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July 2006

Israel and War

7/15/2006

 
He maketh wars to cease unto
the end of the earth . . . 
Psalm 46:9a


We could call it "The War that Never Ends."
This would be a good way to describe the current fighting between Israel and the vicious terrorist organization known as "Hezbollah." Watching the news on television I can see homes and buildings in both Israel and Lebanon ruined by rockets and bombs, with many soldiers and civilians already having died on both sides.

Who knows, however, if this present conflict will fizzle out with the development of an uneasy and temporary truce? Or it may eventually escalate into a full-scale war of terrible proportions. After all, Israel and her Arab neighbors have been battling one another for centuries, even from biblical times. And with each new generation the never ending war goes on.

But one thing I do know is that God does not make war maliciously. Men do. Hearts that are filled with sin, hatred and pride cause men to pick up weapons and use them against their neighbors. Yet the Lord, so says the Bible, makes wars to cease. And one future day, I believe, war will stop forever.

When the true "Prince of Peace" comes to Earth to establish His kingdom, He will demand that men beat their swords and spears into "plowshares" and "pruning hooks," and they will never start wars any more (Isaiah 2:2-4).

D.B.

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