Shabbat Midrash (Teaching) Outlines

The "Land for Peace" Lie - Part III

Possession and Dispersion

The covenant made with Abraham and his descendants gave the children of Israel the "promised land" as an everlasting possession - (Gen 13:14,15/Gen 15:17,18) - see map
At a predetermined time, however, their descendants would be scattered (dispersed) among the Gentile nations - Lev 26:31-33
The words spoken by Moses predated Israel's conquest of the land of Caanan
1300 years prior to the birth of Yeshua, the Israelites were destined to be dispersed from the land given to them as their heritage - see map

Assyrian Dispersion

After the reign of Solomon, King David's son, the 10 Northern Tribes renounced their allegiance and the "promised land" was divided into the kingdoms of Judah and Israel
In 722 BC Israel fell to the Assyrians and the 10 Northern Tribes were taken as captives to various parts of the Assyrian empire

Babylonian Dispersion

In 586 BC, a century and a half later, the Southern Kingdom was taken by the Babylonian army led by Nebuchadnezzar. Jerusalem was ramsacked, the Temple burned, and the captives exiled to Babylon. After 70 years of captivity in Babylon, the restoration of the Israelites to the "promised land" began. Unfortunately, as the prophets foretold, their descendants would experience the third and most devastating of the dispersion.

Roman Dispersion

Yeshua, speaking to the religious leaders in 33 AD, declared the purpose and time of the third dispersion - Matt 23:35,36
70 AD-135 AD - Rebellions against the tyranny of Imperial Rome
Roman armies crushed each revolt so ruthlessly that the ground was saturated with Jewish blood
The Romans sought to eradicate their Jewish identity in the land
Jewish Temple destroyed in 70 AD
Severed the system of "sacrificial worship" from Judaism
Roman Emperor Hadrin rebuilt Jerusalem as a Roman city called Aelia Capitalina
Jews sold as slaves
Remnant of Jews left in the land forbidden to enter the city
Land of Judea renamed Syria-Palestine after the Philistines

Restoration

Ezekiel 36:24,25
The restoration of the Jews and the land would end both sentences - dispersion and desolation

20th Century - First Waves of Jewish Immigrants

WWI (1914-1918)

Conclusion of WWI initiated tremendous upheaval within kingdoms and reshaped the face of the world map
Cataclysmic event that changed the Middle East - defeat and break up of the Ottoman Empire
Palestine, including Jerusalem, was liberated from 400 years of Turkish rule

Balfour Declaration

Divinely directed steps
British Empire established itself as predominate power in Middle East
Lord Balfour, British Foreign Secretary - sympathetic toward Jewish asperation to have a homeland
Several Jewish spokesmen influenced him to authorize a declaration approved by Parliament to make Palestine the Jewish homeland
Objections from a few cabinet members led to the "watering down" of the original declaration - the land given was far less than originally proposed

Zionism

In the latter part of the 19th century, the implanted seed within the Jewish hearts blossomed into maturity - Zionism was borne
Woodrow Wilson was instrumental in getting Britain to issue the Balfour Declaration
League of Nations in 1920 authorized a mandate for Great Britain to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine

Arab Nationalism - Anti-Semitism

News media misled people to believe that Arabs had independent states for centuries
Politicians misled Arabs for their own selfish gain
Arab peasants in the land eking out a meager existence became easy prey to volatile leaders who turned their poverty into hatred for the Jews - sound familiar?

First 20th Century "Land for Peace" Deal - 1922

WWII (1939-1945)

Great Britain gave in to Arab demands
Issued McDonald White Paper (1939) - Jewish immigration cut to 1500/month
Four months later Great Britain engaged in WWII
Restrictions by Great Britain on Jewish immigration left many Jews trapped in Europe
6 million exterminated by demonic Nazi war machine
The greatest contemporary hero in the Arab world was "Hitler"
Arabs received 7 seats in UN Assembly - Jews were without a country

Second "Land for Peace" Deal (1947)

War of Independence (1948)

League of Nations mandate for Great Britain to govern Palestine ended in 1948
Jews proclaimed their independence on May 14, 1948
After 1800 years of painful travail, Israel was reborn in one day as a nation, fulfilling the prophetic word of God - see map
Isaiah 66:8-10
Arabs (140 million) attacked with 5 armies the 650,000 Jews in Israel
To the world's astonishment, the Jewish army valiantly drove back the Arab invaders
Only people of faith understood that the Jews, in order to fulfill their prophetic destiny, were sustained by the "power of God"!
Most disturbing was that Jerusalem became a divided city for the first time in its history
The Jews controlled West Jerusalem, the Jordanian Arabs the East, including the old city with its holy sites
Independence! But what an enormous cost - 3/4 of the land originally designated for the Jews in the Balfour Declaration was given to the Arabs

*** How long will God tolerate this mockery of His decree with His chosen people? ***

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