This captivity is described in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. 2 John Mark every reference to time. He who was seated on the throne said, I am making everything new! Then he said, Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true. Most of the following questions can be answered from a careful study of the Timeline. It seems that mortality was the consequence of eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. These trees seem to have been deliberately planted to test how humans would use their free will. 737 Pekahiah becomes king of Israel till 736. The term Babylonian Captivity has been used to describe the period of time when the Jewish people were kept captive after the conquest of Judah. Lets put aside religious biases, mystical interpretations, or even our secular worldview. The phrase "know that I am the Lord" is not used in this final segment. When you find one dont just mechanically mark it, but interrogate the word or phrase with a few questions (Who? The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. It probably contained the first tablets of the Ten Commandments.Image: wikia.com License: CC-BY-SA, Israel's Ancient History:
flashcard sets. 1660 BC to c. 457 BC As the 1988 Hamas Charter states, Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it. There never was a Palestinian people or a Palestinian Arab nation. The location is politically sensitive in that the international community regard Jerusalem as part of both Israel and Palestine, and even that Jerusalem is not part of Israel [US Supreme Court, 2015]. Who are the 144,000? Crowning his achievements was the building of the Temple in Jerusalem, which became the center of the Jewish people's national and religious life. Millennial Jerusalem will also be called the LORD is there (Ezek 48.35) and nations will go up from year to year to worship the LORD (Zech 14.16). I suggest that you record the dates of events in the margin next to the corresponding Scripture. Civilization & Science I NO: The terms Jerusalem and Zion do not even appear in the Quran, and Mohammad never visited Jerusalem in person. The Knesset has legislative power and comprises 120 members who are also elected for a term of four years in nationwide elections. So Jesus gives a final warning: Revelation 22.18,19 THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL: The reader is left in a maze, either groping for a mere ethereal and imaginary temple that was never supposed to have any substantial existence at all, or else being presented with an actual sanctuary set in an environment which clashes at every turn with the plans and specifications outlined by the prophet." As a result, the nation of Israel is once more being blessed in the country (abundant agriculture), blessed in the city (technological innovation) and blessed in the sea (discovery of large natural resources). He lay on his side for a total of 390 + 40 = 430 days (Ezek 4.4-6), symbolizing the 430 years of sabbatical rebellion on a year for a day principle. Cities & Buildings The Ark of the Covenant, Whilst the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness, God instructed them to make an ark out of acacia wood. Secondly, God said that He would make the descendants of Abraham into a great nation which would be Gods servant and witness in the world. Record the chapter themes/titles as discussed above. But I will chasten you justly and will by no means leave you unpunished (Jer 30.11). The etymology of the name Israel is not clear, although Gen 32.28 implies that Jacob and his descendants would struggle but prevail. According to a recent Stanley Greenberg poll, only 34% of Palestinians accept two states for two peoples as the solution. There is a caveat here: this amazing transition to immortality is conditional, as explained below. Today the church has the opportunity to receive the blessings of the contract (Gods blessings). Whilst western nations led by the US and the UN favour the two-state approach, it is NOT the solution favored by the Palestinian Authority, Hamas or the Palestinian people! Malachi There will be no more night. Ascendant empire ~ Babylon. According to the Bible, Israel is indeed a special nation, chosen by God to bless mankind and to make a name for Himself. 722BC 638 Muslim/Arab conquest of the Holy Land completed. wage armed struggle aimed at destroying the State of Israel June 5, 1967 to June 10, 1967 he Six-Day War between Israel and Arab states: Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq August 29, 1967 to September 1, 1967 Meeting of the Arab League in Khartoum, which laid down the "three no's": no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no In 2014, Israels proved reserves of natural gas were 10.1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), and it is estimated that Israel may discover up to 200 Tcf. He used papal authority, the power of the pope to control a church, to try to help his fellow Frenchmen gain more power in the papacy. xref
Bible prophecy over end-time Israel speaks of great blessings on the land. The Council of Constance was held in 1414, where all the popes who claimed the papacy were told they would either be forced out of office or would need to resign. First, through Abrahams descendants came the offer to all men of reconciliation to God through Jesus Christ. The Book of Ezekiel, Click chart to enlarge James They elected their own Pope, Clement VII, to rule in France. In 1967 the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon (and later Iraq) attacked Israel, but were defeated in just six days despite the huge Arab superiority in armour, aircraft and troops. The later Assyrian kings Sargon II and his son and successor, Sennacherib, finished the demise of Israel's northern ten-tribe kingdom. That includes the West Bank. The last one, Rome, is very relevant even today since prophecy strongly suggests that a form of the Roman Empire will be in existence when Christ returns (Dan 2.34). [Similar information is given in 2Chronicles 25-27]. Note that Jesus leaves the ball in our court! In the preface of a three part series on Ezekiel's Temple Vision in the 1948 issue of Bibliotheca Sacra, Merrill Unger warns us that, "The final nine chapters of the prophecy of