With so much happening in the Middle East, it is easy to get confused by the details. With this in mind, this presentation will provide you with the "Cliff" notes version of everything that is taking place. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan doesn't make the headline news like some of the other Middle Eastern countries, but that doesn't mean that it's less important. Take a look at the history of Jordan along with current events, and you will see a pattern unfolding in this war-torn area.

1. The Hashemite
Kingdom of
Jordan
Sunni Islam
King Abdullah II of Jordan &
Queen Rania
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan

2. Jordan is located in W. Asia on the E. bank of the Jordan River.
The country is bordered by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, & Israel.

3. 3 Kingdoms emerged
from ancient Jordan:
Ammon, Moab, &
Edom.

4. Jordan is considered
the safest country in
the Middle East &
the safest Arab
country.
Modern Jordan

5. Thousands of Iraqi Christians, fleeing ISIS, have found refuge in Jordan.

6. Jordan is a
Constitutional
Monarchy.

7. Jordan is a
founding
member of the
Arab League.

8. At one time, 30% of the population was Christian. Now only 6% of the
population are Christian.

9. Jordan is
predominantly
Sunni Islam.

10. The Jordanian
Trust oversees
the Temple
Mount.
(A.K.A.-Waqf)

11. Jordan has good relations with the U.S. & the U.K.

12. Jordan is part of a
34 member Islamic
military alliance
recently formed by
Saudi Arabia to
combat terrorism.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-v-micallef/saudi-arabias-declaration_b_8907472.html

13. The Islamic Military Alliance
includes the countries of:
Egypt Jordan UAE Pakistan Bahrain
Bangladesh Benin Chad Togo Tunisia
Turkey Djibouti Senegal Sudan Sierra
Leone
Somalia Gabon Guinea The PNA Comoros
Qatar Ivory Coast Kuwait Lebanon Libya
Maldives Morocco Mauritania Niger Nigeria
Yemen

14. Jordan summons
Iran envoy over
Saudi embassy
attack.
http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/jordan/jordan-summons-iran-envoy-over-saudi-embassy-attack-
1.1649618

15. Jordan confirms
there are 12,000
Syrian refugees at
its border awaiting
entry!
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/01/05/jordan-confirms-12000-syrian-refugees-amassed-at-
border.html

16. The Muslim
Brotherhood is the
largest political
party in Jordan.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/01/05/jordan-confirms-12000-syrian-refugees-amassed-at-
border.html

17. Does the Biblical
text mention
jordan?

18. In the Bible,
Jordan is known
as Ammon,
Moab, & Edom.
Ammon & Moab were the result of
an incestuous union between a
father & his 2 daughters. (Gen. 19)
Edom (Esau) was a son of Isaac
(Gen. 25)

19. A Moabite woman,
was the great
grandmother of
King David & an
ancestor of Jesus!
All the people who were in the court, and the
elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the
LORD make the woman who is coming into
your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom
built the house of Israel; and may you
achieve wealth in Ephrathah and become
famous in Bethlehem.”
Ruth 4:11

20. Psalm 83 speaks of a
future war where
Ammon, Moab, &
Edom (Jordan) join
with other Muslim
countries to try to
destroy Israel.
Some prophecy teachers
see this as unfulfilled and
imminent!

21. The Old Testament
book of Daniel
declares that Moab,
Ammon, & Edom will
escape the hands of
the future Antichrist!
He will also enter the Beautiful Land,
and many countries will fall; but
these will be rescued out of his hand:
Edom, Moab and the foremost of the
sons of Ammon.
-Daniel 11:41

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