Abraham’s Journey
by James Jacob Prasch Introduction Open with me, please, to Genesis 12. In Hebrew we call the book of Genesis “B”reshit” €“ “in the beginning”. This is about 2,166 years […]
Fake Prophets (from the Herescope)
Part 1: The White Lab Coats “…FAKE prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.” (Mark 13:22)
Elijah: A Man Who Could Make It Rain
The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it […]
The Scarlet Cord
by James Jacob Prasch “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are […]
Issue of Denial of Sin, Salvation and Hell
Issue of Denial of Sin, Salvation and Hell Since individuality is illusion for the Hindu, so is free will. If free will is illusion, so is sin. And if […]
The Legacy of Jacob Part 1 of 2
by James Jacob Prasch Jacob (Ya”aqob) is my father”s grandfather”s name. I often joke that Ya”aqob means “swindler,” but actually it does not. It could be translated “supplanter,” but it […]
Typology of the Grain Offering Part 2 of 2
Look, please, to the book of Proverbs chapter 24:13. We must always interpret Scripture in light of other Scripture. This is what we read: “My son, eat honey, for it […]
The Book of Ruth
by James Jacob Prasch Introduction The book of Ruth is read in the Jewish Synagogue at the feast of Pentecost, which is the first day, as it were, of the […]
Israel’s Cinematic Enigma — is the Past in the Present, or the Present in the Past?
In the Summer a new film was released in Israel that traces the events leading up to the destruction of the second Temple in enticing detail. It is widely considered […]
The Gates of Jerusalem
by James Jacob Prasch Introduction Let”s look at the book of Nehemiah chapter 3… Then Eliashib the high priest arose with his brothers the priests and built the Sheep Gate; […]