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Israel’s God is Real. How Do I Know?

Israel’s God is Real. How Do I Know?

The dialogue goes something like this: Atheist: How do you know that God created the world? Theist:  God told us in the Bible.  (Genesis 1:1, 2:4; Isaiah 45:12). Atheist:  How do you know that those Bible references are true? Theist:  Not only do I believe in the accuracy of the Genesis creation account but scientific findings increasingly support that account. The skeptic asks: “Of the innumerable deities worshiped by humans over the ages, why should we believe that yours is the one that
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Isaiah 7:14 - A Virgin Birth?

Isaiah 7:14 - A Virgin Birth?

Many Christians and professional missionaries like to quote the following verse as a proof-text. “Behold the Lord Himself will give you a sign, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son and she shall call his name Immanuel.”   Isaiah 7:14 . Are there differences - Christianity vs Judaism? Let's find out They claim that this passage prophesies the miraculous virgin birth of the Messiah and that Jesus is the only one who could have fulfilled it. They also point out that the name Immanuel literally m
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 18g - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Chapter 18g - THE VIRGIN MISCONCEPTION MYTH

Continued from Chapter 18f The ’ot What was the purpose of the ’ot, the corroborating sign, the divine attestation, of the message the prophet delivered? The timing of the event proclaimed in Isaiah 7:14 can be fixed to some degree from the general context, from which it is indicated when the entire sequence of events would culminate (verse 16). The prophet is addressing himself to a contemporary situation and his message is delivered to a king who faces dangerous enemies. The word ’ot, “sign
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz