Many churches and monasteries destroyed. As the story recounts, the first humans failed the test and were driven away from Paradise. Philemon After initial success of the attackers, Israel managed to cross the Suez into Egypt and endangered Cairo. In 1003 BC King David established Jerusalem as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel, and in 960 BC his son Solomon built the first Jewish temple. I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone though all nations of the earth are gathered against it (Zech 12.3), This latter war appears to be unique in that it is not primarily man against man, but man against God; it is commonly known as Armageddon (Rev 16.16, 19.19). 628 It is typically identified as an area in the Sinai peninsula south of Kadesh-barnea. They are simply referring to the fact that over three millennia of Bible history is sown in the land of Israel. He took Israelites from the cities of Ijon, Abelbethmaachah Janoah, Kadesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee and Naphtali. This created a schism in the church. Today it is common to refer to Abrahams descendants, or anyone who practices Judaism as Jews. Instead, every voter votes for a single party. It seems that, for believers, time has gone full circle to what God planned in the beginning. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war [Benjamin Netanyahu, 2006], We must constantly repeat that the root of the conflict is the very existence of the State of Israel [Benjamin Netanyahu, 2012], The nuclear deal with Iran does not block Irans path to the bomb, it paves Irans path to the bomb [Benjamin Netanyahu, August 2015]. 0000004479 00000 n Micah 0000166550 00000 n 926 BC Kingdom of Israel divides because of Solomons sins. Also list what you learn about the Spirit, heart, and the glory of God. The people of Judah didn't learn from this example. As the scriptures say, Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith. OF JERUSALEM In 2012, per capita water use was 150 MCM (million cubic meters) for Israelis and 140 MCM for Palestinians. 0000006399 00000 n So, in returning, Judah held the royal symbol of kingship in Jerusalem until Christ came. 445-425 BCE - Nehemiah the Prophet Rebuilds the Walls of Jerusalem; City Confined to Eastern Hill. So the prophet Ezekiel was told to bring this fact to the attention of the exiles in Babylon through a dramatic act. Did you see Gods caveat? By the end of the Middle Ages, the countrys urban centers were virtually in ruins, most of Jerusalem was abandoned, and the small Jewish community was poverty-stricken. The if-then statement in these verses reveals that it was conditional. Scholars date this migration from Ur somewhere between 1900 and 1750 BC, and the land in question was Canaan. Tap the title above, next to the arrow, to go to thatlesson with a link back to thispage. Their primary goal is to reach Jewish people with the Gospel of Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus the Messiah. As history shows, the people of Israel strayed from their promise on Mount Sinai. In Deuteronomy 28:1-16, we read: 1If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. COMFORT, CONSOLATION, COMFORT & COMMUNION FOR JUDAH & ISRAEL. Around 725 B.C. In 723 the capital city of Samaria falls. Byzantine Period Reestablished 628638 AD. The Return: God was faithful to His promise of their return, and when Cyrus the Persian captured Babylon in 539 BC the Jewish captives were free to return to Judah (Isa 44.28). He enlarges the Temple Mount and rebuilds the temple. In any event, the division (the green line) was intended to be temporary. Civilization owes Judaism a debt it can never repay, and support for the right of a Jewish homeland to exist is the bare minimum we can provide. Apart from a remnant of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi which returned to rebuild Jerusalem, the whole of national Israel (all twelve tribes) was now dispersed amongst the nations and Jerusalem was occupied by Gentile nations. The scattering of Israel caused the nations to dishonour the God of Israel, and God is now gathering the remnant of Israel and Judah to restore His holy name (Isa 11.11,12 Ezek 36.20-24). Why is he told to do it? If you have room in your Bible at the beginning of the chapter, record your title once you are satisfied that the title really summarizes whats in the chapter. The history of Israel confirms this thought; Jacobs descendants, the twelve tribes of Israel (the Hebrew Israelites) have suffered but prevailed for 3,000 years. The book of Genesis says that God made a great promise to Abraham (the unconditional Abrahamic Covenant): through you I will bless all the nations. The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon (and later Iraq) attacked Israel with the goal to wipe Israel off the map. ReferencesHoly Bible, a Faithful VersionThe Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings. Throughout Europe, people questioned the authority of the Catholic Church, and many poked fun at the ridiculousness of the situation. 2 Peter The people remaining in the land are taken into captivity (verse 6). The ones who spoke to other nations are clearly marked. 