Page 19 - TORCH Magazine #30 - Spring 2026

T
here is a battle for the hearts and
minds of our young people. They
are surrounded by a culture that is
increasingly hostile towards Jews
and are being inundated by anti-Israel
propaganda on social media and on
college campuses. It is imperative that
parents, church leaders, and all of us,
prioritise with urgency the need to reach
the next generation with the truth about
Israel.
The Bible is foundational in
understanding the importance of Israel. If
Israel is important to God, then it should
be important to Christians. This is the
message that young people need to hear.
Obedience to God’s Word leads Christians
to have a compassion towards Israel and
the Jewish people. It also contributes to
helping Christians understand more about
their own faith.
It is imperative that we adopt this
Biblical mandate of passing on the truth
to the next generation. In fact, Israel
is a model for passing on truth to the
next generation. We will look at three
examples:
To bear witness
The Bible speaks about the nation
of Israel being a witness to the next
generation. Deuteronomy 4:7-9 says,
“For what great nation is there that
has God so near to it, as the Lord our
God is to us, for whatever reason we may
call upon Him? And what great nation is
there that has such statutes and righteous
judgments as are in all this law which I
set before you this day? Only take heed to
yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest
you forget the things your eyes have seen,
and lest they depart from your heart all the
days of your life. And teach them to your
children and your grandchildren…”
This passage continues to expound
on the moment that the Law was given,
and the Covenant was reaffirmed to
Moses. Notice that the Israelites were
told not to forget what they had seen,
but instead teach them to their children
and grandchildren. It wasn’t simply what
they heard and learned, but what they
saw. They had become witnesses of God’s
faithfulness and deliverance, and it had
marked them in such a memorable way.
They all were witnesses. Their experiences
had to be told to the next generation,
so that they understood the intensity of
God’s promises and provision, and that
their children would remember with the
same conviction as if they too had seen.
Holocaust survivor, Ellie Wiesel, said,
“I believe firmly and profoundly that
whoever listens to a witness becomes a
witness, so those who hear us, those who
read us must continue to bear witness for
us. Until now, they’re doing it with us. At a
certain point in time, they will do it for all
of us.”
This is the same idea behind passing on
truth to the next generation. We are not
only to instruct Bible knowledge; we are
to be a witness of God’s faithfulness and
testify with our lips.
With regards to the suffering that the
Jewish people have experienced, we must
continue to carry what the Jewish people
have witnessed and not allow the next
generation to forget. Whether that be
the atrocities of the Holocaust, the evil
perpetrated on October 7th, or the history
of antisemitism over two millennia.
With regards to Israel, God’s
faithfulness to His people, both ancient
and modern, must be carried by witnesses
who have seen God at work and believe in
the credibility of His Word.
To teach diligently
The Jewish roots of our faith also
provide an example to Christians in
the passing of God’s truth to the next
generation. If you were to visit the home
of an observant Jew and approach the
entrance, you would find a very small
parchment scroll, called a klaf, that is
rolled up and placed inside a small
container call a Mezuzah. This is fixed
onto the doorway of the house. Jewish
families do this in accordance with
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