Israël, Volk van God - Drs. Jan van Barneveld

In the course of the operation 'Magic Carpet' (1949-1950), the entire community of Yemenite Jews (called Teimanim, about 49,000) immigrated to Israel. Most of them had never seen an airplane before, but they believed in the Biblical prophecy: according to the Book of Isaiah (40:31), God promised to return children of Israel to Zion 'on wings of eagles'.

In the light of Gods word Christians can fulfill a biblical command to stand with Israel, to bless and support her, and to give guidance to the church.

The wilderness of Zin through which the Israelites passed around 1250 BCE on their way to the

God chooses a land

As the Creator of heaven and earth, all of the earth belongs to God. ‘The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it’ (Psalm 24:1). There is however one piece of the earth that God has a special love for. To us and to his chosen people, God describes this piece of land as:

Portugese Synagogue in Amsterdam (1764) - Gezicht van de Portugeesche Jooden-Kerk - http://www.jhm.nl/ objecten.aspx? woord-titel/samenvat=kerk

The restoration of Israël

Many prophecies from the Bible are being fulfilled in our days. In fact, there has been no time in history in which so many prophecies have been fulfilled or are about to be fulfilled. The only exception was during the days our Lord Jesus was on earth. With a wonderful accuracy the LORD God confirms His Word.