The Canaanites (Hebrew: , Modern: Kna'anim, Tiberian: Knanm) are said to have been one of seven regional ethnic divisions or "nations" driven out by the Israelites following the Exodus. Its precise dimensions are given in Ezek 45.1-5 and it is in the center of this special section of land (see Fig.4). they will oppose her on every side From the rise of Zionism to the present day, Israel has not been welcomed on the world scene. Click to see large. The borders also include Gaza, significant parts of present-day Syria and probably all of Lebanon. They were Hebrew Israelites. NO! 2 I will send foreigners to Babylon Because of their treatment of Israel, they were destroyed by God. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life. Tyre DID capture Israelites after the Assyrian conquest and take them in ships and sold them to Greece as slaves. Image copyright: Future Red Giant Earth Fsgregs at the English language Wikipedia project [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons. To Abram (Abraham) God promised: I will make you a great nation and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed (Gen 12.2,3), And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to make a name for Himself (2 Sam 7.23). Jesus quoted a Jewish euphemism, twice. They settled mainly in the area currently referred to as Israel, including the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights, although the tribes of Gad, Reuben and part of Manasseh settled east of the Jordan (Fig.1). This is the place described as THE LORD IS THERE (Ezek 48.35). Unfortunately, as long as Arab countries refuse to recognize Israel and continue to attack her, such cohabitation would seem to be impossible. From its fountain heads to the Dead Sea it rushes down one continuous inclined plane, only broken by a series of rapids or precipitous falls. When the spies visited the region, the lake must have been much larger than it is now. I LOVE YOU ALL IN JESUS! I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. This of course is nothing new. Would they have continued to live and not die? Such a fate of the invaders is suggested in Zech 14.12. Sadly, not all partake of this eternal blessing and fellowship with God. Nu 34:12 The Jordan rises from several sources near Panium (Banias), and passes through the lakes of Merom (Huleh) and Gennesaret. Israel reached the peak of her power some 500 years later under King Solomon. It may safely be reckoned at 10,000 feet.Hermon in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE hur'-mon (chermon; Codex Vaticanus, Haermon): 1. Evidence from the Tanach (the Hebrew Bible), the New Testament, historians like Josephus, and archaeology all testify to the existence of a huge, impressive Temple in Jerusalem. In the Creation account of Genesis, we read about a paradise-like garden called Eden, where two important trees were planted by God: the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It is one of the most conspicuous mountains in Israel or Syria. In 1915 there were just 83,000 Jews but this increased to over 6.2 million Jews in 2015. They aim for a single state a Palestinian state. The eastern declivities are steep and bare; the western slopes are more gradual; and while the upper reaches are barren, the lower are well wooded; and as one descends he passes through fruitful vineyards and orchards, finally entering the rich fields below, in Wady etteim. And when Jesus came He wept for His people for He knew they were going to suffer and be dispersed amongst the nations. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. 4. Today, out of thew 8.3 million people in Israel (2015) the demographic mix is: Jewish (75%), Arab (21%), Others, including Christian (4%). But God has compassion on His people (Deut 30.3-5) and promised that He would bring them back from the nations and place them back in their own land: And (the Lord) will lift up a standard for the nations, and assemble the banished ones of Israel, and will gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth (Isa 11.12) It is the place of Christs throne on earth a glorious place in the midst of the children of Israel. The southern boundary is defined by a brook in Num 34.5 and Ezek 47.19 and by a river in Gen 15.18. PLEASE ALL BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST WHO DIED ONCE FOR ALL FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS! Dont sell Israel short. In Genesis 15 God meets Abram again promising him the land of Canaan again and defining its boundaries. First, through Abrahams descendants came the offer to all men of reconciliation to God through Jesus Christ. The total area consisted of around 12,000 square miles, from Syria in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west, and from Mount Hermon in the north to the Arabian Desert in the south. The Sea of Galilee was 700 feet below sea level in Biblical times. Thank you for this Mary. He sums it up like this: 1 Corinthians 15.53 Moses commands Israel to take the land (1:20-21). The seven-branched lampstand (Israels Menorah) well-summarizes the purpose of Israel both now and in the Millennium. Israel today is an island of less than nine million immigrants surrounded by a sea of three hundred million enemies, many of them eager to wipe the tiny nation off the map. Mt. Lets put aside religious biases, mystical interpretations, or even our secular worldview. 2. Even today, the modern nation of Israel . Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,because you have obeyed me.. He spoke of a hope of mans spirit form in the future, as distinct from flesh and blood. There were many Rivers, lakes, and mountain streams in Old Testament Israel. 1Ch 5:23 It stands at the southern end, and is the culminating point of the anti- Libanus range; it towers high above the ancient border city of Dan and the fountains of the Jordan, and is the most conspicuous and beautiful mountain in Israel or Assyria. NO! (November 2018) Map showing the borders of the Promised Land, based on the Bible. during the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose III. Thanks James. In fact, since prophecy is not precise, some see several major Middle East wars just before the close of this age and the Second Coming of Christ. In contrast, Ezek 47 and 48 state that the land in Millennial Israel will be divided equally between the tribes, and in an east-west way (parallel sections): The Sovereign Lord said, These are the boundaries of the land that is to be divided among the twelve tribes I solemnly promised your ancestors that I would give them possession of this land; now divide it equally among you. Geoff. The land that he would inherit stretched from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia (Gen. 15:18-21). I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. And during the final war against Israel prophecy says that God will again clearly intervene to protect His people: Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle (Zech 14.3). It is also called Baal-hermon (Judg. JUST COME HOME! In fact, Israel becomes the focus of world attention as she once more takes up her role as God's witness to