Why Israel is Important - Part 1
Romans 9:26-10:3
1.
Chapters
9-11: God’s plan for Israel, which is a
picture of
a. The sovereignty of God
b. The responsibility of man
c. The future of Israel, and the human race.
2.
Israel has been in the news, and will continue, as we are heading into the End Times as prophecy in scripture has foretold. Psalms 83 War:
Psalm 83:1-8
1 Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace,
and do not be still, O God! 2 For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; and those
who hate You have lifted up their head. 3 They have taken crafty counsel
against Your people, and consulted together against Your sheltered ones. 4 They
have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of
Israel may be remembered no more.” 5 For they have consulted together with one
consent; they form a confederacy against You: 6 The tents of Edom and the
Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagrites; 7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with
the inhabitants of Tyre; 8 Assyria also has joined with them; they have helped
the children of Lot.
Psalm 83 Coalition:
·
Tents of Edom = [decedents of Esau] Palestinian Refugees
and Southern Jordanians
·
Ishmaelites = Saudi Arabians
·
Moab = Palestinian Refugees and Central
Jordanians
·
Hagrites = Egyptians
·
Gebal = Northern Lebanese
·
Ammon = Palestinian Refugees and Northern
Jordanians
·
Amalek = Arabs South of Israel
·
Philista = Palestinian Refugees and Hamas of
Gaza Strip
·
Inhabitants of Tyre = Hezbollah and Southern
Lebanese
·
Assyria = Syrians and perhaps Northern Iraqis
included
·
Children of Lot = Reference to Moab and Ammon
(above)
1.
This impending war in the Middle East will be a
major and devastating war. The Arab confederacy of Psalm 83 will be defeated
and destroyed by the army of Israel:
Jeremiah 49:2
But the days are coming, "declares the
LORD," when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites
[Ammon, Jordan]; it will become a mound of ruins, and its surrounding villages
will be set on fire. Then Israel will drive out those who drove her out,"
says the LORD.
Jeremiah 49:8
Turn and flee, hide in deep caves, you who live in
Dedan [Saudi Arabia], for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish
him [Southern Jordan].
2.
Damascus, the oldest continually inhabited city
on earth, will be drawn into the conflict, as presently, almost every known
Middle Easter terrorist organization has representation in Damascus.
a.
In this battle, Damascus will be instantly and
completely destroyed and Syria will be crushed by the IDF [Israeli Defense
Force].
