The Land Of Israel

Today starts a new series in which we will study Israel from the time it was proposed by Jehovah God to Abraham through today. Israel is the most contested piece of land throughout history. In fact, there have been 3,700 terror attacks in 2022. We will look at Israel's history, current day Israel and its future.

How did the concept of a particular piece of land to be given by God to His Chosen People take place? Numerous times in the Book Of Genesis our Lord clearly describes to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob that He is giving to them and their descendants a particular piece of land.

In Genesis 12:2 God says to Abraham, "I will make you into a Great Nation." It is important to understand that God is talking to Abraham but it is intended for Abraham and his descendants through Isaac, Jacob, David all the way to Jesus. Also, the Great Nation has a twofold meaning referring to the physical land but also to a nation of people who became the Jewish People.

Jehovah God in the Abrahamic Covenant describes the land He is giving to His Chosen People in Genesis 15:18 saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates." Please note this is a much larger piece of land than current day Israel. Studying this in greater detail will be in future messages.

Following are messages by God describing the land He will give to His Chosen People:

To Abraham: Genesis 13:14,15 "Look from the place where you are - northward, southward, eastward and westward for all the land which you see I give to you."

To Abraham: Genesis 17:8 "Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan."

To Isaac: Genesis 26:3 "Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands."

To Jacob: Genesis 28:4 "And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and your descendants with you, that you may inherit the land in which you are a stranger, which I gave to Abraham."

To Jacob: Genesis 35:12 "The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you."

The Word of God clearly shows He gave the current land of Israel, including Judea and Samaria, to His Chosen People, The Jewish People.  Next week we will start looking historically at how the land of Israel became a reality. Stay Tuned!

Blessings!

Frank