A Prophet Like Unto Moses

April 2, 2025

Scripture: Deuteronomy 18:18

The Scriptural similarities which point to Moses as a type of the Messiah to come.

 

« Mais le prophète qui aura l’orgueil de dire en mon nom quelque chose que je ne lui aurai point commandé de dire, ou qui parlera au nom d’autres dieux, ce prophète?là mourra. » (Deutéronome 18 :20).

Faux prophètes

Qu’importe si un individu prédit un événement au nom du Seigneur parce qu’il est inspiré par un démon ou s’il le fait inspiré par la futilité de sa propre pensée. De toute manière, un faux prophète est un faux prophète.

“Que si tu dis en ton coeur: Comment connaîtrons?nous la parole que l’Éternel n’a point dite? Quand le prophète parlera au nom de l’Éternel, et que ce qu’il aura dit ne sera point, et n’arrivera point, ce sera une parole que l’Éternel n’a point dite ; le prophète l’a dite par orgueil ; ne le crains point. » (Deutéronome 18:21?22).

“Puis Jérémie, le prophète, dit à Hanania, le prophète: Écoute, Hanania! L’Éternel ne t’a pas envoyé ; mais tu as fait que ce peuple a mis sa confiance dans le mensonge.

C’est pourquoi ainsi a dit l’Éternel: Voici, je te rejette de dessus la terre; tu mourras cette année; car tu as prêché la révolte contre l’Éternel.” (Jérémie 28 :15?16).

Hanania a prédit des choses qui ne se sont pas produites.

“Et l’Éternel me dit: C’est le mensonge, que ces prophètes prophétisent en mon nom. Je ne les ai point envoyés, je ne leur ai point donné de charge, et je ne leur ai point parlé. Ce sont des visions de mensonge, de vaines prédictions, des tromperies de leur coeur, qu’ils vous prophétisent. » (Jérémie 14 :14).

Ces faux prophètes étaient séduits par ce qui était dans leurs propres pensées.

Il existait plusieurs faux prophètes au temps de Jérémie. Malgré l’évidence de leurs fausses prophéties, le peuple continuait de les suivre.

“Les prophètes prophétisent le mensonge, et les sacrificateurs dominent par leur moyen, et mon peuple a pris plaisir à cela! Que ferez?vous donc quand viendra la fin ? » (Jérémie 5:31).

Il n’est pas écrit qu’ils ne sont pas Son peuple, ni qu’ils ne sont pas des prophètes. Mais il est écrit qu’ils prophétisent faussement et que le peuple y prend plaisir.

Les élus sont séduits

Plusieurs croient que l’avertissement de Jésus en lien avec les faux prophètes des derniers jours concerne les Témoins de Jéhovah, les Mormons, les Hare Krishnas, etc.

Je n’ai aucun doute dans mon esprit que la prolifération de ces sectes est d’une certaine signification prophétique et ils sont, par ailleurs, de faux prophètes.

Mais Jésus ne nous mettait pas en garde contre eux dans cet avertissement. Il a dit, « au point de séduire, si possible, même les élus ». Le Talmud nous dit que Deutéronome 18 :20 concerne le Messie. Nous savons qu’il s’agit de Jésus, qui était un prophète comme Moïse.

Né sous un règne étranger oppresseur

“Mais il s’éleva sur l’Égypte un nouveau roi, qui n’avait point connu Joseph. Et il dit à son peuple : Voici, le peuple des enfants d’lsraël est plus grand et plus puissant que nous :

Allons! Agissons prudemment avec lui, de peur qu’il ne s’accroisse, et que s’il arrive quelque guerre, il ne se joigne aussi à nos ennemis, ne combatte contre nous, et ne monte hors du pays.

lls établirent donc sur lui des chefs de corvées, pour l’accabler par leurs travaux; et il bâtit pour Pharaon des villes de munitions, Pithom et Ramsès. » (Exode 1 :8?11).

Moïse est né sous un règne étranger oppresseur.

« En ce temps?là on publia un édit de César Auguste, pour faire le dénombrement des habitants de toute la terre. Ce premier dénombrement se fit pendant que Quirinus était gouverneur de Syrie. » (Luc 2 :1?2).

Jésus est né sous un règne étranger oppresseur.

Menacé par un roi méchant

“Le roi d’Égypte parla aussi aux sages?femmes des Hébreux, don’t l’une s’appelait Shiphra, et l’autre Pua, et il dit: Quand vous accoucherez les femmes des Hébreux, et que vous les verrez sur les sièges, si c’est un fils, vous le ferez mourir; mais si c’est une fille, qu’elle vive.” (Exode 1 :15?16).

Un roi méchant a décrété que Moïse et les enfants mâles Juifs soient tués.

«Alors Hérode, voyant que les mages s’étaient moqués de lui, fut fort en colère ; et envoya tuer tous les enfants de deux ans et au?dessous qui étaient dans Bethléhem et dans tout son territoire, selon letemps dont il s’était exactement informé auprès des mages. » (Matthieu 2 :16).

Un roi méchant a décrété que Jésus et les enfants mâles Juifs soient tués.

La foi des parents

“Et cette femme conçut, et enfanta un fils; et, voyant qu’il était beau, elle le cacha trois mois.” (Exode 2 :2).

“Par la foi, Moïse, étant né, fut caché pendant trois mois par ses parents, parce qu’ils virent que l’enfant était beau; et ils ne craignirent point l’édit du roi.” (Hébreux 11 :23).

La vie de Moïse a été sauvée et préservée par la foi de ses parents.

