Israel: The Land of No Lack
Today’s Israel, the only Jewish nation in the world, is a small country on
the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. For its relatively small size, the
country has played a large role in global affairs. The country has
a strong economy, vibrant farming, and is still known to this day as a
land of plenty. It truly has “no lack”
of anything that is in the earth. This
is no mistake or chance happenstance. This
is by the design and hand of God. God has blessed this Nation above all others –
just as He said He would.
Israel
is the only country in the world that has succeeded in reviving a
dead language (Hebrew) and using it as a national
language. Because their land produces so bountifully, Israelis consume more
fruits and vegetables relative to the population than any other nation in the
world. Israel is the only country
in the world that has more trees today than it had 50 years ago. Life expectancy in Israel is among the
highest in the world at 82 years.
Coffee and cafés are so good in Israel that it’s the only country where
Starbucks failed trying to break into the local market.
Despite
the tough neighborhood they live in, numerous studies rank Israelis among the
happiest people among the nations of the world. If you mail a letter
addressed to “God”, it will be forwarded to Israel and placed in the Western
Wall where over one million notes are placed every year.
Israel
is also a fertile place for human achievement.
Cell phone technology was invented in Israel. So was voice mail. The Israeli Defense Force
(IDF) has the most sophisticated technology in the world and is a leader in
saving people trapped by natural and man-made disasters including earthquakes,
train wrecks, collapsed buildings, and terrorist attacks. Israel’s “Iron Dome”
air defense system is the most advanced military defense system in the
world.
This
amazing country has something for everyone.
Israel offers scenic desert landscapes, lush forests, breathtaking beaches,
majestic rivers, and some of the most important Biblical and historic sites in
the world. Travelers from around the
world visit Israel every year, visiting such places as Old Town Jerusalem, Via
Dolorosa, Bethlehem, Masada, Caesarea, the Jordan River, the Dead Sea, The Ein
Gedi Nature Reserve, and the Sea of Galilee.
Today’s
Israel is confirmation of the words in Judge 18:10, that it is a place where
there is “no lack of anything that is in the earth.” It was a place of plenty back in the times of the Judges, and it is a place of plenty still today. Another assurance that God’s word is truth and can be trusted. God does not change, and His word does not
change. Because it comes from God, who Himself is Truth, His word is true.
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