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Keeping It IsraelHow Can Hebrew Enhance Your Christmas Season? Explore Hidden Holiday Meaning with MelissaThe Christmas season is upon us once again and today we want to discover the rich Hebrew meaning of some significant words that we hear a lot in the month of December. In this episode of "Keeping it Israel" Melissa Briggs of "Explore Hebrew" helps Christians understand the deep Hebrew words and meanings that often get overlooked during the Holiday season. She helps us grasp what "Emanuel" means, the significance of "Bethlehem" and helps illuminate the Christmas Biblical narrative. Melissa Briggs is an experienced Hebrew Teacher who lived in Jerusalem, then England, and now lives in Nashville w...
2025-11-2632 minKeeping It IsraelFAQ: What's the Big Deal about Zionism? And What does the Bible Say about it? With Guest, Stephen BriggsIn this episode of our FAQ series, Jeff talks to Stephen Briggs of Hatikvah Films and the newly launched podcast "Israel Matters" about Zionism. Following the murder of 2 Jewish, Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington (Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim) Jeff and Steve discuss what the Bible has to say about what lies behind the tragedy. Steve opens the Bible to share what it has to say about Zion, Jerusalem and the miraculous rebirth of the nation of Israel. Why are the nations against Zionism? Why is antisemitism on the rise? Why are Israel's enemies so violently opposed to any...
2025-05-2844 minKeeping It IsraelAn Israel War Update from a Biblical Perspective | with Stephen BriggsIn this interview, Jeff talks to Stephen Briggs about the war in Israel from a biblical perspective. Support the showIf you enjoy our podcast, please consider supporting the show HERE so that our Bible-based message about Israel can continue. God blesses those who bless Israel! We agree with God's Word that He will bless you richly in return! First Century Foundations is a Charity that supports ministries in Jerusalem and many other parts of the country of Israel. Our mission is to turn hearts around the world toward the land, people a...
2024-10-2355 minKeeping It IsraelWhy we must Stand with and Bless Israel from a Biblical Perspective with Guest, Stephen BriggsIn this episode of "Keeping it Israel" Jeff talks to Stephen Briggs, about the importance of blessing and standing with Israel according to the Bible. He helps audiences understand the root causes of the conflict between Hamas and Israel through a biblical lens and encourages all believers in the God of Israel to stand for justice and "setting the captives free" - all very biblical principals... while keeping in mind that the nation of Israel has a calling and our role is to bless them - especially now. First Century Foundations is a Charity that supports...
2023-11-0856 minKeeping It IsraelISRAEL IN BIBLE PROPHECY PT 1: How God's Promise to Bless the World Through Israel is FulfilledThis is Part 1 of a series of Podcasts about Israel in Bible Prophecy - promises and predictions about Israel that have come to pass or are destined to. In this first interview, Jeff Futers talks to Stephen Briggs about how God's promise to Abraham to bless the world through Israel has been fulfilled. First Century Foundations is a Charity that supports ministries in Jerusalem and many other parts of the country of Israel. Our mission is to turn hearts around the world toward the land, people and God of Israel. You can watch t...
2022-09-2843 minKeeping It IsraelStephen Briggs Talks To Jeff About His New Film & the Evidence that God Keeps His Promises to IsraelIn the episode of Keeping it Israel, Jeff Futers, Executive Director of First Century Foundations, talks to Stephen Briggs, a Christian Filmmaker who has an astounding comprehension of God's Word and God's faithfulness to Israel. Learn about Stephen's new film, AMERICA AND THE ISRAEL EFFECT: BLESSING, CURSE OR COINCIDENCE - the newest film in a powerful series about God's promises to "bless those who bless" and "curse those who curse" Israel. First Century Foundations is a Charity that supports ministries in Jerusalem and many other parts of the country of Israel. Our mission is to turn hearts...
2021-12-1533 min