“Après qu’ils furent partis, un ange du Seigneur apparut en songe à Joseph, et lui dit: Lève?toi; prends le petit enfant et sa mère, et t’enfuis en Égypte, et te tiens là jusqu’à ce que je te le dise; car Hérode cherchera le petit enfant pour le faire mourir. Joseph s’étant levé, prit de nuit le petit enfant et sa mère, et se retira en Égypte. » (Matthieu 2:13?14).

La vie de Jésus a été sauvée et préservée par la foi de Ses parents.

Protégé en Égypte

“Et quand l’enfant eut grandi, elle l’amena à la fille de Pharaon, qui l’adopta pour son fils; et elle le nomma Moïse (sauvé des eaux), parce que, dit?elle, je l’ai retiré des eaux. » (Exode 2 :10).

Moïse a été protégé pour un temps en Égypte.

“Joseph s’étant levé, prit de nuit le petit enfant et sa mère, et se retira en Égypte. Et il y demeura jusqu’à la mort d’Hérode. C’est ainsi que s’accomplit ce que le Seigneur avait dit par le prophète en ces termes : J’ai appelé mon Fils hors d’Égypte. » (Matthieu 2:14?15).

Jésus a été protégé pour un temps en Égypte.

Sa sagesse n’a pas été surpassée

“Or Marie et Aaron parlèrent contre Moïse…”L’Éternel n’a?t?il parlé que par Moïse seul ? N’a?t?il point aussi parlé par nous ?...Or, Moïse était un homme fort doux, plus qu’aucun homme qui soit sur la terre. » (Nombres 12 :1?3).

Certains essayaient de compétitionner avec Moïse à cause de sa sagesse.

« Et au bout de trois jours ils le trouvèrent dans le temple, assis au milieu des docteurs, les écoutant et leur faisant des questions. Et tous ceux qui l’entendaient étaient ravis de sa sagesse et de ses réponses. » (Luc 2 :46?47).

Dès Sa jeunesse, Jésus a démontré une sagesse et une compréhension extraordinaires et d’autres désiraient compétitionner avec Lui, mais ne le pouvaient.

Rejeté par les Juifs…

“Mais le peuple, voyant que Moïse tardait à descendre de la montagne, s’assembla vers Aaron et lui dit: Viens, fais?nous des dieux qui marchent devant nous; car pour ce Moïse, cet homme qui nous a fait monter du pays d’Égypte, nous ne savons ce qui lui est arrivé.” (Exode 32 :1).

Moïse a été rejeté pour un temps par le peuple d’Israël.

“Et le gouverneur, reprenant la parole, leur dit: Lequel des deux voulez?vous que je vous relâche? Et ils dirent: Barabbas.

Pilate ajouta: Que ferai?je donc de Jésus qu’on appelle Christ? Tous lui répondirent: Qu’il soit crucifié.”

(Matthieu 27:21?22).

Vers la fin de Sa vie, Jésus a dit aux Juifs: “Car je vous dis que désormais vous ne me verrez plus jusqu’à ce que vous disiez: Béni soit celui qui vient au nom du Seigneur.” (Matthieu 23 :39).

« Car je ne veux pas, frères, que vous ignoriez ce mystère, afin que vous ne soyez pas sages à vos propres yeux ; c’est qu’une partie d’lsraël est tombée dans l’endurcissement, jusqu’à ce que toute lamultitude desGentils soit entrée dans l’Église.” (Romains 11 :25).

Jésus a été rejeté pour un temps par le peuple d’Israël.

Accepté par les Gentils

“Et il sortit le second jour, et voici, deux hommes Hébreux se querellaient, et il dit à celui qui avait tort: Pourquoi frappes?tu ton prochain?

Mais il répondit: Qui t’a établi prince et juge sur nous?

Or, Pharaon, ayant appris ce fait, chercha à faire mourir Moïse. Mais Moïse s’enfuit de devant Pharaon, et s’arrêta au pays de Madian...

Et Moïse consentit à demeurer avec cet homme, qui donna Séphora, sa fille, à Moïse.” (Exode 13,14,15,21).

Moïse a été rejeté par les Juifs mais accepté par les Gentils.

« Fort bien ; ils ont été retranchés à cause de leur incrédulité ; mais toi, tu subsistes par la foi ; ne t’enorgueillis point, mais crains. » (Romains 11 :20).

“J’ai exaucé ceux qui ne demandaient pas, je me suis fait trouver par ceux qui ne me cherchaient point….

C’est pourquoi, ainsi a dit le Seigneur, l’Éternel: Voici, mes serviteurs mangeront, et vous aurez faim; mes serviteurs boiront, et vous aurez soif; voici, mes serviteurs seront dans la joie, et vous serez dans la confusion.

Voici, mes serviteurs chanteront, de la joie qu’ils auront au coeur; et vous, vous gémirez dans la douleur de votre coeur, et vous hurlerez dans le tourment de votre esprit!

Vous laisserez votre nom pour servir d’imprécation à mes élus; et le Seigneur, l’Éternel te fera mourir; mais il appellera ses serviteurs d’un autre nom.” (Ésaïe 65:1, 13?15) ? Chrétiens!

Jésus a été rejeté par les Juifs mais accepté par les Gentils.

Critiqué par sa famille

“Or Marie et Aaron parlèrent contre Moïse, au sujet de la femme éthiopienne qu’il avait prise; car il avait pris une femme éthiopienne.” (Nombres 12 :1).

Moïse a marié une éthiopienne ? une femme noire Africaine.

