Author: Clifford Denton

  • 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…

  • Blessings and Curses.

    Our stand on the question of Israel is a matter of life or death. by Charles Gardner. When a Turkish member of parliament rounded off a fiery speech with a strong condemnation of Israel, he was struck down with a heart attack and later died in hospital. “You will not escape the wrath of Allah,”…

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

    Dr Clifford Denton. Shemot: Exodus 1:1-6:1. 6th January 2024/Tevet 25 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. Exodus 3:2 Picture by Helen McNeill 400 years passed between the events at the end of Genesis and those at the beginning of Exodus. This is according…

  • Netivyah Bible Instruction Ministry.

    By Joseph Shulam January 4th 2024. Welcome to the year of our Lord 2024, Israel is in the middle of a harsh and difficult war with a bitter enemy who has no limit to his hate and cruelty. An enemy that is driven by no objective but  hate, a deep hate based on totally mythological…

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

    Dr Clifford Denton. Vayechi: Genesis 47:28-50:26. 30th December 2023/Tevet 18 And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days.” Genesis 49:1 Picture by Helen McNeill This week, we come to the end of Genesis. The Hebrew Bible appropriately calls this foundational book of all…