Judges 4:3
King James Version
3 And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord:
for he had nine hundred chariots of iron;
and twenty years he mightily oppressed
the children of Israel.
Israel is GOD's holy nation.
Chosen for His perfect purpose.
But why did GOD choose Israel?
Why does Israel continue to defy GOD?
What happens when she does?
What happens when she turns back to GOD?
What about other nations?
These articles tell us more:
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Joshua 13:6
King James Version
6 All the inhabitants of the hill country
from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim,
and all the Sidonians,
them will I drive out from before the children of Israel:
only divide thou it by lot
unto the Israelites for an inheritance,
as I have commanded thee.
Ever wondered about northern Israel?
It came to my attention, from a Tom Hughes video I got to see today.
I marveled at the beauty, the views, the history of Rosh HaNikra.
It has many astounding grottos (as pictured above), with the blue water inviting us so much.
And yet, it's strategically located, especially in these times.
Rosh HaNikra is the northern sea border of Israel, and the southern sea border of Lebanon.
Very interesting, considering the ongoing disputes and oil claims between the two nations.
We all know, everything of the world is about oil, power, and money.
Of course, transporting oil also causes oil spills, as I learned from this 25 February 2021 report.
Funny the things I discovered today.
And all because I was entranced by the beauty of the waters of Rosh HaNikra.
May peace, and not greed, prevail.
We all came into this world with nothing.
1 Timothy 6:7
King James Version
7 For we brought nothing into this world,
and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
EVERYTHING belongs to GOD.
Related material:
Touring Israel, Rosh HaNikra | Tom Hughes and David Tal
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Zechariah 2:8
King James Version
8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts;
After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations
which spoiled you:
for he that toucheth you
toucheth the apple of his eye.
If God loves Israel so much, considering the nation the "apple of his eye", what happens to those who try to destroy His "peculiar people"?
As always, Scripture -- the WORD of GOD -- has the LAST WORD:
Genesis 12:3
King James Version
3 And I will bless them that bless thee,
and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Exodus 14:14
King James Version
14 The Lord shall fight for you,
and ye shall hold your peace.
Deuteronomy 28:7
King James Version
7 The Lord shall cause thine enemies
that rise up against thee
to be smitten before thy face:
they shall come out against thee one way,
and flee before thee seven ways.
Joshua 1:5
King James Version
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.
Isaiah 41:11-12
King James Version
11 Behold,
all they that were incensed against thee
shall be ashamed and confounded:
they shall be as nothing;
and they that strive with thee
shall perish.
12 Thou shalt seek them,
and shalt not find them,
even them that contended with thee:
they that war against thee shall be as nothing,
and as a thing of nought.
Isaiah 43:14
King James Version
14 Thus saith the Lord,
your redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel;
For your sake I have sent to Babylon,
and have brought down all their nobles,
and the Chaldeans,
whose cry is in the ships.
Isaiah 54:17
King James Version
17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper;
and every tongue that shall rise against thee
in judgment thou shalt condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and their righteousness is of me,
saith the Lord.
Isaiah 60:12
King James Version
12 For the nation and kingdom
that will not serve thee shall perish;
yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
Ezekiel 38:18-23
King James Version
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time
when Gog shall come against the land of Israel,
saith the Lord God,
that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy
and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken,
Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking
in the land of Israel;
20 So that the fishes of the sea,
and the fowls of the heaven,
and the beasts of the field,
and all creeping things that creep upon the earth,
and all the men that are upon the face of the earth,
shall shake at my presence,
and the mountains shall be thrown down,
and the steep places shall fall,
and every wall shall fall to the ground.
21 And I will call for a sword against him
throughout all my mountains,
saith the Lord God:
every man's sword shall be against his brother.
22 And I will plead against him
with pestilence and with blood;
and I will rain upon him,
and upon his bands,
and upon the many people that are with him,
an overflowing rain,
and great hailstones,
fire,
and brimstone.
23 Thus will I magnify myself,
and sanctify myself;
and I will be known in the eyes of many nations,
and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Zechariah 12:2-3
King James Version
2 Behold,
I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling
unto all the people round about,
when they shall be in the siege
both against Judah and against Jerusalem.
3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem
a burdensome stone for all people:
all that burden themselves with it
shall be cut in pieces,
though all the people of the earth
be gathered together against it.
Zechariah 12:9
King James Version
9 And it shall come to pass in that day,
that I will seek to destroy all the nations
that come against Jerusalem.
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God's Unbending LOVE for ISRAEL
King James Version
49 And Jacob called unto his sons,
and said,
Gather yourselves together,
that I may tell you that which shall befall you
in the last days.
2 Gather yourselves together,
and hear,
ye sons of Jacob;
and hearken unto Israel your father.
The BIBLE is very clear.
Jacob, also called "Israel", was the patriarch of the Israelites.
Before he gave up the ghost, he prophesied to his sons -- the 12 tribes of Israel.
Genesis 49:3-28
King James Version
3 Reuben,
thou art my firstborn,
my might,
and the beginning of my strength,
the excellency of dignity,
and the excellency of power:
4 Unstable as water,
thou shalt not excel;
because thou wentest up to thy father's bed;
then defiledst thou it:
he went up to my couch.
