Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Why Stand With Israel Today?

 President Obama announced on May, 19, 2011 that as a baseline for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, Israel must cede territory to the 1967 borders with Palestine. This demand would dramatically put the security of Israel in great jeopardy for the simple fact that the current borders reflect the necessary security measures established because of the conflicts with the Palestinians since the 1948 recognition of the state of Israel.

If Israel were to evacuate from area acquired since the 1967 conflict, Israel would be exposed to attacks by enemies who have openly and continually vowed to destroy Israel.

Here is a paraphrase of several reasons to stand with Israel as stated by Jack Hayford in Charisma Magazine –http://www.findchristianmagazines.com/

1) The Jews are God’s chosen people according to God’s divine order

In Genesis 12:3, the Lord says to Abraham: "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him         who curse you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."

Gen 22:18 God speaking to Abraham says: “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed”

2) As Christians we are one with the Jewish people, we become engrafted Jews

Romans 2:29 “… but he is a Jew who is one inwardly…”

Galatians 3:28-29 “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise”

3) God has declared the land of Israel to be His own and committed it to Abraham and to his descendants through Isaac forever. These promises have never been rescinded.

Genesis 17:8 “I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession”

Joel 1:6 “For a nation has come against My land…”

4) The present conflicts in Israel we’re not in any way brought about by the Jews

 Israel is merely defending the land that the UN established for them in 1948. The Palestinians on the other hand have never acknowledged the right of the Jewish state to exist and have vowed to destroy it to this day. None of the surrounding Arab nations have offered to cede any land at all to the Palestinians, though they are well able. Most of the world is not even aware of this and nobody is bothering to tell them.

5) The animosities of parts of the Arab world are driven by spiritual forces of wickedness that will be satisfied with nothing less than the destruction of Israel.

6) God will prosper those who love Israel

 Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you