And that's why I carry one."-Phil Collins Power. A word from which many meanings derive....

The Arab Israeli conflict Fighting intensifies during the last few days of British rule. The tel aviv-jerusalem road was repeatedly being tried to be cut off by the Arabian forces to prevent Jews of Jerusalem getting to the coast. 14th may 1948 ' Ben Gurion announced Israelis existence and...

The Fast of RamadanRamadan is the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. The Month of Ramadan is also when it is believed the Holy Quran "was sent down from heaven, a guidance unto men, a declaration of direction, and a means of Salvation" It is during this month that Muslims fast. It is called the Fas...

AbigailAbigail was the wife of Nabal. Nabal was rich but quite mean and surly in his dealings whereas Abigail was intelligent and beautiful. Her intelligence and discernment saved her family from destruction (1 Samuel 25) When Peter made his famous statement about women being the weaker vessel (1 Pe...

On the west bank of the Dead Sea there lies a unique arrangement of caves known as the ruins of Khirbet Qumran. This area is one of the lowest parts on earth. The account of the discover are as extraordinary as the scrolls themselves. News of the discovery spread in 1948 from Israeli and Americ...

Nasser's Rule to the Suez Canal Crisis Revolution of 1952 Abstract Introduction Nasser's Rule to the Suez Canal Crisis Revolution of 1952 Egypt's policies and their international context Suez Canal Crisis A decade to the Six Day War of 1967 Aftermath of the 1956 War Pan-Arabism The Palesti...

Zechariah is one of the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. His book is located between the books of Haggai and Malachi. Zechariah is thought to have preached from about 520-518 B.C. The book of Zechariah deals with the restoration of Jerusalem, the Temple, and God's people. Chapter 11 verses 4...

It can be said that , from the outset, the link between European colonialism in the middle east and the Palestine question, is as strong as the link which exists between the Holy Quran and Muslims, and Jews and the Torah. The reason this statement is accurate is, because the British occupation of P...

TABERNACLE BACKGROUND A tabernacle is like a church, a place to meet God. The tabernacle was the structure that the Israelites built for worship. After the Exodus from Egypt, the Israelite people ended up wandering in the wilderness for forty years. Along with the Ten Commandments, God gave Moses v...

(A) Introduction Pentateuch is considered to be the most important part in the Old Testament. It recorded the account of creation, the fall of man, the Law Code as well as the experience of the Ancient Israel. Among them Genesis is the first book recorded incidents happened from the creation of ...

Introduction The story of Jericho is found in the Bible in Joshua 6, which tells of how the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years and then come to the land of Canaan. The Israelites come to the city of Jericho, a walled city, and they march around the walls once each day for six days...

The History of the conflict in the Middle East is long and well documented. To many biased observers the history of the Arab/Israeli conflict is very one sided, with one government, or one people causing the continued wars between the neighboring states. But, as any social scientist will state, all ...

Israel P.L.O. Peace Treaty The Middle East has always been known as the Holy Land, the land of the Bible. For centuries, prophets have walked there, nations have collided and conquerors have come and gone. While Jews claim a three thousand-year-old attachment to this ancient land, Arabs also stake t...

When we look at the Arab-Israeli conflict, we have to distinguish between two levels: the interstate conflict between Israel and the Arab states and the intra-communal conflict meaning the conflict between the two peoples. The Oslo process brought the conflict to the intra-communal level of the 192...