As the Israelites conquered more territory the term Canaan was gradually applied to all the lands west of the Jordan valley, and there are references to Canaanites living in the valleys and plains of this region (Num 13.29)(Josh 11.3)(Judg 1.27). This kingdom embraced the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi, so Paul called himself a Jew since he was from the tribe of Benjamin (Acts 22:3), and Jesus was a Jew since His lineage is traced to Judah (Lk 3.23-33, Heb 7.14). Also, Israel has one of the worlds largest deposits of shale oil, with a potential of some 250 billion barrels in the Shfela basin. All Islam! World Ancient Map Canaan Origins of the Canaan civilization center on the regions currently forming part of Palestine. Explore Israel Using Google Earth: Google Earth is a free program from Google that allows you to explore satellite images showing the cities and landscapes of Israel and all of Asia in fantastic detail. The Leddan is the largest of the four streams, issuing in several fountains at the foot of the mound Tell el-kady (Dan, or Laish) at an elevation of 505 ft. above the sea. The History. All you have to do is read the genealogies and add the ages when each father had a son, starting with Adam and Seth. Did you see it? The following day Israel was invaded by five Arab armies, marking the start of Israel's War of Independence. Marantha! Hi Noel When Christ returns as King He will rule the whole earth from Jerusalem for 1000 years (Zech 14.9)(Rev 20.4,6). Today, Israel has been restored as a nation and is blessed with progress, protection, resources and intelligence. All of creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his children For we know that up to the present time all of creation groans with pain, like the pain of childbirth. An Introduction to God's Word Foreword Table of the Books of the Bible Abbreviations Used in Footnotes Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Media Gallery. When this age ends and the 1,000 year Millennial Age of earth begins, Israels borders will be firmly established by the God of Israel. God sent His only Begotten Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have Everlasting Life. Also, clearly the Hebrew calendar is wrong. Abraham, born in Ur Kasdim in today's Iraq, was instructed to go . The Jews remain aliens and tenants in God's Land, just as we are here today. So, on the one hand we see the Vatican demanding control over Jerusalems religious sites, link, the UN stating that Jerusalem should be the capital of both Israel and Palestine, and Palestinians claiming Jerusalem as their capital. See, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer When Christ returns the geology of the area will be totally changed and the Mount of Olives just east of Jerusalem splits into two (enlarge image). Under the treaty, Israel's border with Egypt was set and Israel withdrew all its forces and settlers from the Sinai, a process which was completed in 1982. He spoke of a hope of mans spirit form in the future, as distinct from flesh and blood. 12. This is a truly mind-blowing concept, but that is what the Bible says. Resolutions accuse Israel of settling in Occupied Palestinian Territory, and ignore Article 80 of the UN Charter which upholds the right of Jews to settle anywhere west of the Jordan! 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. Boycotts are social protests with the aim of changing Israeli government policy through economic damage. 2. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. (b) And he (God Almighty) gave him (Abraham) NO inheritance in it, NO, NOT SO MUCH TO SET HIS FOOT UPON; but he (God) promised that he would ,give it to him for a possession . In recent years, India has expressed the desire to deepen and develop ties with Israel, and some see India as Israels best friend in South Asia. At the Second Coming of Christ, link, there will be significant geological changes in the Middle East (Zech 14.4,10)(Isa 11.15,16) and one of these is the drying up of the Euphrates (Rev 16.12). Rain in the Judean desert. Furthermore, the significant sign of Jesus coming is the gospel being preached to all nations (Matt 24:14) and as followers of Jesus he gave us a command to proclaim the Gospel to all nations in the famous great commission in Matthew 28:18-20 (note not a suggestion but a command and if we love Jesus we will obey his commands-John 14:15, 23, 15:16). Traditional Jewish maps reflect two distinct trends in cartographic tradition: one group of maps follows the original maps made by the prominent Bible commentator Rashi, while another follows Christian map models adapted to Jewish notions. Bible prophecy over end-time Israel speaks of great blessings on the land. The Mandate did not grant any national political rights to Arabs, but Article 2 did safeguard the civil and religious rights of all inhabitants of Palestine, irrespective of race or religion. Although secular in declaration, the democratic State of Israel appears to be an ordered mechanism for the fulfillment of prophecy. Thus, N., S., E., and W. represent the whole earth. Here we read the final verses of the Bible, and the promise and warning of Jesus. Israels strongest ally, the US, provides a diplomatic shield for her at the United Nations. Jeremiah 9:23-24. Lets put aside religious biases, mystical interpretations, or even our secular worldview. Melpomene. 