“Puis ils retournèrent à la maison; et une multitude s’y assembla encore, de sorte qu’ils ne pouvaient pas même prendre leur repas. Ses parents l’ayant appris, sortirent pour le prendre ; car on disait : ll est hors de sens. » (Marc 3:20?21).

Moïse a été critiqué par sa famille parce qu’il a marié une femme du camp des Gentils.

Les Juifs critiquent Jésus parce qu’au sens figuré, Il a pris une épouse du camp des Gentils, l’Église. Le livre de Ruth est lu dans les synagogues le jour de la Pentecôte ? l’histoire d’un homme Juif qui épouse une femme du camp des Gentils et un bébé qui est appelé ‘le Rédempteur’ naît à Bethléhem.

Prêt à porter leur péché

« Moïse retourna donc vers l’Éternel, et dit: Hélas! Ce peuple a commis un grand péché, en se faisant des dieux d’or; mais maintenant, pardonne leur péché! Sinon, efface?moi de ton livre que tu as écrit. » (Exode 32:31?32).

Moïse a prié Dieu de pardoner les péchés de son peuple et il était prêt à subir les conséquences de leurs péchés et leur culpabilité.

« Mais Jésus leur disait : Père, pardonne?leur, car ils ne savent ce qu’ils font. » (Luc 23:34).

“Car c’est à cela que vous êtes appelés, puisque Christ aussi a souffert pour vous, vous laissant un exemple, afin que vous suiviez ses traces; Lui qui n’a point commis de péché, et dans la bouche duquel il ne s’est trouvé aucune fraude; Qui, outragé, ne rendait point d’outrages; et maltraité, ne faisait point de menaces, mais s’en remettait à celui qui juge justement; Lui qui a porté nos péchés en son corps sur le bois, afin qu’étant morts au péché, nous vivions à la justice, et par la meurtrissure de qui vous avez été guéris.” (1 Pierre 2:21?24).

Jésus a prié Dieu de pardonner les péchés de Son peuple et Il était prêt à subir les conséquences de leurs péchés et leur culpabilité.

A jeûné pendant quanrante jours et quarante nuits

“Et Moïse fut là avec l’Éternel quarante jours et quarante nuits; il ne mangea point de pain et ne but point d’eau; et l’Éternel écrivit sur les tables les paroles de l’alliance, les dix paroles.” (Exode 34 :28).

Moïse a jeûné pendant quarante jours et quarante nuits afin d’amener une alliance au peuple de Dieu.

“Et après qu’il eut jeûné quarante jours et quarante nuits, il eut faim.” (Matthieu 4 :2).

Jésus a jeûné pendant quarante jours et quarante nuits pour amener une alliance au peuple de Dieu.

Face à face avec Dieu

“Et il ne s’est plus levé en lsraël de prophète tel que Moïse, que l’Éternel connut face à face.”

(Deutéronome 34 :10).

Moïse avait une relation face à face avec Dieu.

“Personne n’a jamais vu Dieu; le Fils unique, qui est dans le sein du Père, est celui qui l’a fait connaître.”

(Jean 1 :18).

Jésus avait une relation face à face avec Dieu.

Son visage rayonnait

“Et quand Moïse entrait devant l’Éternel pour parler avec lui, il ôtait le voile jusqu’à ce qu’il sortît; puis il sortait et disait aux enfants d’lsraël ce qui lui avait été commandé. Et les enfants d’lsraël voyaient que le visage de Moïse, la peau du visage de Moïse, rayonnait; et Moïse remettait le voile sur son visage, jusqu’à ce qu’il entrât, pour parler avec l’Éternel. » (Exode 34 :34?35).

Lorsque Moïse rencontrait Dieu face à face, son visage rayonnait de façon surnaturelle.

“Et il fut transfiguré en leur présence; son visage devint resplendissant comme le soleil, et ses habits devinrent éclatants comme la lumière.” (Matthieu 17 :2).

Jésus a rayonné de façon surnaturelle, comme Moïse.

Une voix fut entendue

Dans Exode, nous lisons que Dieu parlait directement du ciel à Moïse et qu’une voix se faisait entendre.

“Et Jésus leur répondit: L’heure est venue que le Fils de l’homme doit être glorifié.

Père, glorifie ton nom. Alors il vint une voix du ciel, qui dit : Je l’ai glorifié, et je le glorifierai encore. »

(Jean 12:23, 28).

Dieu parlait à Jésus directement du ciel.

Le Tombeau surveillé par un ange

Dans l’épître de Jude, au verset 9, nous lisons qu’un ange gardait le tombeau de Moïse.

“Et voici, il y avait eu un grand tremblement de terre, car un ange du Seigneur, descendu du ciel, était venu, avait roulé la pierre en dehors de l’entrée du sépulcre, et s’était assis dessus. Son visage était comme un éclair, et son vêtement blanc comme la neige. Et dans leur frayeur les gardes avaient tremblé et étaient devenus comme morts. Or l’ange, prenant la parole, dit aux femmes : Pour vous, ne craignez point, car je sais que vous cherchez Jésus le crucifié. ll n’est pas ici, car ll est ressuscité, comme ll l’avait dit. Venez, voyez le lieu où le Seigneur était couché.” (Matthieu 28:2?6).

Un ange gardait le tombeau de Jésus.

A révélé le nom de Dieu

“Et Moïse dit à Dieu: Voici, j’irai vers les enfants d’lsraël, et je leur dirai: Le Dieu de vos pères m’a envoyé vers vous; mais s’ils me disent: Quel est son nom? Que leur dirais?je ?