the nations (Isa 43.1,10 and 2 Sam 7.23), link. Ed:], The prophecy you so beautifully quote And I will give unto thee (O Abraham), the land wherein thou art a stranger, ALL THE LAND OF CANAAN (Palestine), for an ever-lasting possession, and I will be their God GENESIS 17:8. The people of Israel are once more becoming Gods witness to the nations. The land known as Canaan was situated in the territory of the southern Levant, which today encompasses Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, and the southern portions of Syria and Lebanon. Additional Detailed outlines: a. But there is hope. Israel is the central player in that spiritual world. We do need to stick to Holy Scripture, otherwise self gets in the way of Holy Truth . And of course, as we mentioned, the Arabs claim . The atomic constants and the molecular structure of matter were made through Jesus. Still Bethshan and Jericho to the west, Gerasa, Pella and Gadara to the east of it were important cities, and caused a good deal of traffic between the two opposite banks. The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. cataract or else breast-plate, from senar "to clatter" (Deuteronomy 3:8-9; Ezekiel 27:5); among the Sidonians Sirion, the breast-plate, a name given from the rounded snowy top glittering in the sun, from shaarah "to glitter" (Psalm 29:6). The scriptures refer to the promised land in different ways. See SIRION; SENIR; SION. Lets try and identify the biblical geographic boundaries. For example, they verify Gods plan for the Jewish Temple, the existence of King David, and the existence of Jewish synagogues in the Holy Land up to the Muslim conquest in 638 AD. Israel had to be obedient to Gods requirements in order to receive His blessings. In fact, the number of Jews in Israel today has increased by over 7,000 percent in just 100 years! 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. Includes inset of: "A map of the fourty years sojourning of the children of Israel through the wilderness to the Land of Canaan" and notes. AMEN! The New Testament comes very close to using the expression promised land when the book of Hebrews says, land of promise., By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise . Bethel, Ai, and Gibbeon sat along this route. In the early 20th century the land of Israel was a mix of many peoples representing some 50 languages and there was no common Arab identity. Currently, Israel has strong support from some western NGOs like Freedom House. Hopefully to the neighborhoods of any goyim that support it. These are: The boundaries defined in Numbers 34 are shown in Fig.2 and in Ezek 47.13-20 we find more boundary detail which confirm these boundaries. . The tribe of Levi is missing from our map because they and their descendants were consecrated, by God, to be his priests. Israel may be seeing these blessings today (enlarge map). League of Nations documents of the 1920s refer to the local Arab population as existing non-Jewish communities. And they will reign for ever and ever. Image: Biblical Maps. 14; Num. Its up to us to find the meaning of life through Jesus. Gog may very well be Allah. Sea of Galilee: The Sea of Galilee occupiesJudges 7:25 - And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.Joshua 13:23 - And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border [thereof]. The Knesset has legislative power and comprises 120 members who are also elected for a term of four years in nationwide elections. Sometime after the death of Joseph a new king reigned over Egypt. THEY ASSUME THERE IS A PALESTINIAN LAND So Christs exact return date is not given in scripture and no one knows it except the Father. "The dew of Hermon" (Psalm 133:3) is used proverbially of an abundant, refreshing dew. Copyright Like The Master Ministries. Israel is a light to the nations (Isa 49.6). Who has ever seen anything as strange as this? 8. 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. So today Israel is meeting much of its water needs by purifying seawater from the Mediterranean and some 80% of domestic water in Israeli cities comes from desalinated water (the desalination facilities are connected to the NWC). . In fact, the spiritual aggression shown to Israel (and to the true followers of Christ) will intensify towards the end of this age (Rev 12.13-17). 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. And in 1967 the Jews took full control of Jerusalem after 2500 years of Gentile rule. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Fundamentalist Christians believe that modern Israel, and not the church, will be central in world affairs at the close of this age. Image: James Emery, Douglasville, USA [CC BY 2.0], Wikimedia. Did their lives have any real meaning? Rivers and Streams East of the Jordan flowing westward: 5. 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. The tribes listed above are named after the sons of Jacob. Then God said, Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.So God created mankind in his own image,in the image of God he created them;male and female he created them. Revelation 21.8 says: But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. There is no doubt as far as we can see that the Return of Jesus Christ to collect His READY bride is IMMINENT! To this day, Syrians live in a desert without proper agriculture. A jury convicted Kaulana Alo-Kaonohi and Levi Aki Jr. in November, finding that they were motivated by Christopher Kunzelman . And into the start of the night portion of the 7th day, 7th Millenium! And it shall be that in whatever tribe the stranger dwells, there you shall give him his inheritance, says the Lord God (Ezek 47.22-23). 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 This may surprise you. Israels current borders are hotly contested as governments insist on ignoring the true legal position. A non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation. More . Jerusalem was first divided through the 1948-49 Arab invasion of Israel, but at no time was East Jerusalem under legal ownership by an Arab entity. 34:1-6). . ACTS 7:5. Image: Central and Northern Arava R&D. In reality there can be no lasting, workable two-state solution. A generation according to Gods Word is three score years and ten, 70 years. - -ED.) Warren, is a plateau comparatively level; here are two small peaks lying N. and S., about 400 yards from each other. 2 Kings 18 and 19, 2 Chronicles 32, and Isaiah 36 and 37. Maybe not. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. In the last days God promises Israel: I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing (Ezek 34.26) Has there been a change in rainfall? Every believer will stand before the judgement seat of Christ (2 Cor 5:10, 1 Cor 3:10-14, Romans 14:10-12) and give account for what we did to advance the gospel to all nations. Without doubt there is an overall bias in the UN against Israel. Strictly speaking, todays Jews (Hebrew, Yehudim) are those who follow Judaism and who are descendants from the kingdom of Judah. Its width varies form 45 to 180 feet, and it is from 3 to 12 feet deep. 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