Sorry I haven't posted for a while. But as I looked at the news today, it came quickly to mind that there is much to think about when we take a look at the map and see once again how surrounded Israel is by distress. Their enemy neighbors are on the move.
At left is a photo of the bus that was targeted as part of a three-phase attack yesterdy in south Israel, north of Eilat and along the border with Egypt. Why is that significant? It points out the result of the unsettled government in Egypt. They appear to be unable to effectively secure their border with Israel. Now why does that phrase, "secure the border," sound familiar. This will become an increasinly important thing as we progess into the end times. Seven people were killed and another 25 were injured in the three attacks. Prime Minister Netanyahu promises that there will be retaliation, and he asserts that it is most likely that the attacks originated in the Gaza Strip by Hamas.
Another border to watch is the one between Israel and the Palestians within the country itself. Israel a few days ago approved moving ahead with more than 200 new housing units in what the Palestinians claim to the their territory. Nearly another 300 are slated for approval soon. What does this mean? Next month the UN is slated to deal with the issue of declaring a Palestinian state. This move ahead on the housing projects is indication that Israel has no intention of honoring any such declaration by the UN. As supporterss of Israel, we need to pray that if the UN does pass the declaration, that President Obama will use the US veto power in the Security Council to stop the action. This will be a time when we finally find out where our President really stands in regard to supporting Israel.
A third border to keep watch on is the one with Syria. Our country called today for Syrian President Assad to step down and all Syrian assets in US have been frozen. It is time for this brutal dictator to go, but we don't really know what will come after him. The Syria border on the Golan Heights is critical to Israel's self protection. We can expect that there will be skirmishes there in the future as whoever controls Syria wants the Golan to be returned to their control.
Blessings and remember to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. That is the best way that most of us can support them in these tumultous days.
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MAGNIFICENT! If you can take five minutes for a moving experience of worship focused on God's magnificent creation, click on the photo. You will be glad you did.