Alors Dieu dit à Moïse: JE SUlS CELUl QUl SUlS. Puis ll dit : tu diras ainsi aux enfants d’lsraël: Celui qui s’appelle JE SUlS, m’a envoyé vers vous.” (Exode 3 :13?14).

Moïse a révélé le nom de Dieu au peuple de Dieu.

“J’ai manifesté Ton nom aux hommes que tu m’as donnés du monde; ils étaient à Toi, et tu me les as donnés, et ils ont gardé Ta parole...Et je ne suis plus dans le monde, mais ceux?ci sont dans le monde, et je vais à Toi. Père saint, garde en Ton nom ceux que tu m’as donnés, afin qu’ils soient un, comme nous. Pendant que j’étais avec eux dans le monde, je les gardais en Ton nom. » (Jean 17 :6, 11?12).

Jésus a révélé le nom de Dieu au peuple de Dieu.

A nourri le peuple

“Et la couche de rosée s’évanouit, et voici il y avait sur la surface du désert une chose menue, perlée, menue comme le givre sur la terre.

Quand les enfants d’lsraël la virent, ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: Qu’est cela? Car ils ne savaient ce que c’était. Et Moïse leur dit: C’est le pain que l’Éternel vous a donné à manger.” (Exode 16:14?15).

Moïse a nourri le peuple de Dieu en grand nombre, de façon surnaturelle.

“Et après avoir commandé que le peuple s’assît sur l’herbe, il prit les cinq pains et les deux poissons, et levant les yeux au ciel, il rendit grâces; et ayant rompu les pains, il les donna aux disciples, et les disciples les donnèrent au peuple. Tous en mangèrent, et furent rassasiés ; et on emporta douze paniers pleins des morceaux qui restèrent. » (Matthieu 14:19?20).

Jésus a nourri le peuple de Dieu en grand nombre, de façon surnaturelle.

A démontré des signes et des prodiges

“Et il ne s’est plus levé en lsraël de prophète tel que Moïse, que l’Éternel connut face à face; soit pour tous les signes et les miracles que l’Éternel l’envoya faire au pays d’Égypte, devant Pharaon, et tous ses serviteurs, et tout son pays; soit pour ce qu’il fit avec une main forte, et pour toutes les oeuvres grandes et terribles que Moïse fit à la vue de tout lsraël. » (Deutéronome 34 :10?12).

Moïse a fait des miracles, des signes et des prodiges tels qu’aucun autre a fait.

“Mais moi, j’ai un témoignage plus grand que celui de Jean; car les oeuvres que Mon Père m’a donné d’accomplir, ces oeuvres même que je fais, rendent de moi ce témoignage, que Mon Père m’a envoyé.” (Jean 5 :36).

Le Seigneur Jésus a fait des oeuvres, des signes, des prodiges et des miracles comme personne d’autre n’a jamais fait.

A fait alliance par le sang

“Puis il prit le livre de l’alliance, et il le lut au peuple qui l’écoutait et qui dit: Nous ferons tout ce que l’Éternel a dit, et nous obéirons.

Moïse prit donc le sang, et le répandit sur le peuple, et dit: Voici le sang de l’alliance que l’Éternel a traitée avec vous selon toutes ces paroles.” (Exode 24:7?8).

Moïse est allé sur une montagne, a fait alliance par le sang et a couvert le peuple de Dieu de ce sang.

“Et comme ils mangeaient, Jésus prit du pain, et ayant rendu grâces, ll le rompit et le donna à Ses disciples et dit: Prenez, mangez, ceci est Mon corps.

Ayant aussi pris la coupe et rendu grâces, ll la leur donna, en disant: Buvez?en tous; car ceci est Mon sang, le sang de la nouvelle alliance, qui est répandu pour plusieurs, pour la rémission des péchés.” (Matthieu 26 :26?28).

“Mais Christ, étant venu comme souverain Sacrificateur des biens à venir, ayant passé par un tabernacle plus grand et plus parfait, qui n’a point été fait de main d’homme, c’est?à?dire, qui n’est point de cette création, est entré une seule fois dans le saint des saints, non avec le sang des boucs et des veaux, mais avec Son propre sang, ayant obtenu une rédemption éternelle... » (Hébreux 9 :11?15).

Le Seigneur Jésus est allé sur une montagne, a fait alliance par le sang et en a couvert Son peuple. Il y a eu plusieurs grands hommes de Dieu dans l’Ancien Testament ? Élie, Ésaïe, Jérémie, Samuel, David ? pour ne nommer que quelques?uns.

Mais il n’y avait qu’un seul prophète comme Moïse, le Seigneur Jésus?Christ, le vrai Messie d’Israël. †††

Don't bit ethe hand that feeds you - Irish hypocrisy towards Israel

By David Passmore • August 21, 2026
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The tide has Changed

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The Saudi Nuclear Deal: An attempt to alter the Regional Balance of Power

