By Steven J. Hogan
~ A Saturday Morning Post #307 ~
One of the biggest questions in the world has to do with the land of Israel. Is it the Jews or the Palestinians? If you have read my posts then you know what God tells us in the Bible, that the land of Israel is for the Jewish people. (Gen. 12:1-2, 15:18-21, 17:3-8; Ps. 105:8-11; Ez. 36-37, Zech. 14:1-3; Matt. 24:15-16, etc.). Yet millions of Muslims, Arabs, and Antisemites strongly disagree, and many are even willing to kill, and be killed, for this most valuable land.
I have recently been focusing on what the Bible says about the Jewish people and their land, but I thought it would be good to give proof of their right to possess the land from a historical perspective. Just recently I discovered an excellent and enlightening article on this subject, “A Palestinian State: Fact or Fiction?” . Without a doubt, it’s the best one I have ever read on this relevant subject, and I strongly encourage you to read it as well.
Here is a quote from the beginning of this important article about who has the right to possess the land of Israel. It is continued in its entirety in the “Article” section of this blog site.
“The eyes of the world are often turned to the Middle East, Israel, Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount. We are told again and again of the great struggle for a homeland for a race of people know as ‘Palestinians’. They desire, we are told, the restoration of their homeland, usurped by the Israelis and the United Nations.”
“In addition, they are willing to conduct a ‘jihad’ (holy war) to protect the sanctity of the third most sacred spot of Islam – the Temple Mount. All of this is presented to us on an almost daily basis as fact. But is it indeed factual, or have we been sold a ‘bill of goods’? An understanding of the historical background of everything involved will help us to put it all in perspective.”