The conflict ultimately stems from God's sovereign deed of the Middle East to Israel, which the nations and Palestinians resist.
Les Feldick teaches that God deeded the whole Middle East to Israel through the Abrahamic covenant, and that covenant is unchangeable. As Jews return and need room, Palestinians are pushed out, and world pressure cannot alter God's promise. Real peace remains impossible until Christ returns.
Genesis 15:18 — Records God's covenant promise giving Abraham's seed the land from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates—the basis of Israel's claim.
Ezekiel 37:13-14 — Shows God's promise to place Israel in their own land after their dispersion, reinforcing that the land belongs to Israel.
In Genesis 15:18 the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, "Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates." This promise is part of the Abrahamic covenant. In Ezekiel 37:13-14 God tells Israel, "when I have opened your graves... I shall place you in your own land." Thus the Bible identifies the land as Israel's by divine promise and predicts their return.
Les says the whole Middle East has been deeded to Israel, regardless of the United Nations, the European community, the President of the United States, or large denominations (clips 6-7). He acknowledges the Palestinian hardship: "With all due respect to the Arabs, no one likes to give up what they call their homeland" and "I'm sure the Palestinians are gradually going to have to be pushed out" (clips 2-3). But because God never goes back on His Word, there can be no genuine peace until Christ returns; at most a pseudo-peace (clip 1). He also points to the return of Jews from dispersion in Ezekiel 37 as the context (clip 3).
Les Feldick teaches that God has deeded the whole Middle East to Israel, citing Genesis 15 where God says "Unto thy seed have I given this land." He points out the boundaries run from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates, up to Lebanon and the Mediterranean (clips 4, 7). He emphasizes that this grant was made as a covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, so the land is theirs by divine decree (clip 3).
According to Les, "there can be no peace in the Middle East until Christ returns." He views international peace conferences as at best producing a pseudo-peace or makeshift agreement, because God's word has already deeded the land to Israel and God never goes back on His word (clip 1).
Les shows sympathy for Palestinians, saying no one likes to give up what they call their homeland (clip 3). But he also says that as Jews come into the land, the Palestinians will gradually be pushed out, and the other Arab nations, though unwilling, will have to take them in (clip 2).
In Ezekiel 37, God tells Israel, "I shall place you in your own land." Les uses this to show that God has promised to bring Israel back from their dispersion and re-establish them in Palestine, which Scripture declares is their land (clip 3).
The Boundaries of the Promised Land: What Does the Bible Say?
Hello, and welcome to Through the Bible with Les Feldick. An Oklahoma rancher and farmer, Les Feldick has taught home-style Bible classes for twenty years in Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas. Les Feldick's unique style of Bible teaching has made the books of the Bible come to life. When Les' teaching is so interesting, people say the time seems to fly by. And now, here's Les Feldick.
God's Irrevocable Deed and No Peace Until Christ Returns
Les teaches that God has deeded Israel a homeland extending to the Euphrates, and because God never breaks His covenant, genuine Middle East peace cannot come until Christ returns.
Palestinians Pushed Out as Jews Return
Les explains that as Jews return, Palestinians will likely be pushed out, and the Arab nations—though rejecting them—will have to take them in.
God's Promise to Place Israel in Their Own Land
Using Ezekiel 37, Les shows God's dry-bones prophecy means the land belongs to Israel, while acknowledging Palestinian attachment to their homeland.
Boundaries of the Deeded Land
Les points to the boundaries from Lebanon to the Euphrates and the Mediterranean as proof God gave this particular territory to Israel.
God's Mandate That Israel Possess Her Land
Les says the Palestinian covenant guarantees the land will go back to the Jew, and politicians cannot change what God has mandated.
Current Israel vs. the Deeded Territory
Les contrasts Israel's current strip between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean with the far larger territory God deeded to them.
The Title Deed Is Past Tense
Les emphasizes Genesis 15:18: 'Unto thy seed have I given'—already done—so no political power can overturn the grant.
Genesis 15:18: In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
This verse is the core promise that deeded the land to Abraham's descendants, which Les cites as the reason for Israel's claim.
Ezekiel 37:13: And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
God speaks of bringing Israel out of their dispersion, which Les connects to the return of Jews to the land.
Ezekiel 37:14: And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.
God promises to place Israel in their own land, reinforcing the biblical basis for Israel's ownership of Palestine.
Les teaches that God has deeded the entire Middle East to Israel through the Abrahamic covenant, and that because the Palestinians and the world's nations resist that divine grant, the conflict continues. He also notes that as Jews return, Palestinians are being pushed out.
Les says there cannot be genuine peace in the Middle East until Christ returns. He thinks any current peace agreement can only be a pseudo-peace or makeshift because God's covenant with Abraham is unchangeable.
According to Les and Genesis 15, the deeded territory extends from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates, and from Lebanon and the Mediterranean coast as the border. Israel today only occupies a small fraction of that land.
He expresses understanding for their attachment—'no one likes to give up what they call their homeland'—but he sees it as inevitable that they will be pushed out as Jews return. He also says the Arab nations do not want them.
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