2S-INTRO-2: Jerusalem – The Future Capital Of The World

I finished off yesterday’s post by talking about how there is a geopolitical war taking place in the United States.

There are two sides to this battle.

One side harbors an isolationist mentality and desires to erect a wall between them and those who they perceive as outsiders.

The other side wants to erase all borders and embrace everything and everyone for the sake of unity.

I concluded by saying unification can be both good and evil depending on who is doing the unifying.

Well, here’s the thing, not long after King David, the leaders and people of Israel faced similar issues.

The Israelites had different ideas about what they wanted for their nation, and these strong feelings led to a civil war.

After King Solomon died, Israel split into two separate kingdoms.

But this didn’t happen overnight.

Undetected, God was slowly but surely working quietly behind the scenes, guiding events according to His plan.

Even though Israel has always been at the center of His plan, God was also making moves that would eventually involve the whole planet, even though the nations of the world were oblivious that they were being played. 

Everyone seems to be aware that Assyria and Babylonia conquered parts of Israel and sent the Israelites into exile in different stages.

But that’s just a small part of the big picture.

During King David’s time, Egypt was starting to regain its power after a difficult period.

Other nations in the Middle East and Northern Africa were also emerging as major powers.

These nations would all play a part in God’s plan for salvation.

So in bite-sized chunks, I wanna take a look at what was happening in the nations surrounding Israel while David was in the process of becoming king.

This is important because not only would David have been keenly aware of these events…

They impacted the many choices he made, much of what we’re going to read about in 2nd Samuel.

So let’s start by breaking down the ancient world into the five main regions at the time.

They are Mesopotamia, Egypt, North Syria, the Phoenician Coast, and Canaan.

This ain’t a comprehensive list.

Of course, there were other regions, but these five were the most important for Israel.

So we’re gonna focus on them.

Ya feel me?

Alright, let’s switch over to the takeaway.

The takeaway is simply this.

It doesn’t matter what nation you’re living in today.

You could be living in Japan, New Zealand, or Zimbabwe.

It doesn’t matter.

God has a plan for your country.

And by necessity, it involves His Chosen Nation Israel.

Jerusalem may now be the capital of Israel.

But never forget Jerusalem is destined to become the capital of the ENTIRE world.

This means it doesn’t matter what nation you’re living in now…

One day, you will be forced to recognize that God has made Jerusalem the center of planet Earth…

And where Messiah will return to establish his throne and rule the world in strict accordance with God’s Torah.

Are you feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling me here?

See ya all next time.

CONNECTING THIS TEACHING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT

“And he carried me away
in the Spirit to a great,
high mountain, and showed
me the holy city Jerusalem
coming down out of
heaven from God.”
-Revelation 21:10