God promised Abraham and his descendents the “promise Land” Gen. 13:15 God would bless them in obedience and scatter them among the nations if they disobeyed Lev. 26:3-33 They disobeyed and God scattered them Deut. 28:63-66 However, He promised that a remnant would be preserved Jer. 30:11 He promised that He would re-gather them to their homeland Isa. 11:10-12 He promised He would re-establish their nation Isa. 66:7-8

The Arab Invasion (1948)

Armistice Lines (1949)

Israel attacked in the 1967 Six Days War

Israel lost — 777 dead The death toll on the Arab side was 15,000 Egyptians, 2,500 Syrians, and 800 Jordanians. ISRAEL after the 1967 Six Day War Israel more than tripled the size of the area it controlled, from 8,000 to 26,000 square miles. The victory enabled Israel to unify Jerusalem. Israeli forces had also captured the Sinai, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and West Bank.

Secretary of State Secretary of Defense

He became the 1 st president of Israel.

The Big Show-Down Meeting Secretary Marshall and his aid Robert Lovett President Truman President’s aid Clark Clifford

Isaiah 66:7-8 Isaiah 66:7-8 "Before she travailed, she brought forth; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy. 8 "Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth all at once? As soon as Zion travailed, she also brought forth her sons.

Gen. 12:3 God rewards Truman’s support of Israel with a totally unsuspected victory at the polls.