One of the most spectacular events in military history among all nations was the JUNE war of 1967 which was called THE SIX-DAY WAR because that is exactly how long it took for Israel to respond to their attackers!

In that brief war, Israel moved from its limited boundaries and recovered the Old City of Jerusalem and its Temple Mount, the Biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria, the Golan Heights, and much more! The world was stunned! The Egyptian Air Force with its many planes was destroyed before these planes were able to get off the ground! Had it not been for the intervention of the United States and several European Nations, both Cairo and Damascus could have been destroyed and/or captured by Israel’s forces! It was indeed amazing!

Israel’s political and military leaders have continually reminded us all that this was of 1967 happened because of the supernatural intervention of the LORD GOD of ISRAEL! Miracle after miracle occurred in those six days!

NOW - the situation has drastically changed. Because of bad political and military decisions by Israel and its obsession with making peace with its hostile enemies, the world is now urging Israel to return to its pre-1967 borders. Many Islamic regimes are demanding that Israel not only give up the land it conquered in 1967 but remove itself from the land altogether and go back to the countries (now 122 of them are represented in Israel) from which they came.

Before 1967 (which Muslims call “The Great Disaster”) the world of Islam paid little attention to the Land of Israel, and certainly were not concerned about the Temple Mount which was under Jordanian jurisdiction. In the ironies of history, we now have Jordan very concerned about giving authority to the newly-elected HAMAS terrorist organization that now governs the Palestinian Authority, and has settled into the Gaza Strip and parts of what is called the West Bank. Jordan wants Israel to stop moving out of the West Bank. Jordan is concerned about the terrorism of HAMAS and others. Both Egypt and Jordan are now exhorting Israel to stop moving out of areas that will affect the security of all in the Middle East. An amazing turn of events since 1967!

The SIX-DAY WAR taught Israel to depend upon the LORD GOD of ISRAEL, and not to make false peace agreements with their enemies that surround them. The lesson was not learned well.

The SIX-DAY WAR was a reminder from the GOD of ISRAEL that He controls the destinies of Middle Eastern countries, and He will fulfill all His promises and prophetic purposes to His chosen people of Israel.

The problem? Israel has turned from dependency upon God to trust in its abilities to negotiate with the enemy. It has never worked, and it never will. The Hebrew prophets warned of a future day when the leaders of Israel would be seduced into thinking that they can have peace with their enemies who are still bent on Israel’s destruction and refuse to recognize her as a nation.