Warring against Israel

“‘Come up and help me attack Gibeon,’ he said, ‘because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.’” Joshua 10:4
Throughout history – from the Old Testament right up to the present day, the world has been hostile to Israel and all who support her or make peace with her. As we read yesterday, Gibeon was the only Canaanite tribe that sought to make peace with Israel. All the other tribes sought to make war against Isarel and ultimately failed. Here we see five Canaanite kings forming an allegiance against Israel and against Gibeon too, for making peace with her. This leads into the battle where Joshua called for the sun to stand still so they could finish the job.
Have you noticed that if someone openly supports Israel in your workplace etc., people generally seem to have an adverse reaction? There’s no rhyme or reason to it, other than spiritual forces behind the scenes that the people reacting are unaware of. Trying to understand the Middle East conflict today from human terms is impossible. It’s not about land – the Arab world already covers some 1000 times the land area of the state of Israel. It’s about Israel’s right to exist.
Israel was, and still is, God’s chosen people. His covenant to Abraham was unconditional and it is still in force today. God’s plan for the end times sees the Jews playing an integral role, and Israel as centre stage. Indeed, Israel and Jerusalem is “an immovable rock for all nations... all who try to move it will injure themselves” (Zech. 12:3). God Himself said, “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse” (Gen. 12:3). We should all be aware of the consequences for standing for or against Israel.