Deuteronomy 6:1-3 NKJV — “Now this is the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the LORD your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, “that you may fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged. “Therefore hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly as the LORD God of your fathers has promised you—‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’
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Israel, the land promised by God. A land that His people would occupy, settle and live. A land that millions visit to see and walk where Jesus, the disciples and the prophets lived. To visit Galilee, Nazareth, the Jordan River, Bethlehem and Jerusalem can be a very enlightening and spiritual experience. Israel, also known as the Holy Land, is a country that has been in dispute since its reformation in 1948. Borders and territories have been negotiated and fought over and no matter what is agreed upon there are always disputes about the agreements.
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The Golan Heights are the latest to be disputed by Syria and the United Nations. The General Assembly voted on a resolution condemning Israel’s presence in the Golan Heights which brought criticism from the United States. The US voted against an annual resolution condemning the “occupation” of the Golan Heights, a change from the U.S. decision to abstain in 2017 and ripped into the body’s alleged anti-Israel bias, part of an increasingly pro-Israel stance under the Trump administration. The resolution passed 151-2 (with 14 abstentions) and came as part of a broader package of anti-Israel resolutions that passed a marathon General Assembly committee hearing. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 war in the region and later annexed it. The move has been repeatedly condemned by the U.N.
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley called the resolution “useless” and said if it ever made sense “it surely does not today” amid the atrocities by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “The resolution is plainly biased against Israel. Further, the atrocities the Syrian regime continues to commit prove its lack of fitness to govern anyone,” she said in a statement. “The destructive influence of the Iranian regime inside Syria presents major threats to international security. ISIS and other terrorist groups remain in Syria and this resolution does nothing to bring any parties closer to a peace agreement. The United States will vote no.”
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The Golan Heights covers an area of 444 square miles is a natural and important barrier that God has provided for His people. The Gaza strip, West Bank and the Golan Heights may be a point of contention with the adversaries of Israel but this is the land God promised and provided and His covenant was clear. We must pray for the peace of Jerusalem and Israel and believe that God will protect Israel and all those that love them.
Deuteronomy 8:7-10 NKJV — “For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; “a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; “a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper. “When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you.
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