Biblical Perspective On Israeli / Palestinian Conflict - Pray For Peace
Conflict is not new to this region. Abraham fought and rescued his nephew Lot, who had been abducted ( Genesis 14:1-16 ). After they had returned from slavery in Egypt, led by Joshua, the twelve tribes of Israel fought with several local tribes like Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites, which no longer exist ( Genesis 12:7 ). David fought Goliath, the Philistine giant ( 1 Samuel 17:49,50 ). There were constant wars between them. Even the Ark of the Covenant was once taken by the Philistines, which brought bubonic plague and the humiliation of their god, Dagon. ( 1Samuel 5:1-6 ) Rebecca, the wife of Isaac, had a lot of pain as the two boys (Jacob and Esau) were fighting inside her belly and God told her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.” ( Genesis 25:23 ). But God had promised Ishmae...