May 14th mark’s Israel’s Independence Day. On that day in 1948, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the modern state of Israel in Tel Aviv, just as the British mandate over Palestine ended. It was the rebirth of the Jewish state after 2000 years. This is unique in history. No other nation has been without a state to call its own for 2000 years and maintained its language, religion, and culture, then returning to it’s native land.

The next day it was attacked by Arab neighboring states, but survived and thrived, as it has, to this day. There have been a few other major wars during this present history, with Israel being attacked each time, but victorious each time and gaining a bit more of thier land back each time.

There is really only one plasible explanation — the Bible and the God of the Bible, who gave the land to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their descendants forever, and has caused it to be so. Shalom, Israel. May all who love you enjoy peace.

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“Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.’” (Exodus 32:13 NIV)

“I will remember my covenant with Jacob and my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.” (Leviticus 26:42)

“Though I scatter them among the peoples, yet in distant lands they will remember me. They and their children will survive, and they will return.” (Zechariah 10:9)

“Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children.” (Isaiah 66:8)

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘May those who love you be secure.'” (Psalm 122:6)