Since October 07, 2023, there have been numerous reports of increased Iranian shipments of weapons and ammunition into Damascus via the Damascus and Aleppo airports, which are being used to bolster the capabilities of Hezbollah and the other militant terrorist groups that are arrayed against Israel.
The IAF (Israeli Air Force) has struck numerous locations to try and thwart this flow of arms, but, no doubt, much of it is getting through. This does not portend any good thing regarding the threat against the Israeli people in human terms.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701, passed as a result of another war against Israel in 2006, “required” a DMZ(Demilitarized Zone) between the borders between the “Blue Line ( just a demarcation point), Israel, the Golan and Lebanon north to the Litani River.
Of course, this resolution has been another worthless UN ink-on-paper drill that has never been enforced; thus, Hezbollah is once again left in a position to attack Israel along their northern border, and they have.
It is a small wonder that Pastor Daymond Duck has labeled the UN as the “United Nothing.” In one respect, it is almost a blessing that the UN accomplishes nothing since most of its resolutions are aimed at countries that they are predisposed to persecute.
Israel comes to mind.
Below is an assortment of headlines (by no means a complete list) illustrating the escalating tensions between Israel (who was attacked) and the surrounding Arab nations, proxies of Iran (that did the attack).
Attack in Syria kills 11 senior Iranian military officers, injures top advisor to Damascus: report
Syrian military says Israeli attack on Damascus outskirts caused material damage
Looking for more trouble? Israeli airstrikes hit Damascus amid escalating Israel-Hamas war
Israel expands scope of fight against Hezbollah, Iran
Hezbollah rocks northern Israel with most attacks in single day of war
As the hostilities ramp up, the opposition forces continue to increase in number, as well as the quality and quantity of the missiles and other weapons being provided to them.
There is ample evidence of Iran’s presence in all this effort to undermine and destroy the Jewish nation while “distancing” themselves from providing troops in boots-on-the-ground fighting. Lately, their belligerence has escalated markedly.
How does this relate to Isaiah 17:1-3?
I believe the Israelis have now become certain that there is no possible way they can expect to survive as a nation, given the number of times they have been attacked through history, both ancient and recent. The brutality of the attacks by Hamas is all the evidence needed that the blind hatred arrayed against them, just because they are Jewish, precludes any possibility of “peace” that doesn’t provide the Arab terrorists (and not all Arabs are terrorists), with just one more “tactical hudna,” wherein Hamas (or any other Jew-hating militant terrorist group), uses the time to re-arm and prepare for the next attack. The historical track record of Hamas, Hezbollah, et al., brings them to no other reasonable conclusion. While the Israelis desire peace, they know another cease-fire, given the enemies arrayed against them, does not constitute rational thinking.
Even with the effectiveness of the IDF/IAF and Israel’s military technology and skill, there is attrition in numbers of troops and availability of ammunition and associated logistics. Where the Israelis value the lives of their troops and citizens, Hamas and Hezbollah bear no such burden either for their troops or for their fellow Arab civilians. There is also the constant threat from Iran of a nuclear/biological/chemical attack. Based on these real-world circumstances, the Israelis have no choice but to view them with the utmost seriousness. Their enemies have made it clear what they intend, and given enough time, they will attempt it. Eventually, but for God’s protection, they might even succeed.
“Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more” (Psalm 83:4).
Based on the prophecies in God’s Word that Israel will be alone (in human terms) in the fight for survival at some point, and given the realities of the threats against them, it is possible to envision the Israelis being pushed into a corner and having to execute something similar to or even the exact backup plan contained in the Samson Option. It is said that they were on the verge of doing that in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, so I expect they will do whatever they must.
At some point, “world opinion” will have to be set aside in order to ensure survival.
What we can be certain of is this: Isaiah 17 will happen sooner or later. It is a dead certainty. We can also be certain of this:
The Lord God has said that His people will be regathered for the second time:
“It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea” (Isaiah 11:11).
It shall happen in the “latter days:
“For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacredpillar, without ephod or teraphim. Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days” (Hosea 3:4-5).
They will never be uprooted again:
“‘I will plant them in their land, And no longer shall they be pulled up From the land I have given them,’ Says the LORD your God” (Amos 9:15).
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