Yes, God said He would remove Israel from the land if they served other gods. However, God snuck in a zinger. He also had Jeremiah write that He would bring His people back home in seventy years! The Battle over the "Seed" Continues Satan had to be scowling now. He had to be saying, "I can't win! Just when I'm about to win, you pull some off-the-wall trick and defeat me.
Just you wait, God. I'll try again. This time Satan used a centuries-old grudge to move his player into position. God gave King Saul an important mission-completely destroy the Amalekites for what they had done to Israel when they came out of Egypt. You can read about this guy in the book of Esther. Satan used Haman to create a governmental policy to exterminate the entire Jewish race.
If this plan succeeds, Satan wins as there is no people for the "seed" to come through, no people to return home to the place where this "seed" would be born. In thwarting this plan, God put a Jewish woman on the Persian throne! Think about it. One day in the distant past Iran had a Jewish Queen. If life there were not so crazy right now, this ironic twist would be funny.
Through her uncle's persuasion, "Who knows that you have come to this royal position for such a time as this," she risks her life to save her people. She does and the people roll on and Purim is celebrated today over the entire Jewish world. After this attempt through Haman failed, the Bible is silent as to Satan's attacks on the people who would produce the "seed".
Keep in mind however, Satan can read the Bible too. He knew where the "seed" would be born-in Bethlehem Micah of Judah Gen. We know Satan knew this because a group of Magi came from the east and knew when to come looking for the child.
Now the child is born in Bethlehem. I wonder at times if Satan was behind the census that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem. Everyone had to return home. He might have been trying to make his job easier as every person of David's house had to return to Bethlehem to register for this census. This child had to be born in Bethlehem and Satan would want to make sure that the child got to Bethlehem because he had another tool just waiting to use-Herod the Great.
Herod the Great was known for killing anyone and everyone who might challenge his authority as King of Israel. Herod even killed his own sons and wife to keep him securely on the throne. Caesar is reported to have said, "It is safer to be a pig in Israel than a son of Herod.
When the Magi showed up asking where the "King of the Jews" was born, the Bible experts of the day knew exactly where, Bethlehem. So what does Herod do to this threat to his throne? He killed every male child within the Bethlehem area two-years old and younger. He wanted to make sure this "seed" never lived past 2.
Again Satan has no qualms about getting governments to do some awful things to accomplish his goal of keeping the "seed" from being born and trying to kill the child once He came. And guess who got caught in the middle? Hundreds, if not thousands, of Jewish babies.
Satan doesn't care about any life, let alone Jewish life. He is out to win and win at all costs is his approach. Since the "seed" has come, what now? Why is Israel still being treated differently than all the other nations? Why are they still being picked on? The story is not over. God made a number of promises that are yet to be fulfilled.
One of those promises was that a descendant of David would sit on David's throne forever. In Hosea , God says that He will come and judge Israel. He then will "go back to my place until they admit their guilt.
It is interesting that Yeshua says basically the same thing just before He dies and rises again. Matthew records, "You will not see Me again until you say, 'Blessed is He comes in the name of the Lord. The "seed" did come, but not to reign. He came to suffer, die and rise again the first time. Satan tried to stop this and couldn't, though many Jewish people died in the process. The "seed" will also come again when "they will look on me, the one they have pierced.
If he can accomplish this, the King can't return as there would not be a people left to admit their guilt and say, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Why does the world love to hate Israel? It is not a geo-political problem. It is not a logical or rational issue.
It really is not about land. It is a spiritual problem-Satan vs. We know who wins. But this doesn't matter to Satan. He will continue to try and destroy the Jewish people no matter where they live.
If Satan can get rid of the entire Jewish race, there is no reason for Yeshua to come back! This is exactly what we have seen down through the centuries since Yeshua went "back to his place". And before I go one word further, I must say two things. One, I can prove what the Church did to the Jewish people throughout the ages had nothing to do with the Jesus I know and love. What was done was all about politics-government policies sound familiar? Irregardless of this fact, Jesus is seen as the bad guy, which leads to my second statement.
I humbly apologize to and ask forgiveness from every Jewish person on this planet, past, present and future for what has been done to you and to your people in the name of my Savior Jesus Christ, Yeshua HaMashiach. What was done is not what the Bible teaches nor what Yeshua Himself taught-win hearts through love, not the sword. Please forgive me and us.
Satan's Tactics Against the Jewish People Today Satan's tactics from the first century to now are no different than the ones he used in the past-assimilation, expulsion and extermination. Satan's tactics are simply being repeated over and over again. Ever wonder why the current President of Iran and other Arab leaders want to "wipe Israel off the map"? Ever wonder why there is so much fighting over a city that has no natural resources nor has any strategic value?
It's because the Messiah will reign from Jerusalem, Israel. And Satan will keep up the pressure well into the future as well. The Bible records in Ezekiel 38 and 39 that when Israel is finally "a peaceful and unsuspecting people-all of them living without gates and bars" she will be attacked by a world coalition.
The Bible further records that this will happen again! Is it any wonder then that when it comes to Israel the world goes brain dead? That all of a sudden sound logic goes out the window? That reasonable people stop being reasonable? I quote the following writer, because I want you to understand the situation. Not to agree with all that Israel does, not to keep quiet when you want to protest against her actions, not to always side with her, merely to understand what is happening to the Jewish people.
In World War II, Allied air forces carpet-bombed cities, even though there were no military bases in civilian areas. In France alone, tens of thousands of civilians were killed by Allied bombs that fell on their intended targets. And up until now the blame for doing so would fall on those who deliberately and cynically sought to create civilian casualties in order to gain support for themselves.
