When Hamas terrorists killed and wounded thousands of Israelis and launched thousands of missiles into the Jewish state, they forced Israel into a brutal war. To help you grapple with Israel’s war with Hamas, The Friends of Israel (FOI) Executive Director Jim Showers shares how our FOI workers are doing in Israel, how Hamas’s attack caught Israel by surprise, and …
October 14, 2023 | Israel at War: A Conversation with Jim Showers
On Saturday, October 7, Hamas terrorists launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing hundreds, wounding thousands, and capturing more than 100 hostages. These bloodthirsty terrorists murdered innocent civilians—men, women, and children—and urged Israeli Arabs to do the same to their Jewish countrymen. This week, The Friends of Israel Executive Director Jim Showers explains the horrors of war unfolding in Israel …
December 24, 2022 | The First Christmas, Part Two: Isaiah 53 (REBROADCAST)
This program is a rebroadcast from December 26, 2020. Christmastime is here! Looking back on the first Christmas means looking back at the prophecy that foretold Jesus’ fate hundreds of years earlier. After studying Isaiah 7 last week, we’re heading to chapter 53 this week to study Jesus’ sacrifice that would save His people from their sins. This chapter is …
December 17, 2022 | The First Christmas, Part One: The Virgin Birth (REBROADCAST)
This program is a rebroadcast from December 19, 2020. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Today as we eagerly anticipate December 25th, we’re opening up a two-part series on the first Christmas. Chris shares little-known details about the Jewish context of the virgin birth of Jesus this week. From prophetic instructions in Isaiah to details of Joseph and …
October 8, 2022 | The Book of Joel, Part 3
After studying God’s wakeup call to Israel in the first two chapters, we’re concluding our 3-part series on the book of Joel with chapter 3 this week. After God called His people to repent and return to Himself, He turned His attention to the nations that mistreated Israel—those that scattered its people and divided its land. Joel 3 records the …
October 1, 2022 | The Book of Joel, Part 2
God spoke through the prophet Joel to deliver a message of impending judgment to His Chosen People. Chapter 2 opens with a shofar blast, which warned Israel of an army coming. In part 2 of our 3-part series on Joel, Chris describes this warning as a prophecy of both the Babylonian invasion and the future battle of the Tribulation. Despite …
September 10, 2022 | The Book of Joel, Part 1
Prophecy offers us a valuable glimpse into God’s relationship with Israel and His plans for the world. You’ll find this to be true over the next 3 weeks as we study the book of Joel. The prophecies of Joel not only provide a clear picture of a landmark moment in Israel’s history but will also help you examine your own …
February 26, 2022 | AWAKEN Conference Sneak Peek: 2 Thess. 1
Our days are full of trouble and suffering. This life is not an easy one for anybody. It’s even harder for Christians, who live in a world that fights against the Lord. But we have a wonderful promise we can hold onto: Jesus is coming back soon! The Friends of Israel’s free online conference AWAKEN shares this wonderful truth through …
February 19, 2022 | The Year of Jubilee, Part 2
Last week we learned about the year of Jubilee, which God instructed the Israelites to remember in Leviticus 25. Though Jubilee is rarely mentioned in the rest of Scripture, its themes are such a key to Bible prophecy. They show up in the Old Testament, but they also play a major part in Jesus’ message to Israel. In the second …
December 11, 2021 | Messianic Prophecies of Bethlehem, Part 2
Last week we learned that Jesus’ birthplace of Bethlehem was no ordinary little town. It was the subject of a prophecy from Micah 5:2 revealing the birthplace of the Messiah, which the Jewish people knew well. But beyond this, Micah gave another detail of the Messiah’s origin a chapter earlier. It specified the exact place and people in Bethlehem that …