Yes, Israel is central to God's plan because God has ordered the nations around Israel and continues to direct future judgment toward this covenant nation.
God set the boundaries of all nations according to the number of Israel's children, making Israel the core of the human experience. Les Feldick teaches that the coming Tribulation is primarily God dealing with the nation of Israel, which is why the whole world's attention remains fixed on Jerusalem and Israel today.
Deuteronomy 32:8 — Shows God deliberately positioned the nations according to the number of Israel, placing this nation at the core of human history.
Jeremiah 30:7 — Names the coming day of great trouble 'the time of Jacob's trouble,' showing God's future dealings center on Israel.
Zechariah 12:3 — God makes Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people, explaining the world's ongoing turmoil over Israel.
Exodus 19:5-6 — God pledges Israel as a peculiar treasure and a kingdom of priests, set apart to make Him known to all nations.
Deuteronomy 32:8 declares that when the Most High divided the nations their inheritance, when He separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. This places Israel at the center of the nations from the very beginning of God's dealings with humanity. Jeremiah 30:7 warns of a day that is great and unlike any other, calling it 'the time of Jacob's trouble.' Zechariah 12:3 says God will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people, and Exodus 19:5-6 shows Israel chosen as a peculiar treasure and a kingdom of priests.
Les Feldick teaches that Israel sits at the very core of God's dealings with the human race. In Deuteronomy 32:8, God fixed the boundaries of every nation by the number of Israel's children, making Israel the center of everything else. Even today, this small, postage-stamp-sized nation is in the news daily because Jerusalem is a stone of stumbling for the nations and a rock of offense. Les also explains that the Tribulation is primarily God dealing with the nation of Israel. It is 'the time of Jacob's trouble' from Jeremiah 30, and although the whole world will experience the consequences, the Book of Revelation's horrors are primarily directed to Israel. He further teaches that Israel was sovereignly set above all other nations as the covenant people, chosen to bring the rest of the world to a knowledge of Israel's God.
In Deuteronomy 32:8, when God divided to the nations their inheritance and separated the sons of Adam, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the children of Israel. Les Feldick uses this verse to show that Israel is at the very core of the whole human experience, and that everything else falls into place as it begins with Israel.
Jeremiah 30:7 calls the coming day 'the time of Jacob's trouble.' Les Feldick teaches that the Tribulation is primarily, though not exclusively, God dealing with the nation of Israel. The terrible things described in Revelation are primarily directed to Israel, while the whole world also comes along with it. God is dealing with His covenant people, and the world is ripening for that time of trouble.
Les Feldick points out that even the secular news cannot ignore this postage-stamp-sized nation. He refers to Jerusalem as a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, and he explains that the world is in constant turmoil because it does not know what to do with Jerusalem. Israel is at the vortex of all God's dealing with the nations.
Les Feldick explains that Exodus 19 shows God setting Israel above all other nations as the chosen, favored covenant people. God sovereignly designated this little nation for a unique role in His overall program: to bring all other nations to a knowledge of Israel's God. This is why Israel's position is essential to understanding the nations and biblical prophecy.
The Time of Jacob's Trouble and Coming Wrath
Les Feldick connects the coming day of God's wrath to Jeremiah's 'time of Jacob's trouble,' showing that God is dealing with Christ-rejecting people while Israel remains the focus.
Deuteronomy 32:8 and the Core of Human Experience
Les Feldick teaches that God set the boundaries of all nations according to the number of Israel's children, proving that Israel is at the very core of God's plan for humanity.
The Tribulation Is Primarily for Israel
Les explains that the final seven years are not exclusively for the Jew but are primarily God dealing with the nation of Israel.
Why Israel Must Suffer
Les states that the Tribulation is primarily God dealing with His covenant people and promises to show from Scripture why Israel must endure it.
Jerusalem as a Stone of Stumbling
Les teaches that the whole world revolves around God and Israel, and that Jerusalem is a burdensome stone because the nations do not know the Book.
Israel Chosen Above the Nations
Les teaches that Israel was sovereignly designated as a favored covenant nation for the express purpose of bringing all other nations to a knowledge of Israel's God.
Jacob's Trouble and Israel's Survival
Les says the Tribulation is the time of Jacob's trouble, primarily God dealing with Israel, and points to Israel's miraculous survival over four thousand years as proof of God's continuing plan.
Prophecy Directed to Israel
Les teaches that the Book of Revelation's horrors are primarily directed to Israel, though the whole world will experience them, and that all prophecy is directed to the nation of Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:8: When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
Les uses this verse to show that Israel determines the boundaries and position of all nations.
Jeremiah 30:7: Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Identifies the coming tribulation as Israel's time of trouble.
Zechariah 12:3: And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
Explains why Jerusalem is a source of global conflict and turmoil.
Exodus 19:5-6: Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Shows Israel's special calling as a nation set apart to serve God.
Acts 3:25: Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Les quotes this to show that prophecy and covenant center on Israel.
God set the boundaries of the nations according to the number of Israel's children, as recorded in Deuteronomy 32:8. Israel is at the core of God's dealings with the human race, and future judgments are primarily directed to the nation of Israel.
It refers to the coming Tribulation, from Jeremiah 30:7. Les Feldick teaches that this period is primarily God dealing with the nation of Israel, though the whole world will experience the consequences.
No. Les teaches that it is 'primarily, not exclusively' for Israel. The whole world will come along with it, but the Book of Revelation's judgments are especially pointed at the nation of Israel.
Les points to Israel's survival for over four thousand years despite repeated attempts to obliterate it as one of the greatest miracles of human history. He sees this as evidence that Israel remains central to God's program.
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