Israel is located in the Middle East between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. It was established in 1948 as a homeland for the Jewish people after centuries of exile. Since then, Israel has fought several wars with its Arab neighbors and continues to face security threats while also achieving significant economic and technological success. The history and modern state of Israel provide evidence that God keeps his promises and maintains his plans as described in the Bible.

1. Israel
Who, what, when, where and WHY

5. • "The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian
state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of
Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference
between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for
political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence
of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that
we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose
Zionism.
For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined
borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a
Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva
and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of
Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and
Jordan."
-Palestine Liberation Organisation executive
committee member Zahir Muhsein

6. Balfour Declaration
• British Mandate of
1920 following WW1.
• Allies defeat the
Ottoman Empire
• Set up Jewish
homeland in Palestine
• Re-cant several times
until 1948 when
mandate runs out.

7. Original Mandate

8. Modified

9. Modified

10. May 14, 1948

11. The Birth of a Nation
• May 14, 1948 Israel
declared
independence
• Harry Truman
acknowledged
• 740 year prophecy
from Isaiah came true

12. 1 Israeli Arab War
st
• At midnight on May 14th,
1948, Arabs declare war
on Israel
• Egypt, Iraq, Syria,
Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi
Arabia, Yemen, Arab
Liberation Army
• Israel loses Gaza and the
West Bank
• Israeli army goes from
29,000 to 108,000 in less
than 6 months

13. Six Day War 1967
• Egypt, Jordan, Syria,
Iraq, Saudi Arabia,
Kuwait, Algeria and
others.
• Israel takes back
Gaza strip, West
Bank, Golan Heights
and Sinai
• Russia instigated by
false info to Egypt
• Total of 240k vs. 100k

14. Modern Israel
• As of 2011, 185 Jews have won Nobel
Peace Prizes, 22% of total. Jews = less
than 2/3 of 1% world pop.
• Muslims = 20% of world population but
produced 9 winners. Math ratio would
suggest Muslims to produce 24,920.
• 2x more likely to attend college
• 5x more likely to attend ivy league college

15. Accomplishments
• Polio Vaccine
• Modern Psychology-Freud
• Einstein
• Music-Irving Berlin
• Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Neimann-Marcus,
Sears, Saks 5th Ave
• 20th Cen, Goldwyn-Mayer, Universal,
Warner Bros, Columbia, Paramount.
• Every Author of Bible except Luke.

16. Contributions
• The Bible
• Jesus
• 10 Commandments
• Christianity
• In 60 years, Israel has gone from a desert waste
land to 24th largest economy in entire world and
is 15th out of 169 modern countries.
• Ranked #1 in world for resilience to a crisis
• Of all countries rep in US Stock exchange, Israel
is #2.

17. Why do we care?
• These facts reveal the Reality of God, his
word and his promises
• Shows God’s overwhelming power,
influence and authenticity
• Shows God keeps his promises
• Maintains the certainty of God’s existence
• Highlights the urgency of God’s call to us
• Establishes God’s claim on our lives

18. Israel after Christ’s Return