Staff at Chosen People Ministries
Singing and dancing are a central part of Jewish culture and religious life, and how much more exciting for those who can rejoice in their relationship with the Messiah! Music as joyful worship is an essential part of biblical life. Psalm 95:1 encourages us to sing before…
How do you define Messianic Music? I used to define Messianic music as Jewish in flavor and apostolic in doctrine. I no longer define it that way because it left out the element of communal location. I now favor this definition: “Messianic music is music that is Jewish in flavor,…
In the following interview, David, a Jewish missionary with Chosen People Ministries in Israel, talks about how he came to faith in Jesus, his and his wife Viktoria’s ministry among Tel Aviv’s young, secular Jewish population, and how believers can pray for ministry in Israel. Can you…
For several years now, we have coordinated a vibrant global ministry to young Israelis as they travel the world after their mandatory army service. Their post-military year is a key transitional time for twenty-something Israeli men and women before they embark on a path to a…
For thousands of years, Jewish people across the world have eaten matzah (unleavened bread) during Passover to remember God’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt. However, this practice has sometimes been challenging. In certain times and places, procuring matzah and other supplies for Passover has proved tricky.
As we continue our study of Micah chapter 4, we will examine the promise of Israel’s future restoration. Micah wrote, “As for you, tower of the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come—even the former dominion will come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem”…
MosesMessiahMoses survived the slaughtering of infant males at the hands of Pharaoh (Exodus 1:15–22).Messiah survived the slaughtering of infant males at the hands of Herod, who was targeting the newborn King he heard about (Matthew 2:3–18).Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was…
In Rabbinic Literature The concept of a future redeemer similar to Moses is common in rabbinic literature dating to the seventh century. The rabbis who compiled the Talmud and other key Jewish texts in the Middle Ages assumed the final messianic redeemer would follow the pattern of the first redeemer,…