What is Israel

Israel is the land promised to the Jews by God following the Exodus from Egypt. It is settled and lived on by the Jews, and becomes a battleground as enemy armies surge across the land. It is ultimately conquered by the Greeks, and later the Romans. The Romans ultimately sack and destroy Jerusalem, and destroy the Temple. Israel later becomes land under the British Mandate of Palestine. It is ultimately given back to the Jews by the British by way of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, and is reborn as a nation in 1948. Israel goes through successive wars as Muslim and Arab armies from its neighbors seek to crush Israel, but fail to do so every time. The Bible demonstrates that God is the protector and defender of Israel, and will destroy all those who seek to destroy Israel, and bless all those who bless Israel.