How Can We Recognize a True Prophet?– How do we know to trust the past prophets of Israel – or a future one if one comes along? I know that we consider the Revelation at Sinai historically credible because it occurred so publicly. But all the other…More »
Location of Prophecy– You wrote previously that Israel is the only land conducive to prophecy, the highest level of communion with God. All the prophets either received prophecies in Israel, or prophecies that related to the Land of Israel. Yet the prophet Ezekiel…More »
Moses’s Transcendent Grave– I noticed something very strange about the story of Moses’s burial. The Torah states that Moses ascended Mount Nebo to be able to see the Land of Israel and there he died (Deut. 34:1-6). Now Nebo is in Reuben’s territory…More »
Nostradamus the Prophet?– Someone forwarded me an email that showed how Nostradamus predicted the attack on the World Trade Center. Already in the first line he predicts the date: "the first year of the new century" (2001), and "the 9th month" (September). That's…More »
The Lying Spirit Which Deceived Ahab– I Kings 22 records a very strange incident. Ahab wanted to go to battle in Ramot Gilad and all his prophets predicted he would succeed. But then another prophet comes and says that God sent a “lying spirit” to the…More »
Was Sarah a Prophetess?– The Torah records several conversations between God and Abraham, but we never find God communicating with Sarah. Was she inferior to Abraham?More »
Seven Reasons for Hope on October 8
