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An important feature of Hebraic prayer is that it puts God’s will at the centre and requires us to seek Him for the empowerment to obey His call.

Modern Christian prayers can easily slide into the trap of becoming all about me and my needs, rather than about God, or about the community in which He has placed us. In sharp contrast, Hebraic prayer focuses on the corporate over the individual.

For believers today, the story of Hanukkah carries a powerful message of standing firm in the face of persecution.

Like the early disciples, may I encourage you to keep your prayers Scripture-based and Scriptural. Declaring God’s Word in prayer will build your own faith and that of those around you, releasing His power into situations that seem completely impossible.

By studying the text and a traditional Hebraic understanding of prayer, we can gain insights into how the disciples prayed and perhaps how we, too, can be more effective in prayer.

Psalm 145 is an “acrostic” psalm, which simply means that each new line begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet. While this is a common feature used in several passages of the Bible, in this Psalm it actually misses a letter in the sequence.

How should Israel respond to the global rise of anti-Semitism and to the hostility of her enemies? The big picture of Bible prophecy and, specifically, the Jewish feasts reveals a surprising approach.

I believe God wants all His people to enter the ‘promised land’, yet like Israel and Moses, there are areas of unbelief in our lives that will hinder us from entering. You may intellectually believe in His power, but do you also believe that He can and will do miracles for you?

I believe that despite the current conflict between Hamas and Israel, there is indeed hope for Gaza. The Scriptures give us hope for a remnant from Gaza that will one day live peacefully among Israelis.