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. 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 across 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. 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. 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 center 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 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 Cananites, 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.
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 owner has given it to another. 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.
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