Addressing Avoided Issues in the Torah: Commanded Genocide by God? – Messianic Insider 01 April, 2026: X-link
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the extremely difficult topic of genocide, seemingly commanded by God, within the Torah. How is any Bible reader to best sort through this matter?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
THEOLOGY ROUNDUP
Addressing the Frequently Avoided Issues Messianics Encounter in the Torah – Article: link
NEWS ROUNDUP
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Why are figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens increasingly turning on Israel — and Jews?: link
Israel ends all defense deals with France: link
Isfahan was rocked by powerful explosions overnight: link
THE END OF THE “ISLAMIC REPUBLIC”?: link
From Jerusalem, my Passover message to our Jewish sisters and brothers around the world: link
President Trump: The Strait of Hormuz will “automatically open” after U.S. forces leave Iran, urging other countries to ensure access: link
Israel’s Prime Minister confirms growing alignment with Arab states ready to stand against the Islamic Republic of Iran: link
BANNON: We need to get out of this situation where Christians are supplicants to the Israel gov’t. over the most sacred sites in Christendom. This is absurd: link
IT’S OFFICIAL: The Trump White House is projecting that as soon as Operation Epic Fury is over, gas prices will PLUMMET to “multi-year lows”: link
Netanyahu: “We are building new alliances in the region against the shared Iranian threat: link
Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticizes NATO allies for denying United States access to bases, raising concerns about the alliance’s benefits: link
IT’S OFFICIAL: President Trump confirms the US has set Iran back nearly TWO DECADES of rebuilding: link
Pray for Iran, Iran is fighting for the whole world.: link
NASA Administrator Declares Alien Life ‘EXISTS’: link
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Operation Epic Fury in Iran will come to an end in the next two or three weeks, or perhaps even sooner: link
IT’S OFFICIAL: Marco Rubio and President Trump are looking for CUBA to fall soon: link
Secretary of State Marco Rubio questions NATO’s value, warning the alliance becomes a “one-way street” if the U.S. can’t use European bases to defend its own interests: link
The Islamic Republic’s so-called “leadership” is nowhere to be found: link
U.S. President Donald J. Trump told The Telegraph that he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO: link
U.S. official on Trump: link
Iran’s New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!: link
President Trump says he will “consider” a ceasefire only after the Hormuz Strait is open, free and clear: link
This could very easily be a way to further create division and infighting within the regime in Iran: link
HISTORIC DAY: NASA aims to launch four astronauts today on humanity’s first crewed mission back to the moon in more than half a century later: link
