Yes — Jewish suffering has a twofold biblical explanation: satanic opposition to God's plan through Israel, and Israel's own disobedience under the covenant curses.
God chose Abraham's descendants to be the people through whom all families of the earth would be blessed. Since everything about Christ's coming and end-time prophecy rested on that nation, Satan has repeatedly attacked the Jews to thwart God's purposes. Les also notes that Israel's rejection of God has brought the judgments of Deuteronomy 28:37 upon them, yet God has not permitted their destruction.
Genesis 12:3 — God's covenant promise made Israel the channel of blessing to all families, explaining why the line had to be preserved.
Genesis 3:15 — The first promise of the Redeemer's seed sets the stage for the cosmic conflict that would be waged against Israel.
Matthew 2:16 — Herod's slaughter of Jewish baby boys shows a concrete satanic attack aimed at killing the Messiah.
Deuteronomy 28:37 — This curse explains the additional suffering Israel would experience for disobedience.
Scripture presents the nation of Israel as the family through whom God promised to bless all the nations. God told Abraham, “In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Genesis 12:3). Israel was not just another people; it was the nation chosen to carry the promise of a Redeemer. The Bible also records repeated attempts to destroy that line. After the Fall, God promised enmity between the serpent and the woman's seed (Genesis 3:15), and that conflict continued through Israel's history. When the Messiah was born, Herod tried to kill every male child in Bethlehem under two years old (Matthew 2:16). At the same time, Scripture shows that Israel's own disobedience brought judgment. Moses warned that if the people were disobedient, “thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee” (Deuteronomy 28:37).
Les teaches that the Jews have suffered so much because Satan has been trying to thwart God's plan of redemption. God placed everything concerning Christ's first coming and all of prophecy on the little nation of Israel. If Satan could destroy Israel, he could destroy God's plan to bring a Redeemer and leave prophecy unfulfilled. That satanic effort is the underlying reason for the terrible times in Jewish history.
God chose Abraham after 2,000 years of human failure and made a covenant with him, saying that through him all families of the earth would be blessed. This made the nation of Israel the special channel for God's plan of salvation, and it is why the Jewish people have been the target of the enemy.
Les explains that Satan cannot fulfill his goal by just attacking random people; he attacks Israel because all prophecy rests on them. If Israel is removed, God cannot perform His prophecies. Since Christ's first coming rested on Israel, Satan tried to destroy them to stop the Redeemer from coming. After the resurrection, Satan has not quit; he now works to disrupt the prophetic program so that the rest of God's purposes cannot be fulfilled.
Les says yes, Israel is responsible for its own actions. While Satan attacks God's chosen people, the Jewish people have also experienced the curses God listed in Deuteronomy 28:37 because they rejected His love and mercy. They have become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among the nations.
Les teaches that although Israel rejected and crucified their Messiah and has been set aside, God is not finished with them. They are still God's covenant people. The world may say there is no connection between the Jewish nation and the Bible, but they are connected to this book and are still in view for God's prophetic program.
The Covenant With Abraham
God chose Abraham and promised that through him all families of the earth would be blessed, which made Israel the channel for God's plan and the reason the nation became a target.
Satan's End-Time Scheme Against Israel
Satan is behind the whole world voting against Israel today because if Israel disappears, God cannot perform His prophecies.
Satan's Centuries-Long Effort to Stop the Redeemer
Satan has attacked the Jews throughout history to thwart God's plan of bringing a Redeemer, and although he was defeated at the resurrection, he still hasn't quit.
Herod's Slaughter and the Seed of the Woman
Herod's decree to kill Jewish baby boys is presented as another satanic effort, this time to destroy the seed of the woman and remove the Messiah.
Why Jewish History Has Been So Terrible
The terrible times in Jewish history are the result of a satanic effort to keep the Messiah from coming by destroying the Jewish people.
Satan Is Behind Every Attack on Israel Today
Satan is working overtime against Israel because he hates God, and he is behind everything happening to the nation, including political scandals and world pressure.
Israel's Responsibility and the Curses of Deuteronomy
Even though Satan attacks Israel, the Jewish people are responsible for their actions, and they have experienced the curses of Deuteronomy 28:37 because of rejecting God.
Israel Remains God's Covenant People
Although Israel has been set aside for a time, they are still God's covenant people and are directly connected to the Bible, contrary to what the world believes.
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 the first promise of the Redeemer and the starting point of Satan's long conflict against the woman's seed.
Genesis 12:3: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
God's covenant with Abraham made Israel the nation through whom the world would be blessed, explaining why the line had to survive.
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 inquired of the wise men.
This massacre shows the satanically inspired effort to kill the Messiah by destroying the Jewish male children.
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 Israel's suffering also came as a covenant curse for disobedience, not only from satanic attack.
Les points to Deuteronomy 28:37, where God warned that if the Jews were disobedient, they would become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword. He says this is exactly what the Jew has experienced in almost every nation on earth because they rejected the love and mercy of their Jehovah God.
Les says that when Christ was on the cross, Satan must have almost jumped with glee, thinking he had finally succeeded. But on resurrection morning he found out he was defeated, yet he still hasn't quit.
Yes. Les says that although God has set Israel aside and they have been called terrible names, they are still God's covenant people. The little nation of Israel is still connected to this Bible and remains part of God's prophetic plan.
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