Here's something that was sent to me by Seoul USA, a ministry that is reaching North Koreans wherever they live. It is an explanation as to why Korea's church is so Bible-based. May it ever be. And may those north of the DMZ (38th parallel) get...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Meet Robert T. Oliver, author of "A history of the Korean People in Modern Times. 1800 to the Present." From this point on in our history we will follow both Mr. Hulbert and Mr. Oliver. Unfortunately Mr. Hulbert will leave us at the turn of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I invite you to go back to the beginning of this series and trace the fascinating story of the Korean peninsula. It is indeed abbreviated, this view of a people through the eyes of famous historian Henry Hulbert, but it will possibly serve as an...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Census of 1677 of the Korean peninsula shows there are 4,703,505 people living there at that time. A pretty healthy number. 90 years later there will be over 7,000,000. For perspective, over 23,000,000 live in greater Seoul alone, today. Our...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We have been following historian Henry Hulbert into the sometimes-murky waters of Korean history. No attempt is being made at a thorough coverage of this fascinating study. But hopefully those whom God is touching regarding the current Koreans and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Our second look at the North Korea prayer guide comes from Day 2, and features a history lesson. You can get your free online copy by going to http://baekjeong.com/ and clicking on the appropriate link. The following has been translated from the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Korean peninsula's 17th century opens to renewed overtures from Japan. Soundly defeated in its attempts to use Korea as a starting point for world conquest, Japan nevertheless desires trade with Korea, a favor granted only slowly. Thousands of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The first form of the Christian expression to enter the Korean peninsula is the Roman Catholic form. In other words, Korea's first view of "Christ" is at the point of a sword. As was common in that period of history, Rome feels it necessary to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Tragedy. Ancient and modern tragedy. It is the only way to describe Korean history, though of course there are many bright spots... It's the eraly 1590's. After the initial invasion of Japan, through much struggle Chosun is able to beat the enemy...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We continue with the history of Korea by picking up the story of the late 16th century invasion of that land by neighbor Japan. The first target of every nation's invasion of another is the capital city. Seoul falls, the royal family flees...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
