Page 13 - Why Israel?

WHY ISRAEL 7
Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The Lord of hosts is His name:
“If this fixed order departs
From before Me,” declares the Lord,
“Then the offspring of Israel also will cease From being a nation before Me forever.” (JEREMIAH 31:35-37)
While the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, and many other nations of the Bible have long since assimilated into the milieu of modern nations, the Jewish people remain, speaking the same language, following many of the same customs, and wor- shipping the same God as in the Biblical record. In fact, God’s Word says that the Jewish people will only cease being a nation before Him IF the sun, moon and stars stop their rising and shining and setting!
Such a phenomenon begs the question: why Israel?
Why has Israel survived dispersion, oppression, and geno- cide? Why have the Jewish people been driven from their land so many times in the past, yet they continue to long for it and now protect it with their very lives? Why does a Jewish state, the state of Israel, exist today and thrive despite fierce opposition? Why should Israel be important to every Christian?
Should Christians support Israel and the Jewish people today? What is our Biblical mandate as it relates to His Chosen People?
Evidence of the Biblical case for supporting Israel abounds. It is confirmed repeatedly in Scripture and it all starts with a covenant as I mentioned earlier. A covenant is an agreement