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    What I’ve Seen Through My Telescope

    Nov 18, 2019 6 minutes
    —by David L. Block

    This is primarily the story of Professor David Block’s life and how the incredibly glorious book of general revelation (nature) pushed him towards the book of special revelation (Bible) and helped him see Jesus whose work he viewed through his telescope.

    Questions about faith

    I was raised in an orthodox Jewish family in Krugersdorp, South Africa. Sitting in (synagogue), I would be enthralled as our rabbi expounded how God was a personal God. God spoke to individuals such as Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob—and many others. I pondered much how I fit into all this. By the time I entered university, I became deeply concerned that I had no assurance that God was indeed a personal God. I did know that He was a historical God and that He delivered our people from the hands of Pharaoh. But, He seemed so far removed from me in Krugersdorp. Where was the personality and the vibrancy of a God who could speak to me?

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