King Hezekiah is one of the most important kings in the history of Israel. He was crowned king of Judah in 727 BC. His reign witnessed the defining event that engendered the tradition of Jerusalem as the hallowed city of God: the inability of the Assyrian Sennacherib to destroy Jerusalem. This confirmed both Hezekiah and Jerusalem as God’s chosen. [Read more…]
For Reflection, May 2018
Scientific Breakthrough?
A geneticist in Iceland announced with exultation, “My understanding is that we have basically eradicated Down syndrome from our society. There is hardly ever a child with Down syndrome in Iceland anymore.”
A breakthrough genetic cure? Hardly! They accomplished it by eugenics–the killing of unwanted babies by abortion. Nearly 100% of pregnant mothers in Iceland carrying a baby with Down syndrome are advised by doctors to choose abortion–and they do. Some other countries are not far behind: 90% in the United Kingdom, and 67% in the United States. [Read more…]
Bible Jottings: May 2018
Manuscript Evidence for the OLD Testament
A manuscript is a hand-written document. Prior to the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century, copying by hand was the only way to duplicate any document (the original is called the autograph). [Read more…]
By Our Love?
By Dr. Kaia Kloster, FaithSearch presenter
Reaching out to incarcerated youth has been an eye-opening venture. It seems their greatest question regarding God is the timeless question of, “If God is good, why is there so much suffering in the world?” [Read more…]
In the News, March 2018
Excavation by archaeologists just south of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem has yielded an exciting discovery – a likely seal impression (bulla) of the prophet Isaiah from the eight century before Christ.
Details in the next issue of Paraclete.
Source: Biblical Archaeology Review, Vol. 44 NOS. 2 & 3. March/April/May/June 2018, pp 64-73.
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