Critics of Israel often note that its reprisals are excessively brutal and result in large numbers of civilian casualties and destruction. Given the recent conflict in Gaza, it is hard to deny that ...

What’s the Bible for? We asked dozens of writers to respond to this question in seven words or less, as well as to expand on ...

The 67th Psalm is a prayer for God’s goodness upon Israel for the benefit of the whole world. Long ago the Lord chose to begin a nation through one man and his then barren wife. Please log in, or sign ...

“It was the decision he made regarding the blessing of Israel.” Hibbs is part of ... The belief that Trump is God’s chosen one is entrenched more deeply among fundamentalist, revivalist ...

Genesis 12:1-2 God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land, which is today known as Israel ... their descendants as his chosen people. Abraham agreed that ...