By David Passmore • July 24, 2026
The Saudi Nuclear Deal: An attempt to alter the Regional Balance of Power Rubin Rothler LLB, LLM The initiative to develop a civilian nuclear program in Saudi Arabia with US assistance isn't new. There were concrete plans discussed towards these ends during the first Trump Administration. The recent announcement to actualize this deal follows the geo-political regional tumult in the wake of the Iran War. Several dimensions of motivation underlie the US decision. An overarching US strategic agenda is to keep the Saudis firmly in the American sphere of influence. Washington knows all too well that the Chinese and Russians are eager to offer their nuclear technical assistance to the Saudis in order to draw them closer to their camp. On a personal note, the nuclear agreement is a significant achievement for Bin Salaman. The Saudis have long had designs to diversify their energy supplies. Having a civilian nuclear program also adds prestige to Saudi Arabia as an emerging market economy. For the US, a monopoly on contracting companies for the requisite construction offers lucrative economic opportunities. Although the Civilian Nuclear deal does not allow the enrichment of Uranium, the Saudis will be in a position to do so if Washington gives the green light. This will act as a counterbalanced threat hanging over the Iranians. After the recent flare up of renewed fighting with Iran due to their lack of adherence to the moratorium of understanding, something had to budge in Trump's estimation. A reconfiguration of the power balance in the Gulf by introducing the potential of Saudi Arabia to be able to acquire nuclear weapons shifts the dynamic and places further pressure on Iran to strictly abstain from nuclear proliferation. Despite Israeli concerns about the agreement, Trump sought to assuage their alarm by making it contingent upon Saudi Arabia normalizing relations with them. Given the inherently unstable nature of an autocratic Saudi regime Israel views a diplomatic relationship with the Saudis as being on precarious footing in the long term. Israel is already forced to contend with the implications of one nuclear armed Muslim state - Pakistan and it will further weaken its own deterrent capability if another similarly capable hostile neighbour were to emerge in the future. The roles of Turkey and Qatar in all this foray are a wild card. Officially Turkey is served under the NATO nuclear umbrella for defence that is subject to US control. However, its civilian nuclear program remains in its infancy. Now with the Saudi deal, Erdogan may be inclined to exert pressure on the US to help accelerate his own nuclear program. Just as Erdogan's efforts to acquire F35 fighter jets from the US greatly disturbed Israeli military planners, a heightened Turkish nuclear ability will intensify this fear. Qatar views itself as pursuing its own independent foreign policy that has managed to remain rather neutral during the current war, thereby escaping the ire of Iran's strikes on US regional assets. Overall, the Qatari government has grown closer to the Turkish vision for the region and so likely isn't particularly amiable to the Saudi agreement. Ultimately the Saudi deal is a gamble. Many will see it as throwing more fuel on the fire which will further imperil the tinder box region and heighten tensions. But Trump finds himself at a continuing impasse with a stubborn regime in Tehran that is leveraging their geographic hold on the straits of Hormuz to inflict damage on the global energy markets. Iranian strikes upon US Arab regional allies have underscored the de facto alliance between Israel and the Arabs against Iran and its Shia proxies. The US hopes to use the Saudi nuclear deal as a means of making this alliance official by having Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords as a pre-condition.  (Author is an Israeli American lawyer academically qualified in British and in U.S.A. law, and a graduate of the School of Oriental & African Studies, London. He is a Jewish believer in Jesus and is currently based in Israel).

Circling the Wagons

By David Passmore • July 14, 2026
Circling the wagons Ruben Rothler LLB, LLM Israel is a society riddled with tension and division. It is sociologically, if not politically miraculous that a country drawing Jews from all over the world is able to exist at all. The army affords a degree of integration as a melting pot. But this is only a marginal source of national unity in the overall scheme of things. More so are the myriads of external threats that face this small country. In the former generation the Ashkenazi (Jews of European descent) - Sephardic (Jews of Oriental descent) divide was far more pronounced. The dominant Ashkenazi establishment held the reins of political and economic power which was resented by the Sephardim. However, due to a combination of inter-marriage and political accommodation much of the chasm that separated these distinct groups was forged. Menachem Begin (an Ashkenazi politician) in 1970 successfully ran on the Likud Party ticket with a campaign that brought Sephardic Jews under his conservative political umbrella. Later the immigration of Russian Jews following the end of Communism would add a whole new dimension to the Israeli demographic milieu. The younger generation of these immigrants tended to adapt well to Israeli society and contributed much to the economy. The wider division in Israeli society that crosses ethnic lines concerns that between religious and secular Jews. This can be further bifurcated to the clash between the secular and specifically ultra-orthodox Jews (Haredim) as distinguished from the national religious Jews (Dati Leumi). The Secular and the Religious generally part on what they envisage a Jewish State to entail. Religious Jews desire the State to strictly adhere to the stipulations of Jewish Law (Halacha), while at present Halakhic influence is largely limited to certain areas of Family Law concerning Jewish citizens. Wider considerations of promoting a socially conservative political agenda would also be forefront amongst the religious mindset broadly. Secular Jews view the imposition of such proposed measures as a serious infringement of their civil rights. With regard to the Haredim, the bone of contention looms larger, in that this group is fundamentally opposed to participating in society at large. This is acutely manifested in diminished contribution to the work force and a refusal to be conscripted into the army. The 2023 judicial reform protests posed a significant threat to social civil order. The nation appeared to be bitterly divided into two opposing camps. This split reflected broader divisions concerning visions of how the country should be governed. The judicial reforms would have weakened the Supreme Court's ability to render the Executive branch accountable. However, the Supreme Court was also accused of using its considerable powers to promote a socially liberal agenda. Left wing secular Israelis tended to oppose the proposed reforms while those on the right (which included the majority of Religious Jews) supported the reforms. Every weekend droves of protesters were brought onto the streets causing major disturbances to traffic. The polarising nature of this impasse threatened the future of Israeli democracy. It was the October 7th attack that brought a swift end to this public debate and civil strife. The nation instinctually united in response to this common existential threat. The judicial reforms were shelved for a future point when the urgent security threats subsided. However, as the war dragged on the enduring issue of Haredi refusal to conscript into the army became more pronounced. Mounting casualties combined with ever increasing manpower demands to field troops on the multiple theatres of action on which the IDF is engaged has depleted the ranks, and the army is now in much need of fresh conscripts. Haredi belligerent refusal to participate in the pressing national defence has escalated from being a political debate to a matter of very practical vital importance. Overall we can observe that the challenges to national unity in successive generations since the establishment of Israel has recurrently been ameliorated by the common necessity of defence towards outside threats. Most recently we can see this happening with regard to the global anti Semitism and anti-Zionism that has been raging since the October 7th atrocities. These hostile attitudes have paradoxically acted as a force which promotes nationalism and a sense of national cohesion in Israel that otherwise might not functionally exist.  (Author is an Israeli American lawyer academically qualified in British and in U.S.A. law, and a graduate of the School of Oriental & African Studies, London. He is a Jewish believer in Jesus and is currently based in Israel).

