King Zedekiah of Judah had sent a couple of men to ask Jeremiah to intercede for him. They said, “Inquire now of the Lord for us because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is attacking us. Perhaps the Lord will perform wonders for us as in times past so that he will withdraw from us.” (Jeremiah 21:2) […]
Like Joseph living as a slave in Egypt, Daniel was also exiled to a foreign land 800-900 miles away. Like the young Jewish girl captured by Naaman during the war with Syria, Daniel was a captive of war with Babylonia. Once in Babylon, Daniel was forced to go to school to learn the language and […]
Improbable, if not impossible. How could a people who’d been scattered for two millennia reestablish a homeland on their ancient soil? Against all odds, an irresistible desire to return grew in courageous Jewish men and women who set out to rebuild their decimated homeland. A few weeks into his fourth term, Franklin D. Roosevelt died, […]
You’ve heard of kids turning 180 degrees away from the values of their parents? Well, this is one of those situations. Hezekiah was a good leader of his country. He began his reign at 25 and was king of Judah for 29 years. But after he died, his son, Manasseh, became king. Manasseh was only […]