What
do 1948, 1967, 1973; in fact every situation of total war where the
modern State of Israel was fully committed to victory; have in
common? The God of Israel gave victory to the Jewish people.
‘’HaShem Ish Milchama...’’ God is the Lord of War (Exodus 15:3). This was sung by the Jewish people on the seventh day of Passover, after the God of Israel drowned the Egyptian Army in the sea.
Why
do I remind you of this? Because I read something that infuriated me.
In
a statement published recently, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, Palestinian
Authority Grand Mufti of Jerusalem,
said that if Jews ‘’...hold Pesach (Passover), religious
ceremonies on the Temple Mount...and continue attacks against the
Muslim and Palestinian holy sites...it will turn the entire region
into a ticking time bomb and cause a religious war, who’s
results cannot be fathomed.”
Basically,
he’s threatening war if Jews try to fulfill their religious
commitments.
Every
red-blooded, living, committed Jew desires the return of the Bet
HaMikdash - the Holy Temple, the House of God – on the Temple Mount
in Jerusalem. But even before that, Korban Pesach, the Passover
Offering, can be brought. There are no halachic – Jewish Law –
problems, to prevent it from being carried out properly. Every year,
we substitute the Afikoman – as a reminder of Korban Pesach
- at the end of every Passover
Seder.
But
we could be doing the real thing, what God commanded Jews to do in
the Torah!
I
find it a joke, when Arabs,
Muslims, Palestinians, etc. regularly threaten a religious war, as if
that isn’t what’s been going on already, since the beginning of
Zionism, Kibbutz Galiyot – the prophesied return of the Jewish
people to the Land of their forefathers, the Land of Israel – and
with all of Israel’s wars.
Whether
people of little belief understand it or not, every stabbing, every
shooting, every act of terror and war by Arabs and Muslims against
Jews, is a part of a long religious war process taking place, that’s
how they understand it.
Well,
let me tell you, there are Jews who understand this too! YOU DON’T
SCARE US WITH YOUR THREATS!
“...A
religious war, who’s results cannot be fathomed,” Hussein
quipped. We know what the results will be, just like every other war
against the State of Israel, victory for the Jewish people again.
“The beginning of redemption comes through wars” (Megillah 17b).
‘’HaShem
Ish Milchama...’’ The
God of Israel is a Warrior, the Lord is his name
(Exodus
15:3).
This
is the same Sheikh Hussein, who declared back in August 2016, that
the entire city of Jerusalem belongs to Islam and the Arabs, and must
be defended against the Jews. Hussein asserted then
that “each floor of the holy city, every remnant of the city, and
every centimeter, attest to the fact that it is an Arab and Islamic
city, whose roots lie deep in history and culture.”
So,
we’re familiar with his rewriting of history, lies and incitement
to violence already.
Other PA leaders from Abbas on down have mouthed these lies also.
But, everyone in the world knows Jerusalem is the capital of the
Jewish people, whether they like to admit it or not.
What
prompted this latest outburst
of the mufti? The mere attempt to re-enact Korban Pesach – not even
the real thing - by the Temple Institute and other Temple Mount
organizations, near not on, the Temple mount in Jerusalem.
As
thieves and occupiers
of someone else’s inheritance, the so-called Palestinians,
rightfully fear the process of history unfolding in our days. Their
Islamic lies, their claim of God’s rejection of the Jewish people,
are regularly being proven false.The Korban Pesach, I might add, represents complete faith in the God of Israel and his redemptive process and total rejection of any fear of the gentile. In Egypt, sheep were worshiped, yet the Children of Israel were commanded by God, to sacrifice sheep, for the first Pesach Seder, to show the complete impotence of the Egyptian god. The next day, the Jews left Egypt in broad daylight, heads held high. The Egyptians could do nothing to stop them.
The same is true today, of the current redemptive process taking place; the Arabs, the Muslims, the UN, no one can stop it. Rewriting history, lies, terror, war or threats of war, will not stop the forward march of the Jewish people toward their destiny.
The God of Israel, wants all his creatures to live in peace, and create a world of good, but not at any cost, evil must be vanquished first.
‘’HaShem Ish Milchama...’’ God is the Master of War (Exodus 15:3).
Happy
Passover!
Ariel Natan Pasko, an independent analyst and consultant, has a Master's Degree specializing in International Relations, Political Economy & Policy Analysis. His articles appear regularly on numerous news/views and think-tank websites and in newspapers. His latest articles can also be read on his archive: The Think Tank by Ariel Natan Pasko. He can be contacted at: ArielNatanPasko@columnist.com
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