A Divided Nation

By David Passmore • July 8, 2026
A Divided Nation Rubin Rothler LLB, LLM The Haredi community has had a complicated, paradoxical relationship with the State since its founding. Rooted in a Talmudic precept that the Jews are forbidden to resettle the land of Israel en masse by force before the coming of the Messiah, the secular democratic State of Israel presents itself as blasphemous by its mere existence. Yet due to practical considerations such as the need to obtain funding for its religious academies the Haredi leadership reached a settlement with the State's founders that exempted Haredi men from being conscripted for military service. This was at a time when the Haredi population in Israel was relatively small. Over the past decades this demographic ballooned until the point that soon the majority of Jewish children in Israel will be born into Haredi families. Such a situation is clearly unsustainable. Recently the Knesset's (Parliament's) Haredi parties have pressured their coalition partners in government to codify Torah Study as part of the Country's Basic Laws. This was purposefully done to elevate the status of their institutions to be on parity with service in the IDF. Israel is yet to promulgate a written Constitution, so legislation classed as a Basic Law holds Constitutional status for all intents and purposes. These moves by the religious parties represent a back door power grab to enshrine in law very significant hurdles to prevent the enlistment of Haredi men. The burden of Israel's defence is comparatively massive for a country its size and it is vastly disproportionately shouldered by the secular population. Until now there have been political initiatives to conscript the Haredim. But given the huge manpower shortages emerging in the wake of near continual conflict on multiple fronts since the events of October 7th this matter has become urgent and not merely a theoretical discussion of what is fair and equitable. It is important to draw a distinction between the Haredim and national religious Jews (Dati Leumi). The Haredim adhere to a lifestyle entirely committed to observance of Jewish Law and Talmudic study. This is embraced to the exclusion of gainful employment and participation in wider society. They are either outrightly opposed to Zionism or consider themselves non-Zionist. Conversely, followers of the national religious movement in Israel although being observant of Jewish law and learning would alongside this pursue secular professions. Furthermore, they are ardently Zionist and disproportionately serve in IDF combat units. This is often done within the framework of a program called Hesder Yeshiva that combines religious learning with military service. Efforts to cater a similar model for accommodating Haredi participation in the IDF have so far failed to make substantial gains. Such measures designed to override Haredi objections to service based upon modesty concerns by strict segregation of the sexes in these specially formed units have failed to appease the Haredi leadership. For them, any form of military service is considered a dereliction of their duty to fully devote themselves to a Torah lifestyle. They argue that their Talmudic learning and prayers are in itself a form of national service and act to protect the Jewish people spiritually from enemy attack. It is as if two parallel societies exist within Israel. And the trajectory of separation between the two is only growing. The Haredim are cloistered away in their Yeshivas, immersed in lives devoted to adhering to the stipulations of Jewish law. While the particulars of actually running the State is left to the Secular. The Haredim desire all the benefits of subsidizing their lifestyle without contributing to society. What we really have going on here at source is two profoundly different and opposing ideological visions of what is important in life and what is the purpose of a Jewish State. At the State's founding these divergent perspectives were more manageable. Ben Gurion only had to contend with one religious party –the National Religious Party. Later in 1970 Begin aligned with the NRP to form a coalition government that also brought Sephardic Jews under the Likud umbrella which had the effect of bringing unity to the country by bridging the Ashkenazi-Sephardi divide. However, over time Israeli politics has seen a proliferation of religious parties, gaining further leverage as king brokers in forming governments due to the proportionate representation voting system which secular Israelis not uncommonly view as political blackmail. (Author is an Israeli American lawyer academically qualified in British and in U.S.A. law, and a graduate of the School of Oriental & African Studies, London. He is a Jewish believer in Jesus and is currently based in Israel).

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By David Passmore • June 29, 2026
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Disclosure - A Christian response

