Musing – Can Israel stand up to its neighbors?

Hebraic Musing – Can Israel stand up to its neighbors?

One look at the blue sliver of land representing Israel makes one wonder how she can possibly have survived.  And can she miraculously survive in the near future considering current events in the Middle-East?  How many times have the Jews been almost annihilated, yet survived because of the hand of God?  (Pharaoh, Esther, Philistines, AD70 Roman conquest,   crusades, Maccabean revolt, Roman conquest, Holocaust…to name a few miracles.)

But then again, the current events in the world against Israel were prophesied!  If the bible is true and all prophesies will come to pass, then…“Yada kiy Shema Yahweh”  or “Know that my name is Yahweh.”

As Jeremiah was weeping about the disasters in Israel, he also recognized an awakening by nations that they had been worshipping false gods.  This is sounding like modern times!  This is what Jeremiah said and heard:  “O Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, ‘Our fathers possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good.  Do men make their own gods?  Yes, but they are not gods!’  ‘Therefore I will teach them — this time I will teach them my power and might. Then they will know that my name is the Lord.’”   NIV  Jer. 16:19-21   

Zechariah confirmed that all men will know the name of the Lord and he added that men will be seeking the Jew and the God of the Jews.  This is what the Lord Almighty said  “And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him."   This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In those days ten men from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, 'Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”   NIV  Zech.8:22-23

Jesus foretold of this when He told the crowds in Matt 23:39 (red letters)  “For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'”  So we are awaiting that time when all peoples will cry in Hebrew “Baruch haba b’shem Adonai” or “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.”

How long will it take for the world to recognize that God is with His people, the Jews, or Israel?

Points to ponder

Can Israel stand?  Can our faith stay strong amidst…?

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." Ps 122:6-7   

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                                                                   August 19, 2014

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