Israel – Three Minute Bible

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

Philippians 3:5b – No Secrets

Picture of an ancient Hebrew scroll with the words "Dear Diary" above it.
(GROK)

…of the people of Israel…

Summary: Israel is a people with nothing to hide – because all of their ‘dirty laundry’ has been written down in a book that millions of people have read.

One of the reasons I believe the Bible is from God is because of the “people of Israel.” Not because the people of Israel are intrinsically good, but because they aren’t. It is because only God could make a race of people write down all of their mistakes and then make it their mission in life to preserve the book they wrote.

September 7, 2024September 8, 2024

Galatians 6:16b – God’s Children

— to the Israel of God.

Summary: In today’s passage, Paul drops a clue to his views on the true nature of Israel.

June 30, 2023July 1, 2023

Ephesians 4:14 – Taking Control

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.

Summary: Looking back in time we find a real-life example of what Paul is talking about in this passage. Thinking about Paul’s words in the light of the Old Testament helps us understand what he was trying to say.

April 16, 2023April 17, 2023

Ephesians 2:12b – Sour Grapes

… excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise,

Summary: Being on the “inside” is cool. Being on the “outside” is a pain. This is a lesson that we all learn early in life.