According to the Bible, the land of Palestine (Canaan) belongs to the nation of Israel.
God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his seed, and Scripture repeatedly identifies that territory as Israel's homeland. Les Feldick teaches that God's covenant promise is sovereign, so the land still belongs to the Jew regardless of political debate.
Genesis 12:7 — God promises to give Abram's descendants the land in which Abram stood.
Genesis 17:8 — God deeded all the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendants as an everlasting possession.
Joshua 1:4 — God describes the specific borders of the land He gave to Israel.
Ezekiel 37:9-10 — Ezekiel pictures the nation of Israel coming back to life in their land.
Genesis 12:7 records God's promise to Abram: "And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him." Genesis 17:8 makes the gift specific: "And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."
Les Feldick insists that the land of Palestine belongs to the Jew by God's own covenant promise. He points to Genesis 12 and Joshua 1, where God promised Abraham's descendants a specific territory between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River, and he says that promise is set in concrete [Clips 1,3,6]. He notes that even before Abraham, that strip of land was called the Divine Land because God's hand was on it [Clip 3].
The Bible does. Genesis 12:7 and Genesis 17:8 record God's promise to give all the land of Canaan to Abraham's seed as an everlasting possession. Joshua 1:4 spells out the borders of the territory. Les emphasizes that these promises were made to the nation of Israel and that the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River is the land God put His hand on [Clips 3,6].
Les says he can sympathize and identify with the nation of Israel and also with the Palestinians, who have been in the land for hundreds of years and call it home [Clip 1]. He does not deny their attachment. But he says God's covenant promises belong to the nation of Israel, and he explains that God's love and offer of salvation go to Arabs just as much as to Jews [Clip 4,7].
Les refers to Ezekiel's vision of the four winds breathing on the slain as the nation of Israel coming back to their homeland out of all the nations of the earth. He points to modern Israel, which has its own government and Knesset, though not yet spiritually revived [Clip 0]. He also notes that many Jews were still returning at the time he taught and says Scripture repeatedly depicts the land as God's gift to Israel [Clip 5].
Israel's Dry Bones Coming to Life
Les explains that Ezekiel's dry-bones vision pictures the nation of Israel coming back to their homeland out of all the nations, though not yet spiritually revived.
Israel's Right to the Land
Les says Israel declares 'It's our land,' and he agrees that God's sovereign promise is set in concrete, even while sympathizing with Palestinians.
The Palestinian Covenant
Les describes the land promise as a Palestinian covenant and says God has mandated that the land of Canaan will go back to the Jew.
The Promised Territory
Les shows that God placed Israel in a specific geographical area between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River, a land called the Holy Land.
Covenant Belongs to Israel
Les tells Arab viewers that God loves them and salvation is offered to them too, but the covenant promises belong to the nation of Israel.
God Gave the Land to Israel
Les teaches that the Bible over and over depicts the land as what God gave to the nation of Israel, so there is no room for debate about Israel's right to be there.
Borders of the Promised Land
Les reads Joshua 1:4 to show that God gave Israel a particular territory stretching from Lebanon and the Euphrates to the Mediterranean.
Palestine Has Always Been Jewish Homeland
Les says Palestine has always been the homeland of the Jew and that politicians who treat the Jew as an imposter cannot take that homeland away.
Genesis 12:7: And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
This is the foundational promise that the land where Abram stood would be given to his descendants.
Genesis 17:8: And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
This verse explicitly names the land of Canaan and declares it an everlasting possession for Abraham's descendants.
Joshua 1:4: From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
Joshua records the specific territorial boundaries God assigned to Israel.
Ezekiel 37:9-10: Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Ezekiel's vision pictures the nation of Israel being brought back to life and standing again in their land.
Les says God loves them just as much as He loves anyone, and His offer of salvation goes to the Arab just as much as to the Jew. But the covenant promises belong to the nation of Israel.
Les teaches that God permitted the nation of Israel to be dispersed and the land emptied, but he also says God has mandated that the Jew will have her land back. The land promise is still in effect.
Les refers to the land aspect of the Abrahamic Covenant. He says the area of Palestine, the land of Canaan, is still going to go back to the Jew.
Les says the dry-bones vision is a picture of the nation of Israel coming back to their homeland out of all the nations of the earth. He sees modern Israel in the land, though not yet spiritually revived.
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