5 Simeon and Levi are brethren;
instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
6 O my soul,
come not thou into their secret;
unto their assembly,
mine honour,
be not thou united:
for in their anger they slew a man,
and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
7 Cursed be their anger,
for it was fierce;
and their wrath,
for it was cruel:
I will divide them in Jacob,
and scatter them in Israel.
8 Judah,
thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise:
thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies;
thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
9 Judah is a lion's whelp:
from the prey,
my son,
thou art gone up:
he stooped down,
he couched as a lion,
and as an old lion;
who shall rouse him up?
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,
nor a lawgiver from between his feet,
until Shiloh come;
and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
11 Binding his foal unto the vine,
and his ass's colt unto the choice vine;
he washed his garments in wine,
and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
12 His eyes shall be red with wine,
and his teeth white with milk.
13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea;
and he shall be for an haven of ships;
and his border shall be unto Zidon.
14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
15 And he saw that rest was good,
and the land that it was pleasant;
and bowed his shoulder to bear,
and became a servant unto tribute.
16 Dan shall judge his people,
as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way,
an adder in the path,
that biteth the horse heels,
so that his rider shall fall backward.
18 I have waited for thy salvation,
O Lord.
19 Gad,
a troop shall overcome him:
but he shall overcome at the last.
20 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat,
and he shall yield royal dainties.
21 Naphtali is a hind let loose:
he giveth goodly words.
22 Joseph is a fruitful bough,
even a fruitful bough by a well;
whose branches run over the wall:
23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him,
and hated him:
24 But his bow abode in strength,
and the arms of his hands were made strong
by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob;
(from thence is the shepherd,
the stone of Israel:)
25 Even by the God of thy father,
who shall help thee;
and by the Almighty,
who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that lieth under,
blessings of the breasts,
and of the womb:
26 The blessings of thy father
have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors
unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills:
they shall be on the head of Joseph,
and on the crown of the head of him
that was separate from his brethren.
27 Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf:
in the morning he shall devour the prey,
and at night he shall divide the spoil.
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel:
and this is it that their father spake unto them,
and blessed them;
every one according to his blessing
he blessed them.
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Malachi 3:6
King James Version
6 For I am the Lord,
I change not;
therefore ye sons of Jacob
are not consumed.
What were haters of Israel thinking?
Why are they attacking the apple of God's eye?
How can anyone challenge God's chosen nation?
I was intrigued at God's faithfulness, to an often unfaithful, and embattled nation.
Why did God love Israel so?
In the process, I searched Scripture for answers.
The Holy Spirit led me to write an article on God's UNBENDING LOVE for Israel on 2 May 2021 -- about a week before God's nation was attacked by 4,000 rockets up to the recording of that video above.
For all things Israel, I only focus on the Lord, His Word, on the reporting of Amir Tsarfati, an Israeli Bible teacher since 1999, and former mayor of Jericho, and on the Scripture findings of James Jacob Prasch of Moriel Ministries.
Major Tsarfati spoke of the surprising support from countries all over the world, as they raised the Israeli flag on their important government offices.
He also cautioned everyone about dubious news regarding Israel.
"It's all perception.
It's not substance."
-- Amir Tsarfati
Only by being born again, and student of Spirit, can we spiritually discern things of God, and things of the world.
EVERYTHING must be based on Scripture.
All God loves, I love.
I'm only after the will of God.
Only He created, sees, and knows the whole picture, for specific purposes of His own.
What's happening to Israel is like David and Goliath all over again.
Tiny, and outnumbered, Israel is continually bombarded by threats, but this beloved nation of God continues to fulfill God's destiny for her.
Who are we to question the might, and power, of the Lord?
Who are we to question His plans?
All have been prophesied, and everything's just a matter of time.
In the twinkling of an eye, the Lord Jesus can return, and where are we right now?
I've taken my place behind the Lord over 20 months ag0, believing in Jesus, studying His Word, sounding out warnings from His Spirit, honoring Israel whom He loves.
The Lord was firm about Israel:
Genesis 12:3
King James Version
3 And I will bless them that bless thee,
and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
And the Lord doesn't change.
Numbers 23:19
King James Version
19 God is not a man,
that he should lie;
neither the son of man,
that he should repent:
hath he said,
and shall he not do it?
or hath he spoken,
and shall he not make it good?
Most importantly, let us be aware that only by the GRACE of GOD do we all continue to exist.
Let us never fall from that GRACE.
IMPORTANT videos:
Amir Tsarfati: Middle East Update: The Battle over Jerusalem (Simple backgrounder on Israel, and her neighboring countries, explaining the current situation.)
Prime Minister Netanyahu gives a statement to the international community
Jerusalem - A Cup of Trembling - What's Happing Now - Jacob Prasch
Deuteronomy 7:7
King James Version
7 The Lord did not set his love upon you,
nor choose you,
because ye were more in number than any people;
for ye were the fewest of all people:
Unless you are guided, and taught, by the Holy Spirit of God, you won't understand the mystery, of why God loves Israel so much, even as His chosen people continue to defy Him.
