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Israel Always: Experiencing God's Pursuit of You Through His Chosen People
“A succinct and compelling survey of everything Israel!”
—J. Randall Price, author, professor, archaeologist
God’s faithfulness to Israel is an incredible affirmation of His unconditional goodness, and as we discover His heart for His chosen people, we better understand His heart for us. Israel’s story begins with God’s promise to make Abraham a great nation, and to this day, His hand continues to guide and protect the Jewish people.
Israel Always is a sweeping journey through Israel’s prolific history, its modern-day influence, and its promised future, highlighting the continuous throughline of God’s provision for His people. Bible scholar and Israel expert Christopher Katulka draws on relevant scriptures, careful research, and firsthand experience to illuminate why Israel plays such a central role in the Bible’s narrative, as well as in Bible prophecy understanding Jewish culture and tradition enriches our understanding of Christianity the Jewish people continue to be a wrongly yet widely persecuted group lasting peace continues to be a challenge for the Middle East Insightful and informative, Israel Always will enrich your understanding of the Bible, enhance your appreciation for Israel, and elevate your awareness of God’s steadfast love for all His people—including you—today.
—J. Randall Price, author, professor, archaeologist
God’s faithfulness to Israel is an incredible affirmation of His unconditional goodness, and as we discover His heart for His chosen people, we better understand His heart for us. Israel’s story begins with God’s promise to make Abraham a great nation, and to this day, His hand continues to guide and protect the Jewish people.
Israel Always is a sweeping journey through Israel’s prolific history, its modern-day influence, and its promised future, highlighting the continuous throughline of God’s provision for His people. Bible scholar and Israel expert Christopher Katulka draws on relevant scriptures, careful research, and firsthand experience to illuminate why Israel plays such a central role in the Bible’s narrative, as well as in Bible prophecy understanding Jewish culture and tradition enriches our understanding of Christianity the Jewish people continue to be a wrongly yet widely persecuted group lasting peace continues to be a challenge for the Middle East Insightful and informative, Israel Always will enrich your understanding of the Bible, enhance your appreciation for Israel, and elevate your awareness of God’s steadfast love for all His people—including you—today.
262 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 10, 2023
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May 23, 2026
1) A broad overview of of Israel's history that manages to avoid anything remotely controversial that would paint Israel in any sort of negative light. In many ways this book was one giant, laudatory, uncritical, blindly positive round of applause for Israel. Whitewashed history, no nuance, no real opportunity for the other side to have their perspective understood.
2) This is the version of Israel I have grown up hearing about. Israel the underdog. Israel the heroic overcomer. Israel, the nation who needs American protection. American money. American support. Genesis 12:3 being lazily floated across the whole conversation tainting the whole picture with the stench of sloppy proof-texting and politicized eisegesis. I remain in the awkward shoulder rack-stretching position of being a convinced dispensationalist who simultaneously rejects the idea that the modern state of Israel deserves a blind unquestioning loyalty that ignores war crimes, ignores genocide, ignores lies, ignores Talmudic Judaism, ignores AIPAC, and ignores the possibility that the most well known advocates of the modern state of Israel might not even be ethnic Jews! Katulka manages to glide obliviously past most of these issues and when he does decide to dip a solitary pinkie-toe into these ideological waters, it is to word-vomit the party-line while ignoring what the other side might have to say about the matter.
3) A flattering gushfest of a book like this does less to inform and more to indoctrinate. But I am done drinking the Kool-Aid. Israel has a lot to answer for ethically and politically. Christian authors who want to defend the biblical vision of Israel's future need to also be zealous to defend the truth. Even if it's ugly. Even if it opens up Pandora's box that while Israel is God's chosen people, the current people running the current version of it are evil, unregenerate deceivers who have been holding America over their knee and spanking the snot out of them. Modern day Israel are God's people doing the devil's work. And one day that will change because God is gracious and keeps His promises. In the meantime the evangelical church needs to stop being their cheerleading squad.
Overall, a turn off. A failure to engage with the deepest questions. A predictable, scripted downpour of flattery with little substance.
2) This is the version of Israel I have grown up hearing about. Israel the underdog. Israel the heroic overcomer. Israel, the nation who needs American protection. American money. American support. Genesis 12:3 being lazily floated across the whole conversation tainting the whole picture with the stench of sloppy proof-texting and politicized eisegesis. I remain in the awkward shoulder rack-stretching position of being a convinced dispensationalist who simultaneously rejects the idea that the modern state of Israel deserves a blind unquestioning loyalty that ignores war crimes, ignores genocide, ignores lies, ignores Talmudic Judaism, ignores AIPAC, and ignores the possibility that the most well known advocates of the modern state of Israel might not even be ethnic Jews! Katulka manages to glide obliviously past most of these issues and when he does decide to dip a solitary pinkie-toe into these ideological waters, it is to word-vomit the party-line while ignoring what the other side might have to say about the matter.
3) A flattering gushfest of a book like this does less to inform and more to indoctrinate. But I am done drinking the Kool-Aid. Israel has a lot to answer for ethically and politically. Christian authors who want to defend the biblical vision of Israel's future need to also be zealous to defend the truth. Even if it's ugly. Even if it opens up Pandora's box that while Israel is God's chosen people, the current people running the current version of it are evil, unregenerate deceivers who have been holding America over their knee and spanking the snot out of them. Modern day Israel are God's people doing the devil's work. And one day that will change because God is gracious and keeps His promises. In the meantime the evangelical church needs to stop being their cheerleading squad.
Overall, a turn off. A failure to engage with the deepest questions. A predictable, scripted downpour of flattery with little substance.
January 19, 2023
Excellent
Wow! Israel Always was excellent. Of course, I wouldn't expect anything else from someone associated with Friends of Israel. The book will really give one an understanding of Israel's past, present and future. It refutes any notion of Replacement Theology.
Wow! Israel Always was excellent. Of course, I wouldn't expect anything else from someone associated with Friends of Israel. The book will really give one an understanding of Israel's past, present and future. It refutes any notion of Replacement Theology.
February 1, 2023
Excellent history of Israel right down to the present.
June 8, 2023
Very informative.
January 4, 2025
Randomly found thru library audiobook app, so glad I found. Easy to listen to, great timeline, am recommending to friends.
December 13, 2025
3.5 stars. Good intro reading.
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