GUEST AUTHOR | JAMES GOLL


The of a NationBirth


Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth all at once? As soon as Zion travailed, she also brought forth her sons.


—Isaiah 66:8


God’s people obey Him, they prosper. When they do not, judgment falls upon them.


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Tis principle comes from Deuteronomy 28 and has been repeatedly seen in action in the history of Israel (Judges 2:6-23).


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he well-being of the Jewish people has always hinged on their obedi- ence to God. In general terms, when


THE JEWISH HISTORY OF SUFFERING Over the Millennia, Jacob’s descendants have suffered greatly and have been greatly blessed as well. Bible teacher Lance Lambert says of them:


Israel has twice lost its statehood and its national sovereignty, twice had its capital and hub of religious life destroyed, its towns and cities


razed to the ground, its people deported and dispersed, and then twice had it all restored again. Furthermore, no other nation or ethnic group has been scatered to the four corners of the earth, and yet survived as an easily identifiable and recognizable group.


Te first exile took place under Babylo-


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