Why is this tiny strip of land so central to faith, history, and today’s headlines?
In this episode, we trace Israel’s journey:

• God’s promise to Abraham

• How Joshua’s generation finally settled the land

• The rise and fall of kings and temples

• Exile and the scattering of the Jewish people

• The Roman crackdown after the Bar Kokhba revolt

• Centuries under Islamic rule and the roots of the Palestinian story

We’ll open our Bibles (CSB) and look at passages like Joshua 24:2–3, 1 Kings 9:3, and 2 Chronicles 36:15–16 to see what God was doing then — and why it still matters now.

Next month we will be diving into the present state of Israel and the theological and worldly implications of their presence today.