WHY STAND WITH ISRAEL TODAY?
by
Jack Hayford
Israel is a
land about which God says— uniquely, prophetically, redemptively,
and repeatedly in the Bible—“This is Mine.” God refers to Israel as He
does to no other land on Earth. Israel
was raised up to be a light to the Gentiles.
The
Church at its inception was virtually entirely Jewish, and it
remained so until the Gospel began to spread. Ultimately the Gospel spread to Antioch—where the first
Gentile congregation began—the base from which the Gospel spread into all the
world.
In the
book of Romans, chapters 9 through 11, the Apostle Paul deals with the question
of the Jews in God’s providence and purpose. These three chapters virtually
stand alone, within the whole of the Bible, as an elaboration of the theology of
God’s dealing with Jews. The Jews were the “firstfruit”…the “first people” (through
Abraham) to understand a covenant God. They then relayed the riches of that
truth to the world, and through their agency, the Messiah came into the world. The
Word of God calls Jews the “root” and Gentiles the “branches.”We’re reminded
that while “because of unbelief, some of them were broken off and you stand
by faith,” we are not to become haughty but to fear: “For if God did not
spare the natural branches, He may not spare you either.” When the fullness
of the Gentiles is completed, “all Israel will be saved.” (v.
11:16-27)
WHY STAND WITH ISRAEL TODAY?
We are living in a sobering moment in
history that calls us, as believers in Jesus Christ, to take a
stand with Israel.
We could be people of the last hour.We are not to be passive in
the face of prophecy; we are called to pray with passion, to
intercede, and to minister according to the words of the
Savior who said it is not our task to speculate when the end will be. It
is our responsibility to do Kingdom business until He comes (Luke
19:13).
This
is not about politics, this is about the Word of God…but the political
ramifications are extremely dramatic. Scripture
declares there will come a time when all the nations of the world will turn
against Israel.
It is so highly conceivable this could happen in our time that it is critical to
outline: why we should stand with Israel today.
EIGHT REASONS
FOR STANDING WITH ISRAEL
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