Some curses manifest themselves in names. Let us look at a few examples in the Bible. As Rebekah labored in childbirth, the midwives offhandedly named her twin boys. The first, they called "Esau" for "his whole body was like a hairy garment". The second, they named "Jacob" because he held his brother's heel as they emerged out of their mother's womb (Genesis 25:24-26).; Read more

The Torah records that it was in the second month, after the miracle of the Red Sea, that the children of Israel found themselves in the wilderness of Sin (Exod. 16:1). It was here that they grumbled again to God, this time for food (Exod. 16:2-3). Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.; Read more

In Genesis 12:1-3, we see God declaring that whoever curses Abraham will find himself under a divine curse. Fast forward to the early 20th Century and we see an example of this word coming to pass.; Read more

Nisan 1 is the Biblical New Year’s Holy Day, marking the beginning of the Exodus of the children of Israel from Egypt. It is also the first month used for counting the festivals of the Hebrew Biblical Calendar.; Read more

One of Ham's other sons, Mizraim (also called Egypt) settled in the fertile River Nile delta area of Africa and proceeded on to build one of the world's greatest civilizations of all time. Egypt later became a melting pot of culture, scholarship, commerce and industry, medicine and religion.; Read more

During the reign of Ahasuerus an evil political leader, Haman (an Amalekite), planned to destroy the Jews because of his absolute hatred for Esther’s cousin Mordechai. After the plot was discovered, Queen Esther instructed all the Jews in the Persian empire to hold a three-day fast. Risking her life, Esther made a petition to King Ahasuerus on behalf of the Jews.; Read more

Jerusalem, capital of Israel since the days of King David, an ancient city whose peers (Nineveh, Thebes, Babylon, Tyre etc) have long since passed into oblivion! Jerusalem, undoubtedly the world's oldest continuously inhabited city, with over 3,000 years in existence and counting! A city central to the origins of the three Abrahamic faiths - Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Jerusalem, almost synonymous with violence, strife, exile, cruel sieges, and occupations over vast periods of time!; Read more

As the king watched in awe, a rock was cut out without human agency and it hit the feet of the statue with great force. The statue collapsed into many small fragments, which were in turn blown away by a strong wind. The stone that had smote the statue then expanded to fill the whole world (Daniel 2:34-35); Read more

The divinely ordained name-change was therefore a game changer and represented a tectonic shift in the man's fortunes henceforth. Except for cases where Israel deliberately sinned before God and were "...handed over to the sword of their enemies", it is safe to say that Israel has never been defeated in war by any enemy.; Read more

It is without doubt one of the greatest and most beautiful love stories in the entire Bible.  You see, old man Abraham was healthy and hale, but quite advanced in years and Elohim had blessed him "in all things" (verse 1). So with the many years "under his belt", his concern naturally turned to the future and, more specifically, to what would amount to be the perfect marital setting for his heir -  his only son Isaac.; Read more

A New Moon is the opposite of a full Moon. It takes the Moon about 29.5 days to revolve around the Earth. The Moon goes through various phases known as the lunation cycle. The Moon starts as a New Moon during each cycle, meaning it's not visibly illuminated.; Read more

Ruth, adjures her mother-in-law not to seek to be parted from her. Her's is the ultimate sacrifice in selflessness. She adamantly insists on following her aging mother-in-law into the unknown. She (Ruth) will be a total stranger in an alien culture, yet Ruth is categorical in her decision to throw her lot in with Naomi.; Read more

This is a question of utmost importance given the fact that today's world spends billions on gifts, travel and much fuss around this so called season of Yuletide. Many commitments involving time, and lots effort go into preparation for the supposed birthday of the Son of God.; Read more

Although the decree (for both recognition and relocation) had been passed in 1995, 22 years earlier, the previous presidents had postponed it indefinitely, fearing a world outcry and rage from the Arab world. And guess what? : They raged for a few days then went home: they could not undo it.; Read more

How did usage of the Gregorian Calendar come about, knowing as we do that it is Elohim himself who ordained time at Creation (Genesis 1:5, 14 - 15) and actually embedded a calendar within the Bible for human use?; Read more