May 14, 1948 - Israel Reborn

 

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ISRAEL REBORN - MAY 14, 1948

The country of Israel was reborn as a nation in one day on May 14, 1948.  After 1,878 years (since 70 AD), without a country, the Jewish people were back in the land God had promised to them.  it was a miracle that could only be brought about by God Himself.  We celebrate with Israel this momentous event!

Many Old Testament prophecies have been fulfilled as a result of Israel's rebirth and revitalization.  It's exciting to see God's plan unfolding - just as He said it would thousands of years ago.  Let's look at two of these fulfilled prophecies:

       This skeleton from the Apothecary Shop in Williamsburg, Virginia, represents the bones that come together from the Valley of Dry Bones, spoken of in Ezekiel 37:1-14. This is one of my favorite prophecies that God is currently fulfilling.  The scene described by the prophet is quite graphic and utterly supernatural as we watch dry bones that are scattered across the valley floor, rise up and begin attaching themselves to one another until they resemble this picture. It doesn't stop there, however, as they continue to layer on sinew and skin until, "breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army," verse 10. 

       These dry bones changed into an army represents God's people, and God said, "Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord..."

        Ever since God brought Israel back together as a nation in 1948, Jewish people have been streaming back into their land. By the end of the year that Israel became a nation in 1948, there were 650,000 Jewish residents, today there are 7 million Jewish residents.  God is bringing His people back to their land, just as He said He would do!

     These figs I saw in a market in Italy, represent the beautiful fruits and vegetables growing in the nation of Israel.  Israel is brimming with produce and their cows hold the world record for liters of milk per cow. 

      The fields in this country laid desolate and barren for many centuries when the Jewish people were scattered from their homeland.  But, when Jewish rule returned, so did fertility return to the soil.  The prophet Ezekiel wrote, "This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited," 36:35.

These are just two of the wonderful and miraculous aspects of God's fulfilled prophecy in the land of Israel. It's exciting to watch prophecy that was written thousands of years ago, coming to fulfillment before our eyes.  God tells us, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may they prosper who love you," Psalm 122:6.

SHALOM - AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ISRAEL!!!