By David Passmore • June 22, 2026
THE CAPTION AT THE HEAD OF THE POSTER IMAGE FOR THE MOVIE ‘DISCLOSURE DAY’ BOLDLY DECLARES ‘WE DESERVE TO KNOW’ Indeed, we do need to know the truth. But will we find it in Stephen Spielberg’s new movie ‘Disclosure Day’? Could it just as well be entitled ‘DECEPTION DAY’? In an interview with USA Today Spielberg says that evidence of non-human contact has become “overwhelming” to him. He has suggested that his film could raise significant theological questions for Christians. But will it? For us Christians - No, not on our watch! The movie raises no questions for those who accept the proven accuracy of God’s Word, the Bible. The film, which is capturing the imagination of the public, only confirms exactly what scripture tells us about what are in fact extra-dimensional beings. ALIENS OR FALLEN ANGELS? God inhabits the heavenly realm along with a vast array of angels. Because Lucifer, a created angel, wanted to usurp God as ruler of the universe, he was expelled to another realm outside of our time and space, along with one third of the angels who rebelled with him. These fallen angels manifest themselves as demons who can appear on earth and disappear at will. Spiritual hosts of wickedness exist in heavenly places, wherever this realm is, it is not the place where God dwells. ARE ALIENS BENEVOLENT? In the movie, the ‘aliens’ are portrayed as friendly beings who want to help mankind in a time of crisis. If the aliens are really demons, not visitors from outer space, this is a dangerous delusion. Whitley Striber in his book ‘Communion’ writes on encountering ‘aliens’; ‘I felt an indescribable sense of menace. Whatever was there seemed so monstrously ugly, so filthy, so dark and sinister. Of course they were demons. They have to be.’ Many others have reported similar malevolent experiences. During the movie, Daniel claims to have had an encounter with extra-terrestrials during which he received a special gift of empathy, which is regarded by him as the ultimate superpower. However, there is only One who completely understands our human frailty. We read this concerning Jesus: ‘For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathise with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are - yet he did not sin.’ (Hebrews 4 v 15). Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11 v 28) END TIMES DECEPTION Before he was crucified, Jesus warned his disciples about these last days in which we are living. The first words he used in this context were: “Watch no one deceives you. For many will come in my name saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.” Deception was top of the list! Later, the Apostle Paul wrote about these days: ‘The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.’ (2 Thessalonians 2 v 9) Have you received the love of the truth? Have you received Jesus who is the way, the truth and the life? If not, you are in great danger. Perilous times are here and they are only going to get worse as man turns more and more away from his maker. Things will only change when Jesus returns soon to establish his own Kingdom on earth, where justice and peace will rule. JESUS, OUR ONLY HOPE! The Bible says all human beings are sinners. The message of Jesus is simple; repent and believe the good news, that God wants humanity, his highest creation, to be reestablished in relationship with him. His plan was simple: to give his life in unconditional love for every human being that has and ever will live, by shedding his blood on a Roman cross. In doing this, we can receive forgiveness of sins. Our old life will then be buried with him, giving us new life with the hope of an eternal future of true peace, love and joy, with freedom from pain and tears. Why ignore such a great gift of salvation? If you do, your fate will be sealed for eternity in hell, which is a real place without God, and thus without love, to face only eternal consequences of punishment. We condemn ourselves to such a fate. REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! Jesus loves you and asks that you repent and believe in him. It would be the best and safest decision of your life! If you commit your life to him, he will give you a new heart, you will be a new person inside. You will also gain a new desire for all that is right and true. And his Holy Spirit will give you an ability to discern the lies of the age we are living in. ‘For God so loved the world, that he gave us his only son, that whosoever believes in him, will not perish, but have eternal life.’ (John 3:16) FINALLY, A RECOMMENDATION  All that is described in this leaflet has been open, in the light for millennia. On the other hand, the theory of extra-terrestrial life has been hidden in darkness, awaiting ‘Disclosure Day’. Which would you prefer to believe, the Word of God, or the word of Stephen Spielberg? I made my choice years ago, and have never regretted it! If this message has spoken to you, just call upon Jesus in a short prayer. Confess to him that you are a sinner in need of salvation. Ask him in sincerity to forgive you and to fill you with his Holy Spirit. You will then become what the Bible describes as being ‘born again’. (John 3 v 7) Then you need to seek a Bible believing church where you can be baptised and become part of a group of believers who can help you get to know Jesus more and more fully. “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8 v 32)

Prayer request for Teerth Sond

By David Passmore • June 20, 2026
Prayer request for Teerth Sond Petitioned Prayer-Supplication/Personal Prayer/ Collective Prayer/Thanks Giving Prayer Our Dear brethren in Yeshua, my family & myself Teerth request your prayers in The Spirit that the latest drugs Ramicirumab & Pacilitaxel will destroy the cancer cell in the Authority Of The Lord Yeshua in The Power of The Holy Spirit. Targeted Petition: Please stand with us in prayer & fasting; The Lord will target the 2cm legion & that it will be cast out of my Liver in the love (agape), compassion, kindness, grace, mercy of God. I do not deserve it because of me- but By His Stripes we are healed for His Glory. This will allow the main operation to go ahead (which should have been done 18 months ago). Step by Step in the leading of The Holy Spirit and the in the Lord Step by Step, as our beautiful sister Beryl said, has worked on my Spiritual man- thank you Lord for waking me up. Lord raise me up for your glory forever because of your love to me, the family & fellowship- an unworthy sinner saved by your grace & love. Email sent to my Oncologist & my Local MP: Greetings Natasha & Dr Mano Joseph Hope All Is Well Thank you for our meeting today. At our meeting we discussed my MRI & CT scans which were done in May 2026. We discussed the operation on my oesophagus which I believe is the best option. (This should have been done 18 months ago). My Kidney operation will be done- non evasive- Lord willing within the next month. Will you be talking to Mr Chacravaty about this? The liver must be targeted first- this is wisdom and the latest radiotherapy treatments available- proton therapy-radiotherapy atezolizumab and bevacizumab sorafenib lenvatinib regorafenib cabozantinib durvalumab and tremelimumab At the meeting we discussed the next CT & MRI scans to be held end off July. Wouldn't it be to better to have them in August so by then I've had 4 full treatments on the latest medication. Also we have Zolbetuximab on compassionate usage- all glory to The Lord. After all the past wrongs I have no doubt now Dr Joseph you will pursue the best for me and family. Dear brethren- King Manasseh, David, Hannah, The Church For Peter, James, The Lord Jesus Christ for example made petitions onto the Lord. We pray as one body to cast off the illness in the Power of The Holy & The Authority Of Yeshua. The Great Physician who came for the ill. To lay out raised hands 🙌🏽 upon the head of our Lord. ABBA/Daddy/Lord in your mercy have mercy on us. Love you all in Yeshua our Lord & God. Teerth, Family & Fellowship

The End of an Extended Honeymoon – Are Trump and Netanyahu Parting Ways?

