Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-10-02
The Registering
OF Israel

Scattered all over the face of the
earth, under all governments and in
all countries, the Hebrew race has
had, without government and with
out a country, for two thousand
years, a cohesive nationality, which
no force Of persecution or disaster
has destroyed, no lapse of time inn
paired. This great impelling force
has finally eliminated in the es-
tablishing of the Jewish State of
Israel in the land promised to the
children of Abraham. This is a his
tory unequalled in the annals of
all the empires of the world.
And synonymous with the chron-
icle of the Jews is the story of their
ancient land Palestine, through
the cadence of centuries Just as
the Hebrews were selected by God
as His own favored children, so
that portion of land known as Pal
estino was specially chosen by God
for the development, of His purpose
and plan in the earth.
"A land which the Lord thy God
caretl for: the eyes OF the Lord thy
God are always upon it, from the be-
ginning OF the year even unto the
erd Of the yea" iDeur Hip.
Jews of all TIM =, from the days
Of The hr1'nE of the Temple nd
the destruction of their beloved city
Jerusalem mi consequent disper-
sion to the Ear corners Of tie earth,
never have ceased to say at their
annual Feast OF the Passover, BE
shannah ha-baah bi-Rushalayim" -
Next year in Jerusaleml
AT no time during this long exile
have the Jews ever given up hope Of
returning to the land of their Fa-
theirs, or given up claim to that
land. And during the long ages Pal
estine was never entirely without a
Jewish population. Before A D.
20, the year of the Temple destruc-
ton, Israel had been in Palestine
for over 1000 years, and through
Roman, Arab, Crusader, Egyptian
and Turkish rule, Jewish communi-
ties remained in every city in the
land.
1t was during the early years of
this century and the years succeed
ing, when Great Britain held a Man
date over Palestine that the Jews
immigrated there in increasing num-
bers. With persecution mounting in
Europe and the call OF Zionism ap-
pealing' to their pioneer spirits, the
Jews came first by hundreds and
then by thousands, seeking to build
a rev home in this land of Pro-
mise.
Contention between the Jews and
the Arabs has been of long duration,
and even though the Arabs too have
lived in this country for 1900 years,
the right of long possession cannot
overrule the Biblical claim given to
the Jews.
The Lord Jehovah said unto Abra-
ham: Lift up now thine eyes, and
look from the place where thou art
northward, and southwark, and east
ward, and westward: for all the
land which thou seest, to thee will
Arise, walk through the land in
the length of it and in the breadth
of it; for l will give it unto thee
(Gen. 1874, Is, ID.
And to Jacob the Lord sent q
message in the form of a dream.
A ladder reached from the earth
unto the heavens and Jacob saw the
angels of God ascending and descend
ing the ladder. ''And, behold, Je-
hovah stood above it, and said, I
am Jehovah God or Abraham thy
father, and the God of Isaac: the
land whereon thou hest, to thee
will I give it, and to thy seed; and
thy seed shall be as the dust of
the earth and in thee and in
thy seed shall all the families of
the earth be blessed" (Gen. 2S:13-
15).
The land of Palestine was not
only given by God to the Hebrews,
but at various times it was purchased
from other landowners and also con-
quered as we read in the book of
Joshua, during the years OF miracul-
Gus conquest and defeat of their
enemies and Gods.
Abraham bought the field and cave
of Machpelah for four hundred shek-
els of silver from the children Of
Heth (Gen. 23). And later, Jacob
bought for one hundred pieces of
money parcel of land on which
to spread his tent. This is undoub-
tedly the place of Jacobs we'll,
where Jesus conversed with the
woman of Samaria.
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