4:8). Numerous scriptures talk about praying for Israel & Jerusalem (such as Isaiah 62:6-7). Thousands of years ago God instructed Moses to tell the people of Israel how they should treat foreigners (non-Jews). There is a majority bias against Israel from the UN, the media, NGOs, and the man in the street. Put simply, todays church is often blind to her Jewish roots. And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. For instance, the global BDS campaign (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) aims to create economic and political pressure on Israel concerning (so-called) land occupation and Palestinian rights. Ezekiel 40.2 and Zech 14.10 suggest that the millennial Jerusalem is elevated above a plain. In the time of Moses God made such a contract with the people (nation) of Israel, although the Bible refers to it as as Gods covenant. They aim for a single state a Palestinian state. 1. In fact, Messianic Jews expect such a temple to be built in the near future, and we find a graphic description of such a temple in Ezek 40-48. Or is there any value in being circumcised? We are clearly told that TIME would be CUT SHORT or no flesh would survive we only have to look at how many weapons of mass destruction are on this earth to see why! It was the land of Canaan. These trees seem to have been deliberately planted to test how humans would use their free will. Contents. Rivers and Streams West of the Jordan flowing into the Mediterranean. Its sinuosity is not so remarkable in the upper part of its course. It's not just the land that God promised the Israelites. The Green Line is not therefore Israels legal border, link, and all of western Palestine, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean remains legally open to Jewish settlement under the original 1922 Mandate. dalyma .WRONG.you have succumbed to the scribes of whom Jesus warned us to beware. Large Map of the Roman Empire in the Early First Century - Click around on the Places. Ezekiel 45 and 48 provide amazing detail of a (probably new) temple the LORDSs sanctuary located just north of the city area (see map). Are boycotts effective anyway? Today we see God fulfilling this promise as Gods people return to their promised land. God indeed intervenes in world affairs! Babylon (modern Iraq) was known as a Garden (Hanging Gardens) in antiquity. This indicates that Christ will rule from some future temple and its surrounding area. The territory was located in ancient Canaan, on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. The Assyrian Empire. The maps listed below compare the map of Israel with maps of other areas drawn to the same scale, to put Israel's size into perspective. Very nice concept. At this place Herod erected a temple of white marble dedicated to Augustus Caesar. From human cells to the earth and the starry heavens all were made through Jesus (John chapter 1). 2. He proved that too, by His resurrection from the dead. The Spirit and the bride say, Come Let anyone who hears this say, Come Let anyone who is thirsty come. First, an amazing promise to those who trust in the risen Jesus: Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. AMEN! Historically, the tribes occupied only some of this land and, as already mentioned, in addition occupied some land east of the Jordan (see also Israels History). Please define the promised land. That left Israel in occupation of the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, with its frontiers (excluding that of Egypt) still delineated by the 1949 armistice lines. Note that Jesus leaves the ball in our court! Little Hermon, the name now often applied to the hill between Tabor and Gilboa, possibly the Hill of Moreh, on which is the sanctuary of Neby Dahy, has no Biblical authority, and dates only from the Middle Ages.Joshua 12:1 - Now these [are] the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:Joshua 12:5 - And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.Joshua 11:17 - [Even] from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.Deuteronomy 3:9 - ([Which] Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)Song of Solomon 4:8 - Come with me from Lebanon, [my] spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.Joshua 11:3 - [And to] the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and [to] the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and [to] the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.1 Chronicles 5:23 - And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.Deuteronomy 3:8 - And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that [was] on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;Joshua 13:5 - And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath.Psalms 133:3 - As the dew of Hermon, [and as the dew] that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, [even] life for evermore.Joshua 13:11 - And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;Psalms 89:12 - The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.Deuteronomy 4:48 - From Aroer, which [is] by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which [is] Hermon. There are 21 governmental and intergovernmental entities (including the EU) that financially support Israeli NGOs, link, although some of these are politically biased and represent the interests of foreign governments, link. The Hermons: Once it is called "Hermons" (chermonim). Privacy Settings Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like: basic site functions ensuring secure, safe transactions secure account login Mount Ebal was known as the Mount of Cursing (Deut. The twentieth century saw both the evangelization of the nations and Gods chosen people returning to Israel. God bless & keep & save ALL His children, bring us all to repentance and safely Home.AMEN! Muslims conquered The Levant (which embraces all of Israel and much more, link) in the 7th century and the land of Israel remained in Muslim hands (apart from the brief Crusader period) until liberated from the Muslim Turks by the British in 1917. So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. Fundamentalist Christians believe that modern Israel, and not the church, will be central in world affairs at the close of this age. That said, in these end times, a remnant of Israel is once more fulfilling her mission, together with the contracted Gentiles. In Genesis 50:24 Joseph calls the land that God promised to Abraham the land which He promised on an oath to Abraham. Yet, nowhere in scripture is that land called the promised land. That is a term that has been given by Christians to the land promised to Abram. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. The map shows the area that Israel controlled at that time. 5. new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE}, 'google_translate_element'); These moves were not recognised by the international community, until the US changed its official position on the matter under the Trump administration, becoming the first major power to do so. In any event, the division (the green line) was intended to be temporary. The problem is that Israel is now occupying land previously conquered by Islam. Israel is instructed by God to treat the stranger (non-Jews) as one of themselves and let them live in the land: and for the strangers who dwell among you and who bear children among you. Crossing site of the Israelites into the Promised Land. [Thankyou for your correction, Ed. There are to be 7 years of Tribulation before Jesus Christ steps foot in Jerusalem to take His throne. A view of the West Bank Jewish outpost of Givat Harel, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Israel is still prospering, with the highest average living standards in the Middle East, the highest density of high-tech start-up companies in the world (high-tech exports c$19bn a year) and a lower Government debt to GDP than the USA or the UK. Recall that when Israel obeys her God then she is specially blessed: Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country (Deut 28.3). Lets read about the creation of mankind: Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. Under the highest peak are the ruins of Kacr `Antar, which may have been an ancient sanctuary of Baal. 3. During this time the promised land will be finally realized in its fullest extent as predicted by Daniel 9:24-27; 11:40-45, Micah 7:12 and Revelation 9:14 and 16:12. In response to major Arab attacks (1948-49, 1967, 1973), or incessant rocket attacks from Gaza, Israel has exercised her right of self-defense under UN Charter Article 51. DO NOT TAKE THE MARK OF THE BEAST OR YOU WILL PERISH! The Brook Kidron flowed between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives eastward emptying into the Dead Sea (John 18:1). Promised Land provides wonderful context to the stories of that time. It was associated with their northern border almost as intimately as the sea was with the western. Sanctuaries: Hermon marked the northern limit of Joshua's victorious campaigns (Josh 12:1, etc.). (NASB) Genesis 24:7. THINK ABOUT IT. Those boundaries span from the River Jordan in the east to the Mediterranean in the west, and embrace the disputed territories of the West Bank and Gaza. See their fulfillment today! Geoff. See also Israels Borders in International Law. It originates in the snows of Hermon, which feed its perennial fountains. Gabrielle Mary+X was pointing out some end-time signs of Christs return. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. The result of their witness is a great turning to God from all the nations (Rev 7.9,10).