Yes — Israel is significant in world news because, as Les Feldick teaches, it remains the center of God's dealing with the nations and is still God's covenant people.
Les Feldick says the whole world revolves around God and His chosen people Israel, and that even while Israel is in blindness and dispersion, it is in the news three times a day, seven days a week (Clip 4). He connects Israel's regathering to the land over the last 48 years with Ezekiel 37's dry bones, showing the nation coming back to its homeland even though spiritual life has not yet come (Clip 0).
Genesis 12:2-3 — God's covenant with Abraham shows Israel's central place in God's plan to bless all families of the earth.
Ezekiel 37:11-12 — The dry bones are identified as the whole house of Israel, and God promises to bring them back into their land.
Romans 11:15 — Paul speaks of Israel's future receiving as life from the dead, which Les connects to Israel's restoration.
The Bible presents Israel as the people God set apart to be the channel of blessing for the whole world. In Genesis 12:2-3, God promised Abraham, "I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 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." In Ezekiel 37, the dry bones are explained as the whole house of Israel. God says, "Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel" (Ezekiel 37:12). Paul also links Israel's future to resurrection life: "For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?" (Romans 11:15).
Les Feldick teaches that Israel is significant because "this whole world revolves around God and His chosen people, Israel" (Clip 4). Even though Israel is presently in blindness and dispersion, it still appears in the news daily because it is "at the very vortex of all of God's dealing with the nations" (Clip 4). Les calls Israel's survival one of the greatest miracles of the whole human race, noting that after more than four thousand years and many attempts to obliterate the nation, it is still here (Clip 7). Les also insists that Israel is "still God's covenant people" even though God has set them aside for now (Clip 6). He points to the return of Jewish people to the land in the last 48 years as the working out of the Ezekiel 37 dry-bones picture—the nation is being restored to its homeland, though spiritual life has not yet come (Clip 0).
Les Feldick says Israel is a tiny nation of less than five million people, yet no other little nation could command the world's superpowers to attend its leader's funeral (Clip 2). He explains that Israel matters because it is "the very center of all of God's dealing with the human race" (Clip 2). He also describes Israel as one of the greatest miracles of the human race, because it has survived more than four thousand years despite repeated attempts to destroy it (Clip 7).
Les connects Ezekiel's vision of dry bones to the nation of Israel. He says the bones picture Israel scattered from the land, away from temple worship, and blinded (Clip 0). Since 70 A.D., when Titus destroyed Jerusalem and the temple, the Jews have been scattered throughout the world (Clip 1). Les says that from a human standpoint it seemed impossible for such a tiny nation to come back, but God has been bringing them back to their homeland for the last 48 years (Clip 0).
Les says the nations of the world are actually debating whether Israel has a right to exist, but there is no room for debate because God has already given the land to Israel (Clip 5). He reminds his listeners that Jerusalem is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, and the world is in constant turmoil because it does not know what to do with Jerusalem (Clip 4).
Les disagrees with the idea that God has nothing more to do with the Jew. He says the little nation of Israel is "in every way connected to this book" and is still God's covenant people, even though God has set them aside (Clip 6). He also points out that the Tribulation is "the time of Jacob's trouble," which means it is primarily God dealing with the nation of Israel after all these years (Clip 7).
Ezekiel 37 and Israel's Regathering
Les connects Ezekiel's valley of dry bones to the nation of Israel being brought back to its homeland, a process he says has been visible for the last 48 years.
A Nation Scattered Since 70 A.D.
Les says the Jews were scattered since 70 A.D. and it seemed humanly impossible for such a tiny nation to return, making the Jew living proof that the Bible is God's Word.
The Center of God's Dealing
Les uses the world's leaders attending Israel's assassinated prime minister's funeral to show that no other small nation could command that attention—because Israel is the center of God's dealing with the human race.
Israel's Small Size and Covenant Status
Les notes Israel has always been small—never more than 15 or 16 million—yet God chose this little nation and gave them the covenant.
Israel and Jerusalem in the News
Les says the world revolves around God and Israel, and even while Israel is in blindness and dispersion, it is in the news daily because it is at the vortex of God's dealing with the nations.
Debating Israel's Right to Exist
Les points out that nations debate whether Israel has a right to exist, but God has already given the land to Israel, and Jews are still returning—coming in almost a thousand a day.
Israel Still God's Covenant People
Les refutes the idea that God is done with Israel, insisting the little nation is still God's covenant people and is in every way connected to the Bible.
Israel's Miraculous Survival
Les calls Israel one of the greatest miracles of the whole human race, surviving over four thousand years despite empires trying to obliterate it, and says the Tribulation will be the time of Jacob's trouble.
Genesis 12:2-3: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 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.
This verse establishes Israel's unique role in God's plan, which is why its existence and news presence matter.
Ezekiel 37:11-12: Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
This is the Old Testament picture Les says is being fulfilled as Israel returns to its homeland.
Romans 11:15: For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
Paul connects Israel's future restoration to resurrection, which Les links to the nation's return to the land.
Les Feldick says Israel is at the very vortex of God's dealing with the nations. He connects the return of Jews to the land over the last 48 years to the Ezekiel 37 dry-bones picture, showing the nation being restored to its homeland even though spiritual life has not yet come.
Yes. Les says that although Israel is set aside, they are still God's covenant people. He also says the Tribulation is primarily the time of Jacob's trouble, meaning God will again deal with the nation of Israel.
Les says Israel should have been long gone after more than four thousand years of history, because more than one empire and king tried to obliterate them, yet they are still here. Because Israel came back after being scattered since A.D. 70, the Jew is living proof that the Bible is supernatural.
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