Yes — Satan has attacked the Jewish people throughout history in a deliberate effort to thwart God's sovereign plan of redemption and prophecy.
According to Les Feldick's teaching from the provided transcripts, Satan's relentless attacks on Israel stem from his determination to oppose God's plan. God placed His prophetic program and the promise of the Messiah on the nation of Israel, so Satan has constantly tried to destroy that nation. If he can get rid of the Jew, then God's prophecies cannot be fulfilled.
Genesis 3:15 — This is the first promise of a Redeemer through the woman's seed, which explains why Satan targets the line leading to the Messiah.
Genesis 12:2-3 — God's covenant with Abraham made Israel the vehicle for blessing all nations, making them the focus of Satan's attacks.
Matthew 2:16 — Herod's decree to kill the boy babies shows Satan's ongoing attempt to destroy the Messiah before He could fulfill His mission.
Scripture reveals that God made promises to Abraham concerning a nation through whom all the families of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 12:2-3). The Bible also records the first promise of a Redeemer who would come through the woman's seed (Genesis 3:15). From that point onward, the biblical narrative shows repeated attempts to destroy the line that would bring forth the Messiah — from Pharaoh's edict against Hebrew male infants (Exodus 1:15-22) to Haman's plot to annihilate the Jews (Esther 3) and Herod's slaughter of the innocents (Matthew 2:16). These events show that Israel's survival was under constant threat throughout biblical history, and that God sovereignly preserved that nation.
Les Feldick teaches that Satan's attack on the Jewish people is the visible evidence of his unceasing determination to thwart God's sovereign plan. From the moment he lost his place of authority, Satan never changed or gave up; his whole reason for existing is to constantly thwart the plan of the sovereign God. After the Garden of Eden, Satan tried to prevent the appearance of the Messiah by every possible means, including causing Abel's death and later turning his full hostility on the nation of Israel when God made the Abrahamic covenant. Les emphasizes that all prophecy is centered in that little nation, so if Satan could destroy Israel, God's whole program would fall apart — including the first coming of the Redeemer and all end-time prophecy. Even today, Les sees the world's opposition to Israel as the same satanic ploy to get rid of the nation before God's prophetic program is fulfilled.
Les explains that ever since the Garden of Eden, Satan has constantly tried to thwart God's plan of redemption by prohibiting the appearance of the Messiah. The death of Abel is presented as part of that effort, and when the Abrahamic covenant was given, Satan understood that Israel was the vehicle God would use to bring forth the seed of the woman, so he turned on the nation. Even in the New Testament, Herod's decree to kill all boy babies was a satanic attempt to remove the Messiah before He could fulfill His purpose.
God placed all matters of prophecy upon the little nation of Israel. Everything connected with Christ's coming and all end-time prophecy rests on Israel. Les points out that if the nation of Israel should suddenly disappear, prophecy would be left hanging on a string and the book would be a lie. Satan knows this, which is why the whole world voting against Israel and trying to push them into a smaller area is the satanic ploy to get rid of the nation.
Les acknowledges that Satan came close at times, but the sovereign God made sure he did not succeed. The resurrection of Christ showed that although Satan may have thought he succeeded at the crucifixion, he was actually defeated. Yet Satan has not stopped opposing God's purposes. Les also notes that Israel is still under constant attack — from outside pressures and even from within, such as the high rate of mixed marriages among Jewish people — but Scripture guarantees the nation will never fade off the scene.
While emphasizing Satan's attacks, Les also clarifies that the Jewish people are responsible for their own actions. They have experienced being made an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among the nations, which Les connects to Israel's disobedience and rejection of the love and mercy of their Jehovah God. Both Satanic opposition and Israel's own disobedience are real factors in their history.
Satan's Unchanging Purpose
Les teaches that Satan, even after being cast out of his place of authority over the beautiful kingdom, has never changed or given up; his whole role is to constantly thwart the plan of the sovereign God.
The World's Opposition to Israel
Les explains that Satan's constant attacks on Israel continue today, as the whole world votes against the little nation in a satanic ploy to get rid of Israel so God cannot perform His prophecies.
Satan's Attack on the Messiah's Line
Les teaches that since the Garden of Eden Satan has tried to thwart God's plan of redemption by prohibiting the appearance of the Messiah, and that this is why the Jewish people have suffered terrible times — as seen in Herod's decree to kill the baby boys.
Thwarting Redemption and Prophecy
Les teaches that if Satan could disrupt the plan of God for the nation of Israel, he would disrupt God's full plan of salvation and leave prophecy hanging on a string.
Satan Almost Succeeded, But God Preserved Israel
Les shows that Satan came close to destroying Israel many times, but the sovereign God made sure he didn't succeed — and the same satanic effort appeared again at Herod's decree to kill the Jewish babies.
Israel as the Vehicle of the Seed
Les explains that when the Abrahamic covenant was given, Satan turned on the nation of Israel because he understood Israel was the vehicle God would use to bring about the seed of the woman.
Prophecy Centered in Israel
Les teaches that everything happening prophetically on this planet is centered in the little nation of Israel, so Satan is still trying to get rid of Israel and the Jew — even threatening through mixed marriages.
Israel's Responsibility Alongside Satanic Attack
Les acknowledges that while Satan attacks God's chosen people, Israel is responsible for her own actions, and the curses of Deuteronomy 28:37 — becoming a proverb and a byword — came from rejecting God.
Genesis 3:15: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
This is God's first promise of a Redeemer through the woman's seed, making the line leading to the Messiah the target of Satan's enmity.
Exodus 1:22: And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
Pharaoh's attempt to kill Hebrew male infants is an early attempt to destroy the nation through whom the Redeemer would come.
Esther 3:6: And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
Haman's plot to annihilate all Jews shows how Satan repeatedly moved to wipe out the nation.
Matthew 2:16: Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
Herod's decree is a New Testament example of the satanic effort to destroy the seed of the woman before the Messiah could fulfill His mission.
Deuteronomy 28:37: And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
This verse shows that while Satan attacks Israel, their suffering is also tied to their disobedience, as they became a byword among the nations.
Les Feldick teaches that the primary reason is that Satan wants to thwart God's plan of redemption and prophecy, which are centered on Israel. However, he also shows from Deuteronomy 28 that Israel's suffering is partly the consequence of their own disobedience, as they rejected the love and mercy of God.
Les explains that the whole world voting against Israel and trying to push them into a smaller area is a satanic ploy. If Satan can succeed in getting rid of the nation of Israel, then God cannot perform His prophecies, because all the prophecies rest on Israel.
Yes, Les says Satan came close many times throughout Israel's history, but the sovereign God made sure he never succeeded. He points to Herod's decree to kill all Jewish male babies as a particularly clear satanic attempt to destroy the seed of the woman.
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