This book was a compelling argument on Christians should support the nation of Israel and the Jewish people.  It is broken into three sections where a brief history was related. One of the things that struck me was the dichotomy of Jew versus Gentiles, even in the retelling of the events of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Hagee says that Gentiles decided to leave Jerusalem before the destruction and flee to Pella, and the Jewish believers (and non believers)  stayed behind and perished in the city. We have often taught that the Nazarene Sect that included both Ephraimites and Judahites left Jerusalem before its destruction creating a rift between the Synagogues of the Jews and Nazarene Synagogues and Shuls irrevocably.  Hagee goes on to relate the dangers of Islamic extremism, and how the state of Israel is the legitimate owner of the land that is being disputed in the middles east, as well as devote considerable time to Jewish achievements and contributions that have blessed many nations and peoples.  Page 129 held an interesting statement where Hagee says that the Pharisees of the school of Hillel were persuading the crowd to call for Yahshua's death because they were made that Yahshua did not endorse Shammai's teaching on divorce for "every cause." Shammai actually taught that divorce was only acceptable for very very severe cases such as adultery. Hagee apparently thinks that Yahshua was saying that divorce is never an option by his use of this argument to suggest that these followers of Hillel were inciting the mob to cry for Yahshua's death.  Hagee has a very close understand of the dual covenants between the House of Israel and the house of Judah today although he thinks that there is one covenant for gentiles, and the other for Jews.  Hagee also continues in this line of thinking to suggest that only 9 of the 10 commandments are written in the new testament, leaving the fourth commandment, that says that we are to rest on the seventh day Sabbath to be kept on whatever day we choose according to passages in Romans, Galatians, and Colossians, says Hagee.  Interesting fact on the last chapter answering secular critics, where Hagee remarks that the first time that the land of Israel was renamed was when Hadrian 130 AD, the Roman emperor rewrote all the maps of that known world, and called the land Paleastina and renamed Jerusalem 'Aelia Capitolina."  The capital name change did not last long however, but there has been a clear adoption of the name Palestine for the area where once great Jewish amd Israelite Kings ruled.  The book continued on with a history of how Israel became a nation, as well as some personal testimony by Hagee on the support Israel nights that he has sponsored for several years. The conclsuion of the book was a wonderfully electrifying rally call for support of our brothers, Israel.  I suggest this book be read by anyone who is remotely ambivalent about support for the nation of Israel.

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