Tony the tour guide
Well we made it to Israel. Our flight from Boston to Newark was very frightening. The flight to Tel Aviv was great. We are on the bus heading to Nazareth for the night. We really lucked out- our tour guide is a man named Tony. Kris and I met him the last time we were here. He is one of the most knowledgeable people I have even met in regard to Israel’s history.
Tony gave a lecture on ‘Why Israel is a Miraculous Country – Unlike Any Other Country’. The outline was…The Seven R’s of Israel
1. The Return of the People- they came back home after being
dispersed for 1900 years since the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70. In 1948 Israel became a nation again. No other nation has ever gone into non-existence and then came back.
2. The Rebuilding of the Cities- Israel has rebuilt many of its cities. Eight out of every 10 cities has been rebuilt on the site it originally was on and is called by the same name.
3. The Reclaiming of the Land- Before 1948, the land would not yield crops for the inhabitants. Since the re-establishment of the nation, the land has yielded an abundance of crops. The land knows to produce great amount for its rightful people. Ezekiel 36:1-26 says, “the land is for you.” On average Israel produces 4 times the amount of crops that we produce in the U.S.
4. The Reforestation- The land had been destroyed – barren – from the cutting down of all the trees by the various groups who have used the land through the years. There were barely any trees left. The forests are being replanted. The only nation in which green land is increasing and not decreasing.
5. The Revival of the Hebrew language- The language was out of use every where except in synagogues. In 1912, the language that was used in the technology university in Palestine was German. Since then, the people began to contemporize and revive the language for use as the official language.
6. The Re-securing of the Biblical Laws- Some of the OT laws are personal laws (or laws pertaining to individuals). These laws are considered spiritual laws and not necessarily to be followed today. The other laws are considered national laws. The national civil laws like the observance of the Sabbath day has been established as national law.
7. The Re-building of the Temple- the only R yet to take place. But we know it will take place since the bible tells us so.
No other country has seen such miraculous happenings take place.
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