9 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 3 - Part 1 - Book 1 - The Lie - Genesis 2:8 – 3:8

Genesis 2:8 – 3:8
Because, all prophecy is centered on Israel. Especially the Middle East. So, the only way that we can look at the whole Middle East dilemma is; where does Israel come in? Everyone of those nations have already established that they will not rest until Israel is totally destroyed or driven into the sea.
How do you suppose that makes Israel feel? Even the world in general, when you watch the United Nations, whenever they come to any kind of a debate, it’s the whole world against Israel. So if you will, turn with me back to II Samuel chapter 7. Israel is there under the directive of a Sovereign God. Drop down to verse 14.
II Samuel 7:14
Iniquity, we know that Israel has been guilty of that) I will chasten him with the rod of men, (in other words, God will use other nations to punish the nation of Israel) and with the stripes of the children of men:"
Then verse 15. One of the important words in Scripture. That little three letter word "but"! Even though God will have to chasten the nation of Israel betimes, and even though Israel is going to be rebellious and anything but what God would like them to be. "But" God says:
Then verse 16 shows that we are not just talking about King Solomon per se or King Saul but we are talking about the nation of Israel.
Now, that is a promise that God has made and regardless of what Israel does God’s promises to stand. Turn to Jeremiah chapter 16.
Jeremiah chapter 16 verse 14.
Jeremiah 16:14-15
"Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt: 15. But, the LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers."
Turn over a few pages to chapter 23 verse 7. Jeremiah 23:7-8
"Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 8. But, the LORD liveth which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country. Just plain English. Right in our own time.
Alright, another portion of Scripture, turn to Ezekiel chapter 37. The dry bones, from which the old Negro Spiritual derived those dry bones.
Ezekiel 37:7
"So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone."
Ezekiel 37:10
Very dry! Ezekiel 37:11a
"Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel:..."
See? Ezekiel 37:11b
Israel has been out there in the Gentile Nations, dispersed, out of her homeland for thousands of years. Now read on, verse 12.
Ezekiel 37:12
"Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; (whenever God speaks, we had better listen!) Russia, Europe, Poland, France, America. This is where the Jew is literally out of his homeland and he is in a grave so far as God is concerned, because Israel is not what God wants them to be unless they are in their promised land.) and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel."
God says, I will bring you to the land of Israel.Verse 13.
Ezekiel 37:13-14
Alright, let’s go to a New Testament verse, Matthew chapter 24. Matthew 24:32
I think you are all aware that the fig tree in Scripture is always symbolic of the nation of Israel, but now look at verse 33.
Verse 34.
So what He is really saying is that this "stock", this generation, or this breed or this nation of people, Israel, shall never pass off the scene until everything is fulfilled.
God can never fulfill His overall program until He can come back and deal once again with the nation of Israel. So, whenever you hear a statement that God’s all through with Israel, don’t you believe it!
Israel will be drawn in to it and it will be awful.
Because Israel is going to be intact for the great invasion that the Bible talks about and that is when Russia with her satellite nations are still going to have to invade Israel and the Middle East. We are losing our land. Again, all I can say is study the Word. All prophecy is associated with that little nation of Israel.
Read the Book.