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The Land Promised – Leviticus 23:22, 31, 39, 40-43
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Negotiations for a hostage-prisoner exchange deal with a 6-week ceasefire conducted by expert negotiators from the US, Egypt, Qatar and Israel have floundered as Hamas continues to reject it. Meanwhile, a 52-year old Israeli Bedouin hostage, Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi, has been rescued by the IDF last August 27. Al-Qadi is…
The Land Promised – Leviticus 22:24; 23:3, 10, 14, 17, 21
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Israel had just launched a preemptive strike against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon in reaction to Western intelligence information that some 6,000 rockets were going to be fired at Tel Aviv and other locations in Israel. Even after the destruction of these ready-to-be-fired missiles, Hezbollah still launched 300 drones and…
The Land Promised – Leviticus 20:2, 4, 22, 24
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. The expected retaliation from Iran, Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies is still being awaited even as the US and other allies create a protective, defensive umbrella over Israel. The US, UK, France, Germany and Italy issued a Joint Statement on the Middle East last August 12 reiterating their full support…
The Land Promised – Leviticus 19:23, 29
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. The death of the 12 Druze children killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack in Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights last July 27, 2024 has brought about Israeli retaliation in terms of targeted assassinations of top Hezbollah and Hamas leaders. Israeli and international attention are now focused on Iran’s and…
The Land Promised – Leviticus 14:34; 18:24-28
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. At least 12 Druze children and youth were killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack while playing in a soccer field in Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights below the southern foothills of Mount Hermon last Saturday, July 27. The AllIsrael News agency says that at least 40 people were killed…
The Land Promised – Exodus 34:11, 24, 26
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Negotiations for a temporary ceasefire deal are on-going even as the Knesset recently voted by a 68 – 9 margin to reject a 2-State solution with the Palestinians and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu prepares to fly to the US to speak before the Congress. The Houthis bombed Tel Aviv with…
The Land Promised – Exodus 33:1-3
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Some 120 hostages (alive and dead) are still held somewhere in Rafah or elsewhere in Gaza. Negotiations for their release and a temporary ceasefire are on-going. They are in captivity for over 9 months since the attack, massacre and hostage-taking perpetrated by Hamas and its allies occurred in southern Israeli…
The Land Promised – Exodus 32:34
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Nine (9) months into the war as a result of the Hamas October 7, 2023 attack and massacre in Israeli neighborhoods in the south, some 116 hostages (alive and dead) are still held somewhere in Rafah or elsewhere in Gaza. There are renewed negotiations for a hostage release deal in…
The Land Promised – Exodus 23:28-33; and 32:13
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Intense fighting seems to be winding down in Rafah while moving back up to the northern parts of the Gaza Strip, as the IDF attempts to root out the remaining or regrouping pockets of Hamas terrorists. Meanwhile, in the Israel-Lebanon border, Israel wants peace and hopes for diplomatic solutions but…
The Land Promised – Exodus 15:13-21; 20:12; and 23:20-23
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Almost nine (9) months into the war as a result of the Hamas October 7, 2023 attack and massacre in Israeli neighborhoods near Gaza, the IDF is in control of the entire Philadelphi corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border all the way up to the Mediterranean coast. But fighting continues in…