1956 The Suez Crisis: Israelis invade Egyptian territory in October of 1956. The Green line was an armistice line drawn up after the 1948-49 war under the auspices of the UN and it was intended to be temporary. The 70 years span the years from the first deportation (605 BC) to the first return after 536 BC, or from the destruction of Solomons Temple in 586 BC to the building of the Second Temple in 516 BC. Heres why. For more, see Israels Future and World Government. In the preface of a three part series on Ezekiel's Temple Vision in the 1948 issue of Bibliotheca Sacra, Merrill Unger warns us that, "The final nine chapters of the prophecy of Ezekiel, while forming a grand climax to the prophets message, present problems and difficulties which place them among the most perplexing portions of the entire prophetic word. This is in the form of extreme weather extreme rain, hail and snow and also by fire and brimstone similar to that which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (Ezek 38.22)(Job 38.22,23). NOW BEGIN TO READ THROUGH EZEKIEL Ezekiel 1:1 says the 30th year and it appears in context to refer to Ezekiels age of 30 years, the year in fact that Ezekiel would have been eligible for priesthood (see Nu 4:3), he begins his prophetic ministry. 1967 - Six-Day War: after Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran on May 22, 1967, Israel launched an attack on Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, and Iraqi airports on June 5, 1967. Sadly, after the Davidic Kingdom around 1,000 BC the tribes of Israel gradually fell away from their God and through their disobedience were uprooted from their land and scattered throughout the nations. 2 Timothy However, religious sources emphasize that they were able to maintain their religious traditions despite the circumstances. Mortality was the consequence of the wrong free will choice. We contribute a share of our revenue to remove carbon from the atmosphere and we offset our team's carbon footprint. 2. Why its so important to understand a brief overview of the historical periods of Israel. In the context of Rev 7, the 144,000 are servants of God made ready to proclaim the gospel to the nations in the great Tribulation (Rev 7.14). The Christian Jewish Foundation, CJF Ministries, exists to make Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah known to the Jewish people first and then to the nations (Romans 1:16). 0000002312 00000 n Arts & Culture As you look at the prophecy, list what is going to happen, to whom or what it will happen, and when it will happen. But throughout Israels history, despite 3,000 years of persecution, God always leaves a remnant of Israel as His witness. In 724 BC, nearly ten years after the initial deportations, the capital city of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Samaria, was finally taken by Sargon II. It is interesting that NASA scientists predict that, eventually, the sun will expand to become a red giant and burn up the solar system, including earth, link. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. Arava agriculture. Since these tribes will once more take up their role as a witness to the nations during the Millennium (Ezek 37, Ezek 40-48), it follows that they must be amongst those who are returning to the State of Israel today. 1517 Following the Ottoman conquest in 1517, the land was divided into four districts and attached administratively to the province of Damascus and ruled from Istanbul. SEVENTY WEEKS OF DANIEL: }); 0000006839 00000 n There is a legal distinction between defensive wars and wars of aggression. This will happen at some point in the future. Philosophy & Religion 630? Who are the Patriarchs of Israel & What is their significance? 722 BC The Northern Kingdom was taken into captivity by the Assyrians. Israels future borders are clearly defined in Ezek 47.13-20, and again the eastern boundary runs along the Jordan (v18). 0000046986 00000 n Compare this with what you saw in Ezekiel 8 through 11. c. Warning: This last segment of Ezekiel may seem a little boring after the first 39 chapters. Between 1955 and 2013 there were 77 UN resolutions against Israel, and just one against the Palestinians, link. It went before them on their travels to search out a resting place for them (Num 10.33). They are of course the twelve tribes descended from Jacob (whose name was changed by God to Israel). 1967 Six-Day War: after Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran on May 22, 1967, Israel launched an attack on Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, and Iraqi airports on June 5, 1967. But, irrespective of how they behaved, it was certain that from Abraham would eventually come a great nation and a great blessing to the nations, and Abrahams descendants would be given the so-called Promised Land of Canaan as an everlasting possession (Gen 17.8). The Babylonian Captivity was a period of time when the Jewish people were exiled in Babylon from their home in Israel. As a result, Jerusalem was captured by the Babylonians, who declared war on Judah. And during the final war against Israel prophecy says that God will again clearly intervene to protect His people: Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle (Zech 14.3). The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. To Abram (Abraham) God promised: I will make you a great nation and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed (Gen 12.2,3), And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to make a name for Himself (2 Sam 7.23). But when Israel became divided into northern and southern kingdoms (the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah) the term Jew came to apply to all those in the Kingdom of Yehudah (Judah).