In the first message of a three-part series, Burnie Lund addresses the intense rhetoric surrounding Israel and its role as God's chosen people. Drawing from his personal experience of being born in Israel, he seeks to "tame the rhetoric" by providing a calm, factual, and biblical overview of Jewish history. This message lays the historical groundwork for understanding modern-day conflicts, addressing questions about Israel's right to exist, accusations of genocide, and the ongoing persecution of the Jewish people. It challenges Christians to support Israel with an unwavering conviction rooted in God's promises.
**Chapters:**
0:00:00 - Introduction: Taming the Rhetoric
0:01:30 - Why This Topic Is Personal
0:03:00 - A Semophile's Love for Israel
0:04:30 - A Trip to Israel
0:07:00 - The Dearth of Knowledge on the Middle East
0:09:00 - The Problem of Anti-Semitism Today
0:11:30 - Christians Should Unwaveringly Support Israel
0:12:30 - Laying the Historical Groundwork
0:13:30 - Ancient History: The Patriarchs
0:14:00 - Israel's Right to Exist Based on God's Promise
0:15:30 - The Exodus and the Promised Land
0:16:00 - The Conquest of Canaan
0:19:30 - The Time of the Judges and Kingdom
0:20:30 - The Origin of the Name "Palestine"
0:22:30 - The Divided Kingdom and Captivity
0:24:00 - The Doctrine of Replacement Theology
0:26:00 - God Has Not Abandoned Israel
0:27:00 - The Return from Captivity and the Diaspora
0:28:30 - The Story of Haman and the First Genocide Plot
0:30:00 - Distinguishing Genocide from War
0:31:30 - The New Testament and the Rejection of the Messiah
0:33:30 - Modern History and Zionism
0:35:00 - Theodore Herzl and the Zionist Movement
0:36:30 - The Balfour Declaration
0:39:30 - The Holocaust
0:42:00 - Satan's Hatred for Israel
0:45:00 - The Birth of the Modern State of Israel (1948)
0:48:30 - The Six-Day War (1967)
0:51:00 - Jerusalem: The Heartbeat of the Jewish People
0:53:00 - The Yom Kippur War and Normalization
0:55:00 - The Sabra: A Symbol of the Israeli People
0:56:00 - Paul's Heart for His Kinsmen
0:57:00 - The New Covenant and God's Promise to Israel
0:59:00 - The Hope of Salvation for All
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