Ezekiel, while forming a grand climax to the prophets message, present problems and difficulties which place them among the most perplexing portions of the entire prophetic word. For the next several years things were relatively quiet in Jerusalem and Judah. Romans Israels enemies should take note of Gods promises to Israel: Whoever assails you will fall because of you no weapon that is formed against you will prosper (Isa 54.15,17) Ten of the tribes formed the Northern Kingdom (also known as the Kingdom of Israel in the Bible) with rulers descended from Jeroboam I (reigned 930 to 909 B.C.). Israel is considered by third parties to be the only free country in the region in that there is a climate of respect for civil liberties, freedom of expression, significant independent civic life, an independent media, and a military under civilian rule, link. This Chart of the History of Israel shows us, in a simple and effective way, on the one hand what are the dire consequences of sin and on the other what are the blessings that always attain to repentance and obedience to God. First Jewish Revolt against Rome. Israels King David asked a similar question. We also see Gods amazing protection (as in the 6-day war), and God building a numerous people as in the birth of numerous sons and daughters. Ruth Resist the urge to glance at what the commentaries say until you have carefully observed the text. On the second reading of the chapter, identify and record in the margin the nation to whom the prophecy is given and the ruler if mentioned. In summary form list everything you observe from the text about Ezekiel, the people to whom he was sent, and the glory of the Lord. The Jewish people were forcefully removed from their homeland, and taken to Babylon in captivity. How is it to be interpreted? Five Arab armies (Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq) then immediately invaded Israel, starting the War of Independence, 1948: Start of mass immigration to Israel (despite the war), averaging nearly 200,000 a year until the early 1950s, 1949: UN Security Council Resolution 62 called for implementation of armistice agreements leading to peace, and Israels borders re-established along the Green Line. How are they described? 0000177655 00000 n
1. It is interesting that NASA scientists predict that, eventually, the sun will expand to become a red giant and burn up the solar system, including earth, link. Jude 2005: Israel unilaterally withdrew all of its military occupation forces and settlers from the Gaza Strip (evacuation of 8,500 Israelis from 21 Jewish settlements), but retained civil and security control of the West Bank. The if-then statement in these verses reveals that it was conditional. 0000001276 00000 n
Given these historic and certain future events, we can see that the various claims on Jerusalem are actually the outworking of a spiritual battle over Jerusalem, a battle between truth and error, between the God of Israel and spiritual forces of darkness. In a fallen world who can deny that man can do either? So how many survive these onslaughts on Israel? 66 AD Jewish revolt against the Romans. The next pope, Pope Benedict XI, had to remove this excommunication. 2. Nahum prophecies Assyria's downfall. There are many surprising things about this tiny, feisty, brave nation the size of Wales, but the most astonishing is that she has survived at all. And during the end of the church age a remnant of Israel is grafted back into their own 'olive tree' (Rom 11.23) as they return to their God. Could it be that present-day Jerusalem is moved north to sit high above this valley? Jerusalem were captured and the Temple and city walls were destroyed. The real reason for the aggression is spiritual, not political or even humanitarian. [US Energy Information Administration, Wikimedia Commons], Israels past and future borders. 2 Kings Putting their trust in Western Civilization was never again going to be enough. We see this in his attempts to redefine marriage for example, and in his attempts to replace national Israel with the church (Replacement Theology). No longer will there be any curse. Jews have won a total of 41% of all the Nobel Prizes in economics, 28% of medicine, 26% of physics and 19% of chemistry. 1450 BC Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. 17:3 ), placing them at Halah, Habor, etc. Where and when did Ezekiel begin his prophetic ministry? As we read on in the Bible we discover that man in immortal (spirit) form will one day live with his Creator God on a new and perfect earth! 0000007747 00000 n
Now a brief timeline of key events: God gave Israel her own land (ancient Canaan) through an unconditional covenant with Abraham Through Abraham's descendants all nations would be blessed through Israel's Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus) God renamed Abraham's grandson Jacob and called him "Israel" This is now underway, The 1922 British Mandate for Palestine sought a homeland for the Jewish nation, Israel, The Mandate encouraged Jewish immigration (aliyah), resulting in a 7400 percent in about 100 years, 1948: the Declaration of the State of Israel, Jews are returning in unbelief, as prophesied (and will suffer tribulation under a revived Roman Empire), 313 636: Byzantine rule. This happened during a time when the pope was no longer located in Rome, and instead, lived in France. 1880 BC Jacob and his family move to Egypt to live with Joseph. Record the theme/title of each chapter. and if anyone takes away from or distorts the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away [from that one] his share from the tree of life and from the holy city (new Jerusalem), which are written in this book. We can dismiss the Genesis account as myth, and many do. God said to Abram: Get out of your country, from your family and from your fathers house, to a land that I will show you. The term means Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, so the destruction of Israel and the re-establishment of an Islamic caliphate in the land of Israel is the declared objective of militant Islam, link. The home of the pope remained in Avignon until 1378. Matthew Today, Israel has been restored as a nation and is blessed with progress, protection, resources and intelligence. Roman Emperor Hadrian destroys Jerusalem and builds Aelia Capitolina, a pagan city in its place. 5Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. After this comes the literal end of the world the physical destruction of the present earth through intense heat (2 Pet 3.7,10). But before they could enter Canaan they had to spend 40 harsh years in the desert wilderness (the Sinai Peninsular) due to their disobedience and unbelief. 0000006839 00000 n