But if you are a believer of Jesus, born again, living by the WORD of GOD, you will see the beauty of God's plan.
Do we really doubt the wisdom of God?
Even as most Jews don't believe in Jesus?
Even as this recent Jewish celebration, which turned tragic, sought God, but didn't honor Jesus?
Even as Jerusalem was recently attacked by militants.
Perhaps, GOD allows all to happen -- sin, doubt, and disobedience -- for His particular purpose.
God's purpose for Israel can be understood from these verses:
Isaiah 43:21
King James Version
21 This people have I formed for myself;
they shall shew forth my praise.
Jeremiah 31:1
King James Version
31 At the same time,
saith the Lord,
will I be the God of all the families of Israel,
and they shall be my people.
God so loved Israel, He sent them His Son, Jesus.
Romans 11:26-27
King James Version
26 And so all Israel shall be saved:
as it is written,
There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer,
and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my covenant unto them,
when I shall take away their sins.
Yes, temporary sleep is upon Israel.
Romans 11:8
King James Version
8 (According as it is written,
God hath given them the spirit of slumber,
eyes that they should not see,
and ears that they should not hear;)
unto this day.
But God has a plan.
Romans 11:11
King James Version
11 I say then,
Have they stumbled that they should fall?
God forbid:
but rather through their fall
salvation is come unto the Gentiles,
for to provoke them to jealousy.
Israel will wake up when this occurs:
Romans 11:25
King James Version
25 For I would not, brethren,
that ye should be ignorant of this mystery,
lest ye should be wise in your own conceits;
that blindness in part is happened to Israel,
until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Even as, in the heart of Jesus, we are all one in Him.
Galatians 3:28
King James Version
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek,
there is neither bond nor free,
there is neither male nor female:
for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Let us not be so quick to criticize Israel.
It is still God's chosen nation, the apple of His eye.
Zechariah 2:8
King James Version
8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts;
After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations
which spoiled you:
for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Let the fullness of God's plan come through.
Only God knows best.
And knows all.
Related material:
ISRAEL is the APPLE of God's EYE
Related videos:
WAR RAGES IN ISRAEL - Hope and Miracles in the midst of ancient conflict
How Israel’s Rebirth & Current Challenges Align with Bible Prophecy | Inside The Epicenter
What is the significance of Capernaum?
It is where most of JESUS' miracles occurred.
Amir Tsarfati, a Messianic Jew, says it most wonderfully, in that this ancient fishing village was where:
"The first time the WORD of GOD
was teaching the WORD of GOD."
The "Living WORD" was teaching HIS Word.
To accompany this video, I also included the relevant verses Tsarfati shared about Capernaum.
Matthew 4:12-17
King James Version
12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison,
he departed into Galilee;
13 And leaving Nazareth,
he came and dwelt in Capernaum,
which is upon the sea coast,
in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
14 That it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
15 The land of Zabulon,
and the land of Nephthalim,
by the way of the sea,
beyond Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles;
16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light;
and to them which sat in the region
and shadow of death light is sprung up.
17 From that time Jesus began to preach,
and to say,
Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Isaiah 9:1-2
King James Version
9 Nevertheless the dimness shall not be
such as was in her vexation,
when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun
and the land of Naphtali,
and afterward did more grievously afflict her
by the way of the sea,
beyond Jordan,
in Galilee of the nations.
2 The people that walked in darkness
have seen a great light:
they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death,
upon them hath the light shined.
Isaiah 29:13
King James Version
13 Wherefore the Lord said,
Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth,
and with their lips do honour me,
but have removed their heart far from me,
and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Matthew 11:20-24
King James Version
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities
wherein most of his mighty works were done,
because they repented not:
21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin!
woe unto thee, Bethsaida!
for if the mighty works,
which were done in you,
had been done in Tyre and Sidon,
they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I say unto you,
It shall be more tolerable
for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment,
than for you.
23 And thou, Capernaum,
which art exalted unto heaven,
shalt be brought down to hell:
for if the mighty works,
which have been done in thee,
had been done in Sodom,
it would have remained until this day.
24 But I say unto you,
That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom
in the day of judgment,
than for thee.
2 Corinthians 5:21
King James Version
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us,
who knew no sin;
that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Psalm 14:2-3
King James Version
2 The Lord looked down from heaven
upon the children of men,
to see if there were any that did understand,
and seek God.
3 They are all gone aside,
they are all together become filthy:
there is none that doeth good,
no, not one.
Romans 3:21-26
King James Version
21 But now the righteousness of God
without the law is manifested,
being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 Even the righteousness of God
which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all
and upon all them that believe:
for there is no difference:
23 For all have sinned,
and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace
through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth
to be a propitiation through faith in his blood,
to declare his righteousness
for the remission of sins that are past,
through the forbearance of God;
26 To declare,
I say, at this time his righteousness:
that he might be just,
and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Now we know why Capernaum was especially attacked by the fallen one.
It was where most of JESUS' miracles occurred.
And what is the fallen one, but one who forever mocks the LORD GOD?
And one who is forever envious of JESUS.
It is really up to us to find our FAITH in the LORD, and KEEP that FAITH.
Updated 13 April 2023
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