Author: Clifford Denton

  • HEAVEN’S SOLUTION.

    As Pharaoh’s heart hardens, freedom comes into view. by Charles Gardner. As Pharaoh’s heart hardens, as it were, we can expect things to get worse before they improve. The plagues will be increasingly severe. Today’s Pharaoh is embodied by the evil antisemitic spirit encircling the globe. But the new Red Sea crossing is already coming…

  • FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS!

    Jesus lifted high on the streets of Amsterdam as Christians pray for Israel. by Charles Gardner. AMSTERDAM, January 23, 2024 – It was in the ‘open square of the city’ that Mordecai sat in sackcloth and ashes wailing over the plot to destroy the Jews of ancient Persia (Esther 4:6). And Queen Esther’s guardian was…

  • Netivyah Bible Instruction Ministry.

    January 26. By Joseph Shulam. We are still deep in the mega-epic events of the Exodus, Passover, and the crossing of the Red Sea. How much of this story do we believe, take seriously, and celebrate?    I have watched the movie “THE TEN COMMANDMENTS,” made in Hollywood, with Charleston Heston as Moses more than…

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Sixteen.

    Dr Clifford Denton. Beshalach: Exodus 13:17-17:16. 27th January 2024/Sh’vat 17. So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. (Exodus 14:22) Picture by Helen McNeill I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously sang…

  • A SNAKEBITE MOMENT.

    What the great Middle East shake-up is all about. by Charles Gardner. It takes a brave soul to try summing up the background to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But my good Aussie friend Kelvin Crombie has met the challenge with great distinction in a 52-page (16,000-word) paper designed to put the record straight. Of Aboriginal descent1,…

  • Netivyah Bible Instruction Ministry. January 18 2024.

    By Joseph Shulam. The Torah reading this Shabbat is called Bo!  = “Come.”    Exodus 10:1 – 13:15. From the Prophets, the reading is from Jeremiah 46:13-28  From the New Testament, the reading is from  Luke 22:7-30 and 1 Corinthians 11:20 – 34.  Before I go into the Biblical texts, please forgive me for sharing about…

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Fifteen.

    Dr Clifford Denton. Bo: Exodus 10:1-13:16. 20th January 2024/Sh’vat 10 And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. (Exodus 12:7) Picture by Helen McNeill Our theme of family is clear in this week’s portion. When the Lord struck the firstborn of…

  • CHILDREN’S EXODUS.

    The heart-wrenching story of a truly great escape. by Charles Gardner. The story of how an agnostic London stockbroker dropped everything to rescue children from an impending Holocaust tugs hard at the emotions. Definitely a recipe for a sleepless night. But a round of applause for Warner Bros and the BBC for producing the heart-wrenching…

  • Developing the Theme of Family through the Torah Portions. Number Fourteen.

    Dr Clifford Denton. Va’era: Exodus 6:2-9:35. 13th January 2024/Sh’vat 3 So he lifted up the rod and struck the waters that were in the river. (Exodus 7:20) Picture by Helen McNeill To gain perspective on the momentous days when Israel was in Egypt, let’s continue to consider what it was like for individual families. The…

  • ANTIDOTE TO WAR.

    German-based movement follows the way of love. by Charles Gardner. DONCASTER, January 10, 2024 – Witnessing the worldwide frenzy of hatred for Jews stirred up by the war in Gaza has left many of us feeling sickened and distraught. But a holiday read has provided me with a sweet antidote, which I shall explain. I…