“2- Moses
my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all
this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of
Israel. 3- Every place that
the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said
unto Moses.” (Joshua 1:2- 3 King James Version)
Israel is a nation from the seed of Abraham. Jacob
was named “Israel” by God after he wrestled with Him as he tried to escape from
the wrath of his brother Esau. (Genesis 32:21- 32) In the book of (Genesis
12:7; 13:15; 17:7- 8) are the records of the Abrahamic covenant, and it was
confirmed again in (Genesis 22:15- 24) after the offering of Isaac to God by Abraham
his father. And the Lord confirmed again His covenant to his people when Isaac
blessed Jacob at Bethel after he strived deceitfully to get the blessing from his
brother Esau (Jacob’s favorite) with the help of his mother Rebekah. (Genesis
28:1- 5) But before all these, God gave the promise of the inheritance to Moses
already according to (Deuteronomy 30:1- 10). After the death of Moses, God
talked to Joshua again about the land. (Joshua 1:1- 10)
On May 14, 1948,
when the Jewish People’s Council in Tel Aviv Museum declared the establishment
of the State of Israel as nation; it should not be a surprise to anyone who
knows his Bible. It is not a surprise for Christians and those who know the
Word if Israel will gain more land or occupy more land and power, because it
was promised to them. The conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, between
the Jews and Muslims has been there from the time of their fathers in the Scriptures.
It is the fulfillment of the prophecies and the sign of the second coming of
the Lord Jesus Christ.As God has promised-
they will never win. The Bible says; “4- From the wilderness and this
Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the
Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be
your coast. 5- There shall not
any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with
Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 6- Be strong and of a good
courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land,
which I sware unto their fathers to give them. (Joshua 1:4- 6 KJV)