First, it represented the only place on earth where God promised to manifest himself to man (v22). The scattering of Israel caused the nations to dishonour the God of Israel, and God is now gathering the remnant of Israel and Judah to restore His holy name (Isa 11.11,12 Ezek 36.20-24). Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula, but after international condemnation, Israel was forced to withdraw. Enlarge image. Like Paul, they wishto proclaim the Good News that God has fulfilled the promise He made to the Patriarchs: The Messiah has come (see Acts 13:14-39). In the context of Rev 7, the 144,000 are servants of God made ready to proclaim the gospel to the nations in the great Tribulation (Rev 7.14). Over the past 100 years Israel has engineered a national water carrier system and desalination plants, and she drains water from large aquifers under the desert. Besides blessing all nations through Christ, God made Israel to be His witness to the nations (Isa 43.10) and to be His servant (Isa 49.3). The period of Mamluk decline was darkened by political and economic upheavals, plagues, locust invasions, and devastating earthquakes. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. First, an amazing promise to those who trust in the risen Jesus: Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. It is an agreement with promises of delivery, but also with stipulations and penalty clauses. Why? The truth is that a New Heaven and a New Earth is prophesied. Nahum This actually corresponds to 70 Sabbath years, link, corresponding to the 70 Sabbath years that the land was kept from its rest. Gradual decline of towns, commerce and Jewish communities, 1517 1917: Ottoman rule. Model of the Second Temple, The Temple of Solomon was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC. Note why he was to speak in that way and the significance of his action. 0000074417 00000 n
In Genesis they read Gods promise to Jacob, grandson of Abraham: The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your descendants after you (Gen 35.12). 0000003622 00000 n
In Genesis 22:1-18 we read how God tested Abraham. 4:11-12). It is well known that there is a geological fault line running east-west through the Mount of Olives and just south of Jerusalem, link. The prophet Ezekiel saw this restoration of Israel in his vision of the valley of dry bones (Ezek 37). the Assyrians begin to attack the Kingdom of Israel and its capital Samaria (2Kings 17:5). 0000003648 00000 n
Subsequently, in 70 AD theRomans committed genocide against the Jews, smashed the Temple in Jerusalem and declared the land of Israel would be no more. The Southern or Kingdom of Judah lasted as an independent Kingdom from 930 to 597 B.C. Others agree: Israel is the very embodiment of Jewish continuity: It is the only nation on earth that inhabits the same land, bears the same name, speaks the same language, and worships the same G-d that it did 3,000 years ago [Charles Krauthammer The Weekly Standard, May 11, 1998]. TO THE INDUCTIVE STUDY OF EZEKIEL, FIRST YOU WILL WANT TO ESTABLISH THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT BY UNDERSTANDING THE TIMELINE. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. She has been on the front line in the War against Terror and has been fighting the Wests battles for it, decades before 9/11 or 7/7 ever happened. There the pope was heavily influenced by the French king. They pillage the temple and take Judah's king, as well as people including the prophets Daniel and Ezekiel, back to Babylon. The Babylonians, in 586, lay siege to Judah and Jerusalem one last time, destroying the city and burning Jerusalem's temple to the ground. Civilization owes Judaism a debt it can never repay, and support for the right of a Jewish homeland to exist is the bare minimum we can provide. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. The popes who ruled in Avignon during this event included Pope John XXII from 1316-1334, Pope Benedict XII from 1334 to 1342, Pope Clement VI from 1342 to 1352, Pope Innocent VI from 1352 to 1362, Pope Urban V from 1362 to 1370 and Pope Gregory XI from 1370 to 1378. King David conquered Jerusalem in 1052 BC and today, in the Old City of Jerusalem (enlarge image), lies the rock (Mount Moriah) where Abraham offered up Isaac for sacrifice to God around 1800 BC (Gen 22.2). 841 BCE Israel pays tribute to Assyria . We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Hebrews Their mission was to teach the world by their example and be Gods witness to the nations. Ezekiel would see visions of another temple and another Jerusalem a city that would be known by the glorious name Jehovahshammah, the LORD is there! Or is there any value in being circumcised? . Rain in the Judean desert. In 1915 there were just 83,000 Jews but this increased to over 6.2 million Jews in 2015. Mans life span may well extend to at least 100 years (Isa 65.20,22) but physical death inevitably follows. As you look at the prophecy, list what is going to happen, to whom or what it will happen, and when it will happen. Muslims conquered The Levant (which embraces all of Israel and much more, link) in the 7th century and the land of Israel remained in Muslim hands (apart from the brief Crusader period) until liberated from the Muslim Turks by the British in 1917. [The CIA, Wikimedia]. The center branch represents Divine light (understanding) from God and the six branches represent human efforts to spread this light to the Gentiles (Isa 42.6). Although that may be a valid observation, it would hardly distinguish this chapter from others. .and how historical truth relates to religious truth, The BibleHuman Story or Divine Revelation? More . The critiques brought against the Catholic Church would only grow, later leading to the Protestant Reformation.