After I retired from engineering and before I started writing and publishing Bible commentaries, I was what many considered a “professional” backpacker. I hiked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine numerous times between 1985 and 2007. Back then I was called “Wingfoot” because of my quick pace on…
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) explicitly provides reasons for God’s selection of Israel as his chosen nation. Primarily, Israel’s selection is rooted in God’s love, promise, and covenant rather than Israel’s inherent greatness or merit. A central passage explaining why God chose Israel appears in Deuteronomy 7:6–8: “For you are a…
A 2,500-Year-Old Prophecy Fulfilled in Modern Times June 7, 1967 – A Day God Showed Up in Jerusalem on TelevisionPicture this: It’s the morning of June 7, 1967. Israeli paratroopers race through the narrow streets of Jerusalem’s Old City. Moments later, they stand on the Temple Mount – hearts pounding,…
Is There a Way to Know for Sure Who the Messiah Is? If you’ve ever wondered whether the Hebrew Scriptures actually pinpoint the Messiah—by name, by time, or even by mission—then Dan Bruce’s book The Messiah Prophecy in the Tanakh might just surprise you. This isn’t your average prophecy book.…
Rabbinic Judaism, the theological system that developed after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, has consistently rejected the claim that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah of Israel. Its objections are many and nuanced, rooted in traditional expectations shaped by centuries of commentary and legal tradition.…
When many people think of Christianity and Judaism, they assume that Judaism is the older of the two religions and that Christianity branched off from it. In a broad sense, it is true that God’s covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob precedes the coming of Jesus Christ. However, when looking…
Max Planck, considered by many as the father of quantum theory, once remarked that “science advances one funeral at a time.” His observation, though stark, captures a profound reality: new ideas in science often meet fierce resistance not because they lack evidence, but because they challenge the deeply held convictions…
Here is a full, clear, structured timeline showing how the relationship between God and Man unfolds in the Bible: Timeline of the Relationship Between God and Man (According to the Bible) Creation (Genesis 1–2)God creates the heavens, earth, animals, and mankind.Man is made in God’s image to know Him, walk…
Most people today, especially those shaped by modern education and scientific culture, find it difficult to believe that the early chapters of the Book of Genesis describe real events in human history. The idea of a literal Garden of Eden, a man formed from dust, a woman from his rib,…
The age of the universe has long been a point of contention between biblical literalists and the scientific community. For some Christians, especially those in the Young Earth Creationist movement, the Bible offers a clear and authoritative timeline—placing the origin of all things roughly six thousand years ago. Others, including…