Yes — Les Feldick teaches that the continued existence and Jewish identity of the nation of Israel is the living proof that the Bible is true.
Israel has been scattered among all nations for over 2,000 years, yet a Jew is still a Jew while other nationalities have intermarried and lost their original identity. Les calls Israel one of the greatest miracles of the human race, preserved as God's covenant people. Because the promises God made from Genesis 12 onward are still valid, the Jew's survival makes the Word of God particularly believable.
Genesis 12:2 — The foundational covenant promise to make Abraham a great nation — the basis for Israel's continued existence.
Ezekiel 37:1 — The dry bones vision that depicts Israel's national death and promised restoration to the land.
Jeremiah 31:35-36 — God's guarantee that Israel will never cease to be a nation while the ordinances of the sun, moon, and stars remain.
In Genesis 12:2, God promised Abraham: "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." Jeremiah 31:35-36 reveals the unshakable nature of this covenant: as surely as the sun gives light by day and the ordinances of the moon and stars remain, the seed of Israel shall not cease from being a nation before God forever. In Ezekiel 37:1, the prophet is set down in a valley full of dry bones, and God explains that these bones represent the whole house of Israel — a people whose hope was lost, yet whom God promised to bring back to their own land and make alive again.
Les Feldick teaches that the survival of the Jew is one of the great miracles of Scripture. He points out that after more than 2,000 years of dispersion among every nation on earth, a Jew is still a Jew — the people never lost their identity, unlike Americans and Europeans who have intermarried and amalgamated. He says the living proof that the Bible is true is the nation of Israel, because the promises God gave to Abraham in Genesis 12 and throughout the Old Testament are still valid as long as the Jew is still a Jew. Les explains that Israel has survived against all odds because they are God's covenant people, and God has kept them intact so prophecy can be fulfilled — including the 144,000 of Revelation and Jeremiah 31's promise that Israel will endure as long as the sun and moon remain. He also points to the modern return of Jews to the land as the beginning of Ezekiel 37's dry-bones prophecy, where the nation comes alive again and returns to the land God gave them.
Les says that if you run into a friend who doubts the Bible, remind them that the living proof of its truth is the Jew. Israel has been scattered among all nations for more than 2,000 years, and yet a Jew is still a Jew. Meanwhile, Americans and Europeans have intermarried to the point that there is no longer a pure Englishman or a pure German. Israel, in contrast, never amalgamated. Les calls this one of the greatest miracles of the human race, since more than one empire, government, and king has tried to obliterate them over four thousand years of history.
Les teaches that the reason the little nation of Israel has survived the millennia against all odds is that they are God's covenant people. God in His sovereign eagle eye is watching over them and keeping them intact as a nation. He notes that Israel must remain, or prophecy cannot be fulfilled — the 144,000 must come from all twelve tribes, and Jeremiah 31 says the sun would fall out of its place if Israel were ever to stop being a nation.
Les applies Ezekiel 37 to Israel's modern return, saying the chapter is dealing with the awakening again of the nation of Israel. After being buried amongst the Gentiles and coming out of complete obscurity, they are coming alive and becoming a viable nation again before our eyes. He notes that although the returning Jews cannot identify which tribe they came from, God knows. He also points out that nations today debate whether Israel has a right to exist, but God has given them the land with no room for debate.
Ezekiel's Dry Bones Revived
Les teaches that Ezekiel 37 describes Israel being raised from complete obscurity to become a viable nation again, and that we are seeing the beginning of this fulfillment today.
The Jew: Living Proof the Bible Is True
Les says the nation of Israel is the living proof that the Bible is true because after 2,000+ years of dispersion, a Jew is still a Jew.
Survival Because of the Covenant
Les teaches that God preserves this little nation through millennia of persecution because they are His covenant people.
Unamalgamated National Identity
Les explains that the Jew never amalgamated into surrounding peoples like Americans and Europeans have, which validates God's promises and makes the Word of God believable.
Miracle of Israel's Persistence
Les says Israel is one of the greatest miracles of the human race — after 4,000 years and many enemies, they should have been long gone, yet they remain.
Identified as Jews in Return
Les shows that even after nearly 2,700 years of dispersion, Jews are still Jews, and when they return, God knows which tribe each one belongs to.
Preserved for Prophecy's Sake
Les says God is watching over Israel with a sovereign eagle eye, keeping them intact so that prophecies like the 144,000 can be fulfilled, and he cites Jeremiah 31.
Returning to Their God-Given Land
Les describes Jews returning to the land by the thousands and insists that no nation may debate Israel's right to exist because God gave them the land.
Genesis 12:2: 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:
This foundational promise to Abraham is the basis for Israel's continued existence as God's covenant people.
Ezekiel 37:1: The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones.
The opening image of the dry bones that Les says depicts Israel's national death and promised restoration.
Jeremiah 31:35-36: Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name: If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
God's promise that Israel will remain a nation as long as the sun and moon endure.
Les Feldick teaches that the Jew is the living proof the Bible is true. Israel has been scattered among all nations for over 2,000 years yet never lost their identity, while other peoples have intermarried and amalgamated. This supernatural preservation matches what Scripture promised.
No — as Les points out, with rare exceptions, a Jew is still a Jew. Unlike Americans and Europeans who have intermarried and lost their original nationality, the Jew never amalgamated, keeping God's promises intact.
Because Israel is God's covenant people. Les says God has kept them intact for prophecy's sake — the 144,000 and Jeremiah 31's promise require Israel to continue as a nation.
Les says Ezekiel 37 is dealing with Israel's awakening — coming out of complete obscurity and becoming a viable nation again. He believes we are seeing the beginning of that fulfillment today as Jews return to the land.
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