Hamas releases four hostages, but what about the others? Circumstances cannot change God’s character: Is this a good thing?
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 27 January 2025
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Hamas released four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal. As part of the agreement, Israel freed two hundred Palestinian prisoners. The soldiers were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross before meeting Israeli forces who transported them into Israel. According to Israeli officials, eighty-nine hostages—both living and dead—remain in Gaza. How must the remaining hostages feel this morning? Can God truly be all-good, all-powerful, and all-knowledgeable while allowing such suffering in the world?
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday, January the 27th, 2025. |
| 0:06.1 | Welcome to the Daily Article Podcast. |
| 0:08.7 | I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's daily article written by our good friend, CEO, and co-founder, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:19.3 | Hamas released four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal. |
| 0:25.5 | As part of the agreement, Israel freed 200 Palestinian prisoners. |
| 0:30.6 | The soldiers were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross |
| 0:34.4 | before meeting Israeli forces who transported them into Israel. |
| 0:38.9 | Fifteen months we haven't stopped crying, but now it's from happiness, said an aunt of one of the |
| 0:44.6 | women. According to Israeli officials, 89 hostages, both living and dead, remain in Gaza. |
| 0:51.1 | The Telegraph has an article with pictures and stories of the captives. They range |
| 0:56.7 | from infants to the elderly. Assuming they know that some of their fellow hostages have been freed, |
| 1:02.4 | what must those still imprisoned be feeling this morning? Would you be encouraged for your future, |
| 1:08.6 | or in despair, that you were not chosen? Would you risk believing |
| 1:12.6 | you will be freed or does it hurt too much to hope? Such questions are relevant to all who are |
| 1:19.2 | suffering and they can lead us to the hope our hearts need most today. The Bible makes three |
| 1:25.6 | claims about the character of God relevant to our conversation. |
| 1:29.8 | First, it consistently states that he is all good, all powerful, and all knowing. For example, |
| 1:37.5 | God is love, as stated in 1 John 4.8. All things are possible with God, according to Mark 10, |
| 1:48.3 | verse 27. God knows everything. We learn from 1 John 3, verse 20. Second, the Bible claims that he is all three at the same time. He does not |
| 1:56.6 | sometimes act in power at the expense of love or the reverse. In Psalm 147, verse 5, the psalmist testifies, |
| 2:05.4 | and note the present tense verbs, great is our Lord and abundant in power. His understanding is beyond |
| 2:12.1 | measure. So, the Bible claims that God is first all good, all powerful, and all knowing. |
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