Ezekiel 25-27 The Nation Israel, tricky questions to this day

September 7th, Ezekiel 25-27

       Happy Birthday Dad. He's a good man and keeps up on issues surrounding the nation of Israel. I find it interesting how a country so small, that is surrounded by countries that would love it's demise, can continue to exist. Some of today's passage reveals some things about the land of God's chosen people and political realities that surround it.
       In 25:6 it says, "For thus says the Lord God, you have clapped your hands, stamped your feet and rejoiced with all malice within your soul against the land of Israel, therefore behold, I have stretched out my hand against you and will hand you over as plunder to the nations."
       Much of our foreign policy in America is rooted in understandings of the above. As our nation moves further from a biblical view of things, most people probably just get frustrated that we even care about what goes on over there.
       We serve a God who has a nation, land and a promise that he keeps. There is something sacred about the Holy Land. Part of the reason for Israel's security is fear of what America would do. That line might trigger a debate and the next one might as well. Maybe it's not our place to intervene. I'm not trying to be political this morning, but I think that God is the defender of Israel. For some Christians who are concerned about how issues are being handled in the middle east, the discussion seems to always leave God out of the equation. "If not America then who will defend?" Answer...Psalm 20:7 "Some trust in chariots(Tomahawk Missiles) and some in horses, but trust in the name of the Lord our God."
       There is an interesting, many-layered backdrop to the issues around our world. In the end, God wins, God defends, God uses humans to carry out His work. Tricky to sort it out, make sure our faith is in God!