Benjamin Netanyahu is the current serving Prime Minister of the nation of Israel. It could be said he is the long term guardian of an imperiled nation. It is only my opinion but I think he is the God appointed leader and the only man capable of defending Israel and protecting her until that job exceeds even his capabilities. He’s there until God steps in and step in He will. This is described in some detail in the book of Revelation in the Bible.
So, who is this man, Benjamin Netanyahu and why is he the only one who can steer Israel through the toils and snares of what can only be called the existence of the nation state of Israel. Which was prophesied to be regathered from all the Earth; from North to South; East to West; as God has stated, in His word that He would do in the End Times. Israel now exists once more since she was re-established as a nation in 1948. Much to the chagrin of her enemies.
Benjamin Netanyahu is the latest and probably the most able leader of modern Israel in an auspicious list of very capable leaders. David Ben Gurion, Moshe Sharett, Levi Eshkol, Yigal Allon, Golda Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, Ehud Olmert, Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid and Benjamin Netanyahu, again, until the present day.
Modern Israel has needed her warrior generals and men like Moshe Dyan who led Israel through the Six Day War in 1967. Ben Natanyahu is also a warrior and such a man. He is one of the decorated members of the Israel Defense Force who was sent to Entebbe in Uganda in 1977, to rescue a group of Israeli hostages taken by terrorists on a hijacked plane to a terrorist state, the Uganda, of Idi Amin. His older brother Yonaton was killed during the mission and five other Israeli soldiers were injured. 102 hostages were taken and of those three were killed. One of the most skillfully implemented and successful counter terrorism rescue missions in history bar none. Yahweh Elohim is the God of Israel and to Him be the Glory. Ben Netanyahu is His man as Prime Minister of Israel in our time. A man among many whom God Has raised up to defend Israel in her times of need as described in the Tanakh.
When we consider the defense of Israel it is an arduous job. Israel is not only surrounded by enemies, they dwell in her midst. The West Bank and the Gaza Strip are home to the people of Palestine and this nation group has been weaponised by Israel’s Muslim enemies, all of whom are nation states, and all of whom seek the complete annihilation of Israel. It involves some very tricky decision making and for the most part Israel's leaders have chosen to fight the wars and preserve the peace. For the last decade though, they have endured almost daily missile strikes and yes they developed the nifty Iron dome. If they hadn’t developed Iron dome they would certainly have suffered many hundreds if not thousands of casualties. Look at Ukraine if you want to see the damage that even relatively small munitions can do when it comes to demolishing urban buildings on a large scale. If it wasn’t for Iron dome Israel would look very similar to Ukraine.
So, now in the face of enemies who are becoming steadily more technically sophisticated and aggressive. Who are indoctrinating and arming a Palestinian enemy within Israel’s borders. Enemies who attacked on October 7th 2023. An attack on Israel which involved 7000 Gazans firing 4300 rocks with 6000 attackers crossing the border and pressing war on various Jewish communities and even military installations. Over 1200 Israeli citizens were killed and a large number taken back to Gaza as hostages.
Although it is contended that Israel may have been aware that an attack was imminent. This was taken as the last straw and the Israeli government gave the order for war to be made on Gaza. Over the last two years the Israel Defense Force have systematically destroyed Gaza and Hamas and despite protests to the contrary from Israel it has been apparent to all that it has been their objective to remove the Palestinian threat to Israel’s security..
I’m quite sure that Israel intends to survive and they have always been prepared to fight if necessary. In this case I believe it was not just that they had had enough of Hamas and Gaza’s continual war of attrition. They simply realised that the time for fighting for their survival was upon them. Netanyahu and his government understood that if they are to have any chance of fighting the nation states that encircle Israel on a sound footing, then the enemy within must be removed. I don’t think Israel have any illusions about their ultimate chances for survival as a nation state. They have stirred up a hornets nest and are going to have to deal with the consequences. Which is where we come to the part that God will play in this situation.
Scripture states in several places that God will restore Israel in the last days (Isaiah 11:11-16). That this has happened in our time must give Netanyahu and the Jewish nation some confidence that whatever happens with the Palestinians and regardless of what the rest of the world has to say. Israel has a future and is back to stay. God says so and I imagine that being under the Law they view the destruction of Gaza as obedience to God. This could be because Israel never completely removed the races that inhabited the land when they entered it as God had instructed them too. It may be that they see this campaign as a fulfillment of God’s command to the nation of Israel at that time.
If we read the book of Revelation chapters six through to chapter eleven. We will see the judgment that comes on the world. It is a brutal destruction brought on the Earth by God’s angels and the sounding of the Seven Trumpets soon to be followed by the Seven Bowls of God’s wrath to be poured out on the Earth. Chapter thirteen tells of the woman who is Israel and how the Dragon, who is Satan, tries to kill her Son and then persecutes her. God enables her to flee and hide. Obviously elements of this prophecy about Israel are past, present and future. Shown in the life of Jesus and Satan’s attacks by Herod on the child Jesus and then Jesus ministry and persecution by the Pharisees and Sadducees leading to His crucifixion, then resurrection and ultimately ascending to Heaven,
Israel was attacked in AD 70, conquered and dispersed by the Romans. The Jews settled in various countries throughout the Middle East and ancient Asia and as far away as China. They remained without a homeland for 1878 years until Zionist activism managed to bring about the formation of Modern Israel in 1948. The battle against the Islamic states that surround Israel, and seek her soon demise, has raged throughout the last 78 years and continues with fervor under their current leader Benjamin Netanyahu.
It is my opinion that we live at the end of the Church Age and that Jesus' soon return is at hand. Throughout my lifetime, I have believed that we are at the door of the last act of mankind before the establishment of the Kingdom of God. It seems to me that the world is becoming a more volatile place with political actors who are more prone to excessive and violent solutions than to talk and reason things out.
Meanwhile, weapons are being developed that are so powerful that their use may spell the end of life on Earth. All the while the planet is being laid waste and many nations are on the verge of famine and starvation. Even if you were to ask the question “Could man survive another hundred years?” With the wars and the careless damage being done to the planet. It is by no means certain that man could survive unless righteous men were to decide on measures that were adhered to by all of the nations. That would be unlikely because there are few righteous men and most of the planets’ governments including the much touted New World Order seem to be desperately corrupt.
So we come back to Ben Netanyahu stolidly defending Israel. Facing a difficult and seemingly hopeless task. His enemies seeking to disable and hamstring him on the world stage and label him a criminal into the bargain. What choice does he or Israel have other than to fight on, taking every opportunity to defeat the enemy within and then to take the war to the enemies without.
To me there is no doubt. God will defend Israel and from the moment she declared nationhood in 1948. Israel was back to stay and that one way or another the Lord will protect and keep her through every trial until He returns after the Time of Jacob’s Trouble which is a period of seven years of God's judgement upon the world.
Finally, Ben Netanyahu is a man for his time and given to Israel by God to guide and defend her. I pray for his wisdom, his well-being and long life that he might continue to hinder the enemies of Israel for many years to come. God willing, for I don’t think Israel can replace him. My plea to you is remember Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in your prayers. Seek wisdom for their leaders and miracles for their protection.
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