By David Passmore • June 19, 2026
The End of an Extended Honeymoon – Are Trump and Netanyahu Parting Ways? Rubin Rothler LLB, LLM  The Israeli public had high hopes for Trump. Unlike his predecessors, he consistently endorsed Israeli measures of self-defence in the different theatres of conflict in which it had to contend. Further to these ends Trump shared in Netanyahu’s determined agenda of preventing the Iranians from pursuing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. During Trump's first term he tore up Obama's negotiated settlement with the Iranians concerning enriched Uranium, echoing Netanyahu’s position that it didn't go far enough. Now in his second term Trump partnered with Israel in a war with Iran that turned out to lack clearly defined goals. The campaign required resolve on the part of America that it wasn't willing to commit. After an initial lightning blitzkrieg that decapitated the Iranian leadership, the Persians dug in and the conflict became a protracted war of attrition hinging on Iran's stranglehold on the straits of Hormuz that could only be realistically lifted by placing boots on the ground or an intensified air war directed against Iranian coastal positions and the destruction of Kharg island, or at least the viable threat to obliterate Kharg island if Iran did not acquiesce. It transpired that Trump and Netanyahu underestimated the resilience of the Iranian regime, thinking that it had already received a near mortal blow during the prior popular demonstrations. So now we are left with a situation where Trump is exasperated with this protracted endeavour and appears to be aiming his frustration towards Netenyahu. A sticking point is Israel's continued occupation of Southern Lebanon. Iran is insistent that Israel withdraw its forces from there as a precursor to fully committing itself to a final status agreement with the U.S. to put an end to its nuclear aspirations. With the midterm elections looming Trump seems to be desperate for an exit strategy from this war. From Israel's perspective the fight against Hizbollah is an inextricable part of the Iranian equation. The IDF has invested massive resources and personnel in the hopes of quashing the Iranian proxy once and for all. Netanyahu is determined to build on the momentum achieved after the spectacular pager attack in 2024. After the catastrophic Hamas massacres of October 7th, the majority of the Israeli public is unwilling to tolerate a capable hostile force on its borders. Trump's proposed solution to this dilemma unrealistically suggests that Syria should take on the role of disarming and removing Hizbollah from Lebanon. In the ultimate reckoning of international relations, America doesn't have iron clad allies, but rather interests like any other nation. If, (as appears to be occurring now) U.S. and Israeli interests fail to align the two countries will cease to act in unison and there may be a rupture in relations on the not-too-distant horizon. Trump has indicated that Israel owes him big time. He has asserted that were it not for his decisive actions they would have been obliterated by Iran's missiles. This is nothing to say of the robust diplomatic support Trump has lent Israel in such forums as the United Nations Security Council and sanctioning officials of the International Criminal Court. Netanyahu is acutely aware of what may be next after Trump. The way public opinion is turning against Israel it is unlikely that the next administration is going to be any way near as friendly as Trump has been thus far to Israel. Trump too of course is mindful of this turning tide opposing Israel. The Iran war has been unpopular to his domestic audience, and the President has been caricatured as Netanyahu’s stooge doing Israel's bidding. Another major consideration for Trump is the colossal impact that the war has had on his other major regional allies: the Gulf States and Saudi Arabia. They have received the brunt of the Iranian backlash that has effectively targeted their energy infrastructure and trading routes. They, along with the Europeans have been exerting pressure on Trump to end the conflict and reopen the Straits of Hormuz regardless of whether the most favourable terms of Iranian capitulation are achieved. Israel, however important a strategic asset and technological powerhouse will not override these broader concerns that are endangering global energy markets. An unspoken factor is Trump's propensity for a belligerent severing of his relationship with allies in the political sphere. His public displays of hostility with former political allies such Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Ron Santos and Elon Musk demonstrate a temperament that the same kind of falling out could invoke with strategic allies as well as those political. Both Trump and Netanyahu are approaching the sunset of their political careers and are naturally inclined to deeply consider the legacies they will leave behind. In the international sphere Trump projected himself as a peacemaker from a position of strength. But as many commentators have pointed out, the war with Iran demonstrated the limits of U.S. power. Trump appraised Iran as low hanging fruit that could be swiftly toppled like Venezuela. However, when push came to shove and the only prospect of landing a decisive blow demanded a massive ground offensive on the scale of the Iraq war, he bottled out and sued for a premature peace that will leave Netanyahu in the cold. Netanyahu is anxious to rehabilitate the injury inflicted on his reputation of the greatest disaster to have occurred in Israel's history having happened on his watch. Eliminating Iran as the great regional adversary pulling the strings of its proxies would have done much in this regard. Neither leader is able to craft their legacies as they would have wanted. Trump is choosing the perceived option of mitigating the damage done to his legacy in foreign affairs. He is trying hard to sell his Iran deal as being more than what Obama bargained in terms of guaranteeing a nuclear free Iran. But as further details of his proposal are leaked this is becoming a tall order. Netanyahu is faced with October elections and he may decide to stay the course in Lebanon as otherwise he will seem weak to most voters. Should this happen, we will be in uncharted waters as it will thwart Trump's designs for an immediate end to this affair.