"America will never dream of security unless we will have it in reality in Palestine," he added. "God willing, our raids on you will continue as long as your support to the Israelis will continue." Osama bin Laden 1/23/10

"To Western nations... this speech is to understand the core reason of the war between our civilization and your civilians. I mean the Palestinian cause. The Palestinian cause is the major issue for my (Islamic) nation. It was an important element in fueling me from the beginning and the 19 others with a great motive to fight for those subjected to injustice and the oppressed," added bin Laden. Osama bin Laden 5/16/08

"The creation and continuation of Israel is one of the greatest crimes, and you [the Americans] are the leaders of its criminals. There is no need to explain and prove the degree of American support for Israel. The creation of Israel is a crime which must be erased. Osama bin Laden 12/02

"We have demonstrated and stated many times, for more than two-and- a-half-decades, that the cause of our disagreement with you is your support to your Israeli allies who occupy our land of Palestine." Osama bin Laden Shortly after 9/11/01

The Bible… Can We Believe It?

Is the Bible historically & archaeologically accurate? “It may be stated categorically that no archaeological discovery has ever controverted a Biblical reference.” Nelson Glueck – Jewish archaeologist

Pool of Bethesda - John 5:2

Pontius Pilate – Luke 3: 1

Temple Tax Coin Exodus 30: 13 Matthew 21: 12-13

First Temple Seal – Nehemiah 7: 46, 55

Hanukkah Stele – Daniel 11: 20-31

10 th Century BC Hebrew Text The deciphered text: 1' you shall not do [it], but worship the [Lord]. 2' Judge the sla[ve] and the wid[ow] / Judge the orph[an] 3' [and] the stranger. [Pl]ead for the infant / plead for the po[or and] 4' the widow. Rehabilitate [the poor] at the hands of the king. 5' Protect the po[or and] the slave / [supp]ort the stranger.

Tanak – tanakh - tanach

Tanak – tanakh – tanach Law – (Torah) Prophets - (Nevi’im) Writings – (Kethuvim)

Tanak – tanakh – tanach Law – (Torah) = 5 Prophets - (Nevi’im) = 8 Writings – (Kethuvim)= 11 total = 24

Writings Ruth Chronicles Ezra & Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Lamentations Daniel Torah Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Prophets Joshua Judges Samuel Kings Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel The Twelve HoseaJoel AmosObadiah JonahMicah NahumHabakkuk ZephaniahHaggai ZechariahMalachi 24 Books

Tanak – tanakh – tanach Law – (Torah) = 5 Prophets - (Nevi’im) = 7 Writings – (Kethuvim)= 10 total = 22

Writings Chronicles Ezra & Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Daniel Torah Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Prophets Joshua Judges & Ruth Samuel Kings Isaiah Jeremiah & Lamentations Ezekiel The Twelve HoseaJoel AmosObadiah JonahMicah NahumHabakkuk ZephaniahHaggai ZechariahMalachi 22 Books

The Bible - OT Is t he Hebrew Bible the same as ours? 22 (or 24) books combine all minor prophets combine all I & II books combine Judges & Ruth combine Ezra & Nehemiah combine Jeremiah & Lamentations

Your Bible Translation vs. paraphrase Preface – how was it translated? Table of Contents Historical info Intro to each book Subject index (cyclopedic) Concordance Maps

Word of God Word of the Lord See also Scripture  Psalm 119  John 1: 1  Hebrews 4: 12  I Peter 1: 23-25