WHO OWNS THE LAND OF CANNAN (ISREAL)?
Many years ago by Divine mathematics the family of Jacob (son
of Isaac, son of Abraham) whose name was changed to Israel by God ended up as slaves
in a town in Egypt known as Goshen. God’s initial plan was for them to be in
Egypt as slaves for a period of 400 years, during this time, God wanted to “format”
Jacob and “install” Israel into their life in preparation for a very long
journey, but somewhere along the line Moses who was born by a Jewish parents
and trained in the Palace of Pharaoh decided to help God after reading the
history of his people’s stay in Egypt. This attempt by Moses added another30
years to God’s initial plan, the lesson here being, that man born of a woman
cannot help God. Moses a slave boy was trained in Pharaoh’s palace as the son
of Pharaoh’s daughter by man’s wisdom to become the heir apparent to the throne
of Egypt, for a period of 40 years. The wisdom of man is foolishness to God, so
the Almighty and Omnipotent God by yet another Divine mathematics sent Moses to
the wilderness for 40 years to erase some of the knowledge acquired by Moses in
the palace which will not be useful for the assignment set before him. Any
history of Egypt that does not have a reasonable slot accounting for the period
the Jews lived and served them as slaves is fraudulent and an attempt to
confuse the world because a period of 430years in the history of a Nation
cannot be easily wished away.
The journey from Goshen to Canaan covers thousands of kilometers
inhibited by hostile Nations who will not grant Israel access through their
land except they have to fight a war. The Israelites never settled in any of
the conquered land because that was not the Divine grant they simply moved on. Moses led the Israelites through this journey
until he came to the edge of the Land and was shown the promise Land by God
before he died. God buried Moses himself, because till this day nobody saw his
grave, but he died and was buried.
Then enter Joshua the commander of God’s people. The book of
Joshua is a book of war. He fought his way to river Jordan, and when he crossed
the Jordan he conquered 31 Kings, and their cities were destroyed before moving
into the promise land.
The land of Canaan, the Promised Land, a land flowing with
milk and Horney, which was promised by God to the people of Israel was not a barren
or virgin land. It was occupied by people, the Canaanites and host of
other people. But why will an Omniscience God who knows the end from the
beginning ask His children to go and occupy another man’s land, after forty
years of wandering in the wilderness and fighting so many wars? Is God an
author of confusion? Never, God did it for a purpose, and the logic defiles human
comprehension till this day, and this is the very reason no man living or dead
can settle the issue of who owns the Land.
The world is at crossroad as to what to do with the country
Israel. Almost all past American Presidents have attempted to make peace
between Israel and Palestine in vain. The Bush administration pushed for a two
state solution where Israel will live side by side with the Palestinian state
in peace. Yes they may live side by side as designed by God, but not in peace.
God knows that his Children Israel is very stubborn, and if they are not always
on edge, they will forget Him. The Israelites have short memory, quick at forgetting
the entire miracle which the Lord performed for them, and start worshiping
strange gods. Whenever this happens God allows their enemies to have an edge
over them, and then they will remember their God and the covenant He made with
their father Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, they call upon Him and He delivers
them. All the prophets in the Bible from Moses were sent to warn the Jewish
people not to worship other gods, some they killed, others they ridicule and
make jest of. When Jesus came they conspired with the gentiles and crucified
the king of peace. If the Devil had known that the death of Christ was to
redeem mankind, he would not have aided those that crucified Jesus Christ. They
asked God to put his blood on their head, and that of three generations after
them.
Why is Canaan called the promise Land? Who made the promise
and to whom was the promise made? God made the promise to Abraham and his
children by covenant. Abraham had other children, but the covenant was to Isaac
and Jacob (Israel) in the eyes of God, Jerusalem is the centre of the world,
and this is the city that inhibit His shekinah Glory, which means “the Glorious
presence of God” which was visible in the pillar of fire that followed them in
the wilderness. There is no city like Jerusalem on earth. A different feeling
and atmosphere pervade Jerusalem. Jerusalem the very name is exciting and provokes
deep emotions, memories of the past and the hope of a glorious future. God said, I have chosen Jerusalem, that my
name might be there…..For now I have chosen and sanctified this house (the
temple), that My name may be there forever; and my eyes and MY heart will be
there perpetually….In this house and in Jerusalem which I have chosen…I will
put, My name forever. 2 Chronicle 6:6, 7:16, 33:7.
The present country called Israel has witnessed more wars
than any other country on earth, and it will continue to be threatened with war
until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The reason could be found in the
Bible: NATIONS LEFT IN CANAAN!!
In Judges 3 vs 1-4: The Lord left certain nations in the land
to test those Israelites who had not participated in the wars of Canaan. He did
this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in
battle. These were the nations: the Philistines (those living under the five Philistine
rulers), all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the hill
country of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath. These people were
left to test the Israelites – to see whether they would obey the commands the
Lord had given to their ancestors through Moses.” Unfortunately Israel lived
among those gentile nations and started worshiping their gods, to the anger of
God. Today there are more idol worshipers in Israel than any other nation on
earth, and as long as they worship strange gods, their enemies will continue to
put them on edge and direct them to the sovereign Lord, whose help they must
seek.
The Israelites abandoned the Lord. They chased after gods,
worshiping the gods of the people around them, and they angered the Lord so He
sold them to their enemies all around and they were no longer able to resist
them. Till this day, the original owners of the Land will continue to fight for
their land and will never get it because the creator of heaven and earth, the
Lord God of the host of Israel, has transferred ownership to another. “As for
Me behold. My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many
nations….I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants
after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you
and your descendants after you. Also I give to you and your descendants after
you the land in which you are a stranger, all the Land of Canaan, as an
everlasting possession; and I will be their God” (Genesis 17:4, 7-8) He is the
porter and we are the clay, we cannot question God. The very moment we come to
terms that the issue of who owns the Land was divinely created for a purpose
the easier it is for all the parties concerned to trade with caution. (Harris Eluwah)