Editor Note: For a more thorough understanding of the Israel – Arab land dispute, I have quoted and edited some of Baxter, and added more insights. Shared on Facebook Nov 7, 2023 by Dan Baxter
The land of Israel has been populated by the Jewish people since 2000 BC (BC… as in “Before Christ”)
Here’s the timeline…
Jews in the Land of Israel
(per Dan Baxter research):
1900 BC: Abraham chosen by God as the Father of the Jewish Nation.
1900 BC: Isaac, Abraham’s son, rules over Israel.
1850 BC: Jacob, son of Issac, rules over Israel.
1400 BC: Moses leads the people out of Egypt and back to Israel.
1010 BC: King David unites the 12 tribes into one nation.
970 BC: King Solomon, son of David, builds the first temple structure in Jerusalem
930 BC: Israel is divided into two kingdoms, the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah.
800s BC: The rise of the prophets, God’s messengers.
722 BC: Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrians.
605 BC: Kingdom Judah is conquered by the Babylonians.
586 BC: Solomon’s Temple is destroyed by the Babylonians.
539 BC: Persians conquer the Babylonians and take control of Israel.
538 BC: The Jews return to Israel from exile.
520 BC: The Temple is rebuilt.
450 BC: Reforms made by Ezra and Nehemiah.
433 BC: Malachi is the end of the prophetic age.
432 BC: The last group of Jews return from exile.
333 BC: The Greeks conquer the Persian empire.
323 BC: The Egyptian and Syrian empire take over Israel.
167 BC: Hasmonean’s recapture Israel, and the Jews are ruled independently.
70 BC: Romans conquer Israel.
20 BC: King Herod builds the “second” temple
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6 BC: Jesus Christ is born in Bethlehem
70 AD: Romans destroy the temple
After that, the people were captives to the Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, and Crusaders. Through all of these events, the Jewish people continued to live in Israel. There were more or less of them, depending on the centuries, but there was never a time when the Jews didn’t live in the land.
They stayed,
they built their communities,
they raised their families,
practiced their faith and they suffered at the hands of many outside rulers, but they always kept their faith.
In 1948, the UN established the State of Israel, the nation of Jews.”
“God will always provide a way for his chosen people to live in Israel, as He has for thousands of years.” – Dan Baxter
Jacqueline Sea commented on Facebook to Baxter, writing:
“God himself kicked the Jews out of Israel: twice.
Y’all need to read the Bible.”
OMG Editor response:
Yes, He did, Jacqueline. He fulfilled His warning about deviating from His will:
64 And the Lord will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other; and there you will [be forced to] serve other gods, [lifeless gods of] wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
– Deuteronomy 28:64 AMP VERSION
God’s Promise to the Jews
The full context of this, however (Jacqueline Sea), is that God then promised that the Jews would return to their homeland. This they did after being scattered in 70AD. They became a nation again in 1948. Almost 2000 years later — God brought them back and established them in their own nation.
God gave Israel the land
“Now, O Israel, listen and pay attention to the statutes and the judgments (God’s legal decisions) which I am teaching you to do, so that you may live and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you. – Deuteronomy 4:1
Peaceful coexistence is only possible as we forgive and work-out solutions to disagreements. This is true within marriages, friendships, communities, nations — and living in harmony with neighboring countries. Work at it. Make peace happen.
– Source: Shared on Facebook Nov 7, 2023 by Dan Baxter
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Myths and Facts – A guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict | by Mitchell G. Bard | 2012 | 336 pages | American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE) | Source: http://www.JewishVirtualLibrary.org | Available as PDF download: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths3/MythsEnglish2012.pdf
From whom are the modern Palestinians descended? | Article from gotquestions.org:
“According to the Torah, the land God promised to Abraham was originally called Canaan.
“And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there” (Genesis 11:31 NIV).
– Source: Abraham’s Family Feud – Part 1 | Randy Nettles | rev310.net | 11.24.2023
Abraham’s Family Feud – Part 1 | Randy Nettles | rev310.net | 11.24.2023
“Who are the modern-day Palestinians? What are the historical origins of the Palestinians, and why are they in constant conflict with the nation of Israel? What does the Bible have to say about this conflict and how it will end?
“After Terah died in Haran, Abram departed and traveled to the Promised Land. “So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came” (Genesis 12:4-5 NIV).
“It was at this time that the LORD appeared unto Abram and made a promise (an unconditional covenant) to him. “And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto your seed will I give this land: and there built an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.” Abram and his family entered the land of Canaan in 2084 AM (1876 BC according to my reckoning). Abram was 75 years old at this time.
“The descendants of Ishmael became known as Arabs, which basically means “nomads.” From the beginning, the descendants of Ishmael were a warlike people, as “they lived in hostility toward all the tribes related to them” (Genesis 25:18 NIV). This fulfilled God’s earlier word that Ishmael would be “a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers” (Genesis 16:12 NIV).
Abraham’s Family Feud – Part II | Randy Nettles | rev310.net | 12.11.2023
David Jack – Commentary at end of article about Part II. Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
“Great article and a picture of the history of Israel. I could see the grace and mercy of God all the way through the victory and failure of the nation to obey God. This is so pertinent to where we are in the current world situation, especially in Israel.”
Abraham’s Family Feud – Part III
God still shows His displeasure dramatically – even today
Revelation 9:20 The wickedness of idolatry is so deep and deceptive that idolaters refuse to repent in spite of the overwhelming evidence of God’s displeasure with them (Psalm 135:18; 115:8).
– BibleGateway Footnote for Revelation 9:20.
“Lord, make me to know my end
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how transient I am.
5 “Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath.
– Psalm 39:4-5
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11 Falsehoods About the 2023 War Against Israel | The Epoch Times | By Arthur Wiegenfeld |11.23.2023 | Updated:11.23.2023
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