Many people, many journalists, many governments, and even many intellectuals still understand the most basic principles of right and wrong, as well as of the real world. Unfortunately, too many still don't - or at least don't when Israel is the target. Livni exploited this popular belief during the electoral campaign when she warned that a rightist government would destroy Israel's relations with Washington.
Apparently convinced by her warnings, some voices in the Likud argue that with Livni and Kadima in the government, the US and the EU will think twice before adopting openly hostile policies. The fact that Israel was led by the leftist Kadima-Labor government during the wars in Lebanon and Gaza did not improve the West's negative reaction to the fighting.
Consequently, Israel's governments have little ability to influence how foreign governments treat it, regardless of who forms those governments. The spiritual battle going on between God and Satan. Hopefully I have shown that it is Satan's strategy to keep the "seed" who would defeat him from coming either the first or second time, which meant destroying Israel by causing nations to come against her.
First, as human beings, we must continue to stand up for the truth. Don't buy into any media source that all of a sudden loses their brains when it comes to reporting about Israel.
Read about how the nation of Israel came into being. Discover all the promises that have been made to the Jewish people going as far back as the early 's, which if kept would have diverted the Holocaust. Learn about the land that was promised the Jewish people and then what they actually agree to take. Learn about how all the countries of the Middle East Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Iraq [who in their right mind would put three people groups together who hate each other!
Learn about what happened when the world finally kept her promise to Israel. You guessed it, war. Did Israel ever call for any of the wars against her? Did she legally gain every inch of what is called Israel? This author has personally done this and has taken pictures to prove it. Israel as a nation is not perfect.
She has made her share of mistakes, but what nation hasn't? We should not seek to glorify Israel, but we should seek to be fair and just with her.
Whatever standard of behavior other nations are held accountable to, should be applied to Israel as well. Second, stand up for Israel's right to exist and defend herself.
This doesn't mean you must agree with every governmental decision. Israel's leaders are just people who can make mistakes; but in general, it is our moral obligation to stand behind her right to exist and defend herself like any other country.
Russia recently entered Georgia because she was "provoked" to do so and the world did relatively nothing. Why then is Israel ostracized for defending herself when she is provoked through constant rocket attacks from Gaza? Three, go to Israel yourself! Find a group, such as Hope for Israel , where you can experience Israel, not just visit the holy sites.
See with your own eyes what the media fails to report-the fence, the closeness of the borders it's less than 40 miles from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea-the distance from the Bronx to Manhattan , the life and rights of minorities, the safeguarding of religious sites regardless of one's faith or non-faith and the rule of law, even when it comes to her military. They should pray for Israel and for the peace of Jerusalem. As Gentile believers in Yeshua, we have a Savior and a relationship with the Living God because a certain people were chosen through whom our Savior would come-Israel.
And because they were chosen, Satan hates them with such intense hatred that he desires to completely annihilate them. For this reason, they don't deserve our pity, but our prayer support.
They are being blasted so we can share in the blessing given to Abraham. His name is called Satan. It is a spiritual battle, not a geo-political one. This is not a democratic or republican, West vs.
Not a one of the following states have received a single condemnation despite the fact that all of them have horrible records of human rights violations — Cuba, China, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Somalia, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Israel is a democracy that provides the highest standards of freedom for all its citizens, both Jew and Arab. There is not one Arab country in the world that will allow Jews to be citizens, and there is not one that will allow freedom of religion for Jews and Christians.
In contrast, Israel allows Arabs to be citizens and to vote and serve in its parliament. It also provides freedom of speech and religion for both Christians and Muslims. Women in Arab countries throughout the Middle East are subjected to honor killings and are denied basic rights like voting and privileges like driving an auto, yet the UN Council on the Status of Women wrapped up its most recent meeting in March of by condemning only one country in the world — Israel, for supposedly violating the rights of Palestinian women!
Israel is one of the smallest nations in the world. It is only miles long and 75 miles wide — about the size of the state of New Jersey. The prime Minister also pointed to extra—biblical evidence of the Jewish connection to Jerusalem.
Part of that loot which is clearly displayed is the sevenbranched menorah that was in the Temple and which is the official symbol of Israel today. It is a phenomenon that was featured on the cover of Newsweek magazine in August of According to the Pew Research Center, by , Jews were being harassed in 34 of 45 European countries and anti—Semitic harassment worldwide had reached a seven—year high.
All over Europe, and particularly in Greece, France and Belgium, Jews are seeing their religious freedoms violated, their cemeteries vandalized, and their synagogues desecrated. They are also experiencing increasing personal attacks that often result in death. In France, the annual number of anti—Semitic incidents is currently seven times as high as in the s. In , they doubled. The elections to the European Parliament in showed a surge of support for extreme right—wing Neo—Nazi parties in France, Greece, Hungary and Germany.
The population of Europe today is million. Only 1. That means the Jews constitute only one—tenth of one percent of the population, and yet they are the focus of hatred and persecution. I could extend this discussion considerably by demonstrating the ways in which our own nation has turned against Israel, particularly during the last eight years.
And Israel is supported by our governments, so we have a responsibility to act, they insist. But all of these things can be said about Turkey versus Kurdistan. And Turkey occupies what many, many people consider to be Kurdish land.
So, again, answer this question: why does Israel offend you more than Turkey does? To be clear, I am not comparing Israel to Turkey. Israel, unlike Turkey, faces an existential threat.
It is surrounded by hostility. Hamas is an extremist Islamist movement whose founding charter was full of anti-Semitism. It is currently firing hundreds of missiles directly into Israel. And yet Israel is loathed for defending itself from missiles fired by an anti-Jewish terrorist organisation, while Turkey is ignored despite continuing its long, ugly war